I just googled the phrase “faciliation for surprise” and drew a gratifying blank.
Good. Because it’s a snappy little phrase I’m planning to use to describe what I do.
And big thanks to Freddie Daniells for suggesting it in the course of an excellent conversation over coffee last week.
When facilitating, more and more I want to sense the next move at my fingertips
Letting go in order to get in flow…
A funny game illustrates what we may be missing in many of our meetings
Managing anxiety is a familiar challenge for facilitators.
Managing in a world of uncertainty where people don’t live up to their stated values
I shot this in a single eight-minute take, which is in the spirit of an experience of Ralf Wetzel’s workshop, Leading from the Clown. Clown training is probably the deepest and most challenging work I’ve done. Enjoy.
A casual conversation in a pub makes me pay attention to thinking being embodied
Creating eye contact despite the limits of Zoom and Teams
The power of small gestures and noticing
Exploring the inner dialogue of facilitation
Fear and Scorn versus Idea Diffusion « Innovation Leadership Network Some good examples of resistance to new inventions – and boy do they look preposterous with hindsight
Though I’m sure you’ve already read it I feel obliged to add my own link to David Weinberger’s delightful robust and – most admirably – compassionate dismantling of Andrew Keen’s
Thanks to David Burn at Adpulp for suggesting we compare and contrast the following YouTubes for Presidential candidates in the US. First, this dire cliche-fest for Mitt Romney: Second this
A fascinating article from fivethirtyeight.com: Stop trying to be creative. Researchers used an algorithm that generates multiple variations of simple graphics. Participants select one of these and the program then
