I’ve just posted a couple of interesting articles at the Applied Improv Blog. The first by Izzy Gezell, looks at how Improv is used to support teamwork. The second, by Prof Mary Crossan, explores the range of ways Improv skills are central to supporting innovation in organisations.
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
Getting away from grandiosity or solemnity. small p presence is about being open to the life around us
Facilitation is often about small, subtle acts of noticing and experimenting
Tim Kastelle writes about the problem with solutions – essentially that they stop us from thinking. He argues for leaving problems open for longer. (I sometimes talk about the danger
Workshop: Implementing Knowledge Cafes for Organizational Purpose 13 Sep 2011, London, United Kingdom (Gurteen Knowledge) I am a big fan of simple formats that let people "just" talk. Just in
James Cherkoff points to an interesting article by Bob Garfield in Ad Age (registration required): Inside the New World of Listenomics. It’s about how marketing is going Open Source. My
I just had an email from Gary Hirsch at On Your Feet following up on my post below. I liked his boilerplate: Spelling and Grammar Notice. This e-mail, and any
