Chris Corrigan reviews a paper on non-linear learning. The bit that caught my eye was this:
It suggests that humans are oriented more toward learning (a process that leaves us changed) than toward problem solving (a process focused on changing our surroundings).
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
Quite a few people have been linking to Michael Pollan’s Food Rules. I thought this idea from Laura Usher had relevance beyond food: Dont’ create arbitrary rules for eating if
Viv is out in Papua New Guinea doing facilitation training. We sometimes do this together and I know it’s harder doing it on your own. It’s not surprising we agree
Tim Kitchin pointed me to this fascinating paper: Human Nature and Social Networks by John H Clippinger. As Tim summarises this gives strong evidence that humans are biologically programmed to
Rob has a couple of interesting posts up. He challenges how conversations about diversity reinforce stereotypes in particular of the white male. And he describes an approach to cancer screening
