Do you remember that in classical times when Cicero had finished speaking the people said, ‘How well he spoke,’ but when Demosthenes had finished speaking, the people said, ‘Let us march”.
Adlai Stevenson via E J Dionne by way of Andrew Sullivan.
Magic, relationship and changing status
leaving your props behind
feeling the power of presence… and what it really means to ‘read the room.’
we’re hungry for connection
What brings conversations to life is often missed when we aim too high
What I learned singing to strangers on the subway, and why emotional connections matters even more in a hi-tech era.
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.
Keith Sawyer says you should avoid recruiting people who “fit your culture” if you want to support innovation. We know from creativity research that the most innovative teams have cognitive diversity.
The Observer | Magazine | Just Say ‘No’ Another trend is spotted: the New Puritans who eschew binge drinking, long-haul tourism etc. Found via Tim Kitchin who dubs them the
Wade at AdPulp reports that Saatchi are suing a former employee for leaving and convincing 17 others to join him a few days later. Oh I think the creators of
In this podcast I talk with Rob Paterson and Neil Perkin about agility in organisations. This was sparked by Neil’s post about agile planning – ways for organisations to respond
