The value of what students do resides in its connection with a stimulation of greater thoughtfulness not in the greater strain it imposes.
John Dewey, quoted here by Alfie Kohn. That’s why I don’t like to summarise Carol Dweck’s research as being about making more effort.
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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.
I liked Euan’s neat summary of how to do Enterprise 2.0 and Jon Husband’s elaboration of it. Jon points to Jim McGee‘s metaphor: If my hypothesis has any merit, it
Thanks to Aleah’s blog for pointing to Traveling abroad? Disguise yourself as Canadian For $24.95 T-shirtKing.com offers the “Go Canadian” package, full of just the kind of things an American
My post on enthusiasm generated a great post by Anne Zelenka: On Enthusiasm Volunteering, and Making Money. Anne focusses on some of the pitfalls:Is it true that big companies are
