David Wilcox writes
Can 200 people work out what they are interested in find others with shared concerns form groups, and decide what to do next – all in 35 minutes? I now know the answer.
An inspiring story unfolds in David’s blog. Well done, David – isn’t it great what people can do when facilitators give them a simple nudge and then let them get on with it? And for me, that’s the thing about much really great facilitation, it has the gentleness that David personifies.
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.
Ok, James and I have now got a website – opensaucelive.com for our Open Sauce Workshops. And a couple of early bookings for the first one. James has just published
Hilarious performance by Ira Glass on a pledge drive for public radio, which is good listening for anyone wondering how to get people to value what is given away free….
Earl Mardle gives a nice example of how an insurance company is using IT to create a smarter market in crash repairs. I take the car to their “Care and
Andrew Sullivan’s compilation of different readers’ views of the recession continues. I’m an American in my early 20s the ink on my Ivy League diploma not yet dry plunging into
