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.
Chris Anderson’s new Long Tail blog is shaping up as a great read. Today he quotes David Foster Wallace’s A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again TV is not
Competition Makes Groups More Creative « Creativity & Innovation I have mixed feelings about the how competition affects creativity… sometimes it feels like it adds excitement more than wisdom. But
Grant McCracken finds fault with an article in the WSJ. This took a critical look at brainstorming and Grant reckons its pretty flawed. Hmm I have mixed feelings and I’m
Though I’m sure you’ve already read it I feel obliged to add my own link to David Weinberger’s delightful robust and – most admirably – compassionate dismantling of Andrew Keen’s
