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.
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.
Managing in a world of uncertainty where people don’t live up to their stated values
Somehow the sturm and drang over this has passed me by till this morning. Catching up on it all has been… FASCINATING!
Jake Cook profiles a couple of the folks at IDEO and concludes that Big innovation lives right on the edge of ridiculous ideas. They cite Stewart Brown’s idea that the
Kevin Flanagan sent me this. It’s a neat summation of all the topics posted during the recent open space for Reset Ireland. Quite a fun way to convey the range
Ok I’m getting back to the subject of feedback riffing off Andrew Rixon’s post. (Here are parts one and two.) The story so far: Andrew reflects on why feedback on
