What brings conversations to life is often missed when we aim too high, or allow AI to take over. It’s often little stories that provide us with the connection we need, and to keep us grounded when there’s seems a lot of pressure to talk in grand abstractions.
Thumbnail photo by Олег Мороз on Unsplash
feeling the power of presence… and what it really means to ‘read the room.’
we’re hungry for connection
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
I shot this in a single eight-minute take, which is in the spirit of an experience of Ralf Wetzel’s workshop, Leading from the Clown. Clown training is probably the deepest and most challenging work I’ve done. Enjoy.
A casual conversation in a pub makes me pay attention to thinking being embodied
After spending a couple of days wondering in the mysterious world of Jung’s shadow I felt like a blast of something more sceptical. So I picked up Richard Dawkins’ Unweaving
Roland Harwood at NESTA has written a really excellent post: Connecting dots and valuing networks. He manages to articulate several things I passionately believe and throws in some useful maths
Olaf Brugman has tried Open Office for 60 days and he’s not going back to Microsoft Office. Seems he’s happy with replacements for Word Excel and Powerpoint. This is something
I just had an email from Gary Hirsch at On Your Feet following up on my post below. I liked his boilerplate: Spelling and Grammar Notice. This e-mail, and any
