I’m giving serious thought to attending The Art of Hosting in Boulder on 18-20 November. It’s a long way to go but Chris Corrigan made it sound very attractive in a Skype call the other day.
Arriving without luggage
leaving your props behind
I’m giving serious thought to attending The Art of Hosting in Boulder on 18-20 November. It’s a long way to go but Chris Corrigan made it sound very attractive in a Skype call the other day.
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

This is a more than averagely rambling post but when I read Alan Moore’s thoughts about about innovation it fired off a few too many synapses for a really coherent

Is touch – physical and emotional – a taboo subject in organisations? Why are we so sensitive about it? What is about things “touchy-feely” that seem to make people well,

Linus Torvalds demonstrates humbleness, which makes him a different kind of hero. Tom Heuerman contrasts heroic “leadership” with heroic journeys.

The Fight the Bull blog is now even more readable, as they’ve wisely upgraded to a full RSS feed.