Tenneson Woolf writes some thoughts about how to create resiliency in groups. Some good ideas here. I’ve been reflecting in particular on these: letting go of “aloneness” and its sister:
Belonging — Presume connection until apprehended. With colleagues. With community. With purpose.
I that’s one I need to practice more!
I also liked Tim Merry’s aphorism:
Be yourself. Everybody else is taken.
Hat tip: Geoff Brown’s tweet
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.
I spent last Thursday doing a teambuilding workshop using Improv. I’m still buzzing from it. Improv Rocks! Something very powerful happens to people when they engage in Improv activities. The
Evelyn Rodriguez writes about Rosamund Stone and Ben Zander’s The Art of Possibility. The Zanders write about the idea of WE: It points to relationship rather than to individuals to
YouTube – Dan Bull – Dear Lily [an open letter to Lily Allen] A funny and very telling pushback to Lily Allen and the corporate interests she appears to support
I’ve noticed a recurring phenomenon in meetings: when I share an experience, someone often echoes my words while commenting on it.
