Mark pointed to this the other day: Henry Mintzberg on Beyond Selfishness. I agree with almost all of it. I especially liked this table of two ways to manage – a simplification of course, but a good one.
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
Creating eye contact despite the limits of Zoom and Teams
The power of small gestures and noticing
Exploring the inner dialogue of facilitation
A fascinating article from fivethirtyeight.com: Stop trying to be creative. Researchers used an algorithm that generates multiple variations of simple graphics. Participants select one of these and the program then
M*A*S*H* Up with Improv Scientists & Alan Alda | Yes and Space Geoff Jones found this 10min video of Alan Alda using improv games to show scientists how to connect
I’ve written before about Dr Jeff Conklin‘s work on Wicked Problems, and I’ve just discovered a more recent updated version of his paper on the subject. Wicked Problems & Social
On my return home after 6 weeks a mountain of mail awaited me. I was able to recycle over 75% of it without more than cursory inspection. A small but
