As I’ve been thinking/ranting about the limits of keynote presentations I realise that (as ever) the Pythons got there first. Keynoters love to think that they can just pour their thinking into our willing heads. But even the most gifted orator’s message is going to be disrupted by the reality of the moment-by-moment distractions among the audience.
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
Regular readers (both of them) will know I have a bit of a phobia about lists. And I’m making an exemption for Kathy Sierra especially her post Ten Tips for
I was doing some coaching work recently where I talked about how easy it is to adopt a behaviour and make it into an identity or a persona. All well
… is just one of the results from Neil T‘s Random Harry Potter Book Title Generator. I also liked Harry Potter and the Philospher of Luton and Harry Potter and
Video 17: Tantrum – a creative innovation exercise | Langmaid Practice Too often organsiations try to do creativity as if it's all about being "positive". Engaging the shadow feels scary
