Chris Corrigan is visiting me next Sunday. Chris is an uber-facilitator and a regular source of inspiration to me though this will be the first time we’ve met in person. I’m inviting a few friends over probably to do lunch somewhere, maybe take a walk and generally schmooze in a dialoguey way. If you’d like to join us, drop me a line.
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
Getting away from grandiosity or solemnity. small p presence is about being open to the life around us
Facilitation is often about small, subtle acts of noticing and experimenting
Nikki and I have had some very positive responses to the workshop we’re planning for November – The Practice. We’ve given some further thought to the design and we’re now
Viv pointed me to The play of change by Lloyd Sandelands. I like the idea of play being at the heart of change – even if this is anathema to
Dwight Towers is on the warpath against meetings that promise interactivity and then stick to tired “sage-on-the-stage” formats.
I agree with Tony Goodson: What a great piece by Dave Winer on Howard Dean and American Politics and the control of the media… The man is interesting like him
