So here’s the next video on Difficult Conversations (you can find the whole set here.) Kay and I have a bit of fun looking at the difference between surface politeness in formal meetings and the earthier version that comes out afterwards. Some of the best conversations happen when we manage to merge the streams a little better.
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
Beyond heroic leadership
Holding a mirror to experience
We’re bombarded with messages – can we create more space to think?
People have been facilitated before: boredom, stillness, recovering attention and the undercurrents of life
What I’ve learnt from limiting my use of social media for three months….
Complexity versus Lean from Jurgen Appelo I thought this slideshare on complexity and lean thinking and kanban was fascinating. I learnt a lot. Jurgen Appelo does a good job pointing
Alan Moore’s post – The Dance of Change– is just a short quote from The Tomorrow People: Future-faced brands are not brands that are omnipotent, or consistent in the traditional
I sometimes feel a bit weary of the commencement speech genre but I did enjoy many moments from this one by Tim Minchin. Here’s the Youtube version: He kicks off
Chris Corrigan has a thoughtful post about patience in facilitation which resonates with me. He quotes Pema Chodron’s article on the subject: If you practice the kind of patience that
