Viv and I have been having long conversations lately about edges: the interesting areas where we learn new things, areas that are a bit uncertain and uncomfortable… but also interesting. Her latest post fleshes this out rather elegantly. I need to work with her again, and soon!
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.
Alan Moore has an alarming and important post about workplace suicides pointing the finger largely at management. He includes a link to Simon Caulkin’s valedictory column for the Observer. I’ve
Reading my vanity feed this cartoon (originally blogged in 2004) still generates the odd mention. It’s funny how we instantly think of meetings as boring and pointless. I recently asked
Yesterday I met Jon Husband and his partner in Portobello market and had a great chat about social software, dialogue the meaning of life etc. Jon’s one of the creators
Mark at Anecote has a good post on not solving the problem. We generally find with complex issues that once you go into ‘problem solving mode’ you start heading down
