Thanks to Jason McDonald for finding this brilliant clip:
What a great example of spotting an assumption everyone makes about how a game is played. Viv and I sometimes talk about the tyranny of effort where we are trying so hard that we don’t spot simple, less manic solutions to problems.
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.
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
I’ll simply quote Karl Fisch and recommend his advice: First please download and watch this movie (18.4 MB, 11:36). Then think about how often we stamp “can’t” on somebody’s forehead.
Chris Corrigan points to a collection of citizen participation resources, 63 approaches to helping groups converse and make decisions. I’m with Chris when he says “As a facilitator I mostly
Earl Mardle takes a swipe at the notion of innovation strategy. I tend to agree.
Tim O’Reilly’s proposal for a bloggers code of conduct is looking increasingly forlorn. Over at gapingvoid Kathy Sierra rejects it. And Tristan Louis gives it a well-deserved fisking (hat tip:
