The Applied Improv Network is hosting a free gathering in New York on May 21st. If you’re interested in improv this is a great opportunity to learn more and have some fun with kindred spirits.
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
Beyond heroic leadership
This blog made me think: What is the shape of thought?. It kicks off with this provocative quote: “Words and language, whether written or spoken do not seem to play
A few startling facts in this little video: Hat tip: Steve Hardy, who also points to this very contrasting – and comforting – use of visual communication by fridge and
The latest addition to my Sharpreader is James Richards’ Work-related blogs and work. He’s keeping track of a growing range of work-related blogs including Station Supervisor from which I reversed
Inspired by a post by Earl Mardle I’ve added a new category to this blog, It’ll Never Work. I’ll use it to flag stories about experiments carried out in the
