Andrew Rixon reckons facilitation is a Fat Word.
That is a word overused and abused and one which seems to hold way too much meaning for its own good.
Yeah I think I know what he means. He reports that some folks wanted to call themselves Passionistas, but Andrew’s not convinced. Nor am I, though I think it does help get away from the illusion of neutrality that sometimes hamstrings facilitation.
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
I wanted to say a little more about Matthew May’s work on creative elegance. Matt’s eloquent challenge is this:Conventional wisdom says that to be successful an idea must be concrete,
Richard Gayle points to this extraordinary video of the lyrebird which can imitate other birds but also cameras (standard and motor-drive), car alarms and chainsaws. UPDATE: Chris Corrigan emailed me
Like many others I’ve been getting more and more bogus comments from Spammers promoting their sites. So, having delayed for a while, I’ve just installed Jay Allen’s Comment Spam blocker.
The Washington Post reports On a recent Alaska Airlines flight passengers were told to remain buckled and seated for the last 30 minutes before landing at Reagan National Airport. It
