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.
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
The power of small gestures and noticing
Exploring the inner dialogue of facilitation
Geoff has been trying out 5Rhythms dancing and picks up on Viv’s and my recent posts about bodies and movement. He adds this thought: I still fall into the trap
Still on the subject of detail this is what struck me about my flights on United. On the way out to New York the service was fine, but the cabin
The next little video in my series – on embracing the absurd when working with people.
I so agree with Dave Snowden’s post: Branding: service is not a commodity He recounts his experience as an ad agency client whilst he worked at IBM. What would happen
