Dave Snowden has a good line for metaphors about complexity and his latest based on a “magic roundabout” near Swindon, is a cracker.
Bunny Bunny
A funny game illustrates what we may be missing in many of our meetings
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Don’t panic
Managing anxiety is a familiar challenge for facilitators.
Hamlet and meeting absurdity
Managing in a world of uncertainty where people don’t live up to their stated values
Leading from the clown
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.
Embodied thinking vs slippery AI
A casual conversation in a pub makes me pay attention to thinking being embodied
Playing with eye contact
Creating eye contact despite the limits of Zoom and Teams
Noticing
The power of small gestures and noticing
Facilitation antlers
Exploring the inner dialogue of facilitation
Small p presence
Getting away from grandiosity or solemnity. small p presence is about being open to the life around us
Small i improv
Facilitation is often about small, subtle acts of noticing and experimenting
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Costs and quality
From the new (and rather good) Four Groups Blog: Costs and Quality. Bruce Lewin spotted this on the mailing list of UK-HRD. Nothing personal – this happens every couple of
29 April 2005
Redefine normal
Another stunning post from Patti Digh. I’d precis the story but it would diminish its impact.
5 June 2005
Problems and solutions
Dwight Towers has a short, entertaining and provocative video: the problem solution ratio. He makes great points on how easy it is to wallow in indignation, the dangers of experts
19 August 2011
Engineering serendipity
I went along to 100% Open‘s networking event in London. There were lots of short talks and plenty of animated conversations after the formal bit. The stand out moment for
10 March 2013
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