I think Matt’s post on measuring the complex is a nice example of a simple idea lightly held.
Don’t panic
Managing anxiety is a familiar challenge for facilitators.
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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
Through boring to beautiful
Beyond heroic leadership
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Surprise
Alex Kjerulf points out the the brain likes surprises. This is interesting in the context of happiness at work because many of the things companies do to make their employees
23 April 2012
Oversleeping?
I missed an early morning phone meeting with Chris Corrigan, so sent my apologies. I appreciated this in his reply I am happy to forgive you completely for “oversleeping” (in
26 January 2007
Start anywhere. Welcome confusion. Forget magic formulae.
Viv is out in Papua New Guinea doing facilitation training. We sometimes do this together and I know it’s harder doing it on your own. It’s not surprising we agree
21 April 2013
On conversation…
Lisa Haneberg shared this quote with me by email. Oh the comfort – the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person – having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure
13 November 2005