I’ve just had an article published in Argent (the Journal of the Financial Services Forum). Mutualism begins at home (pdf) is part of a special feature on Mutualism. In this piece I share some Improv exercises intended to bring the idea of mutualism to life as an experience not as a theory. Enjoy.
UPDATE: If you want to do the face drawing exercise online, check out GE’s Imagination Cubed – thanks to Marc Orchant for the tipoff.
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 suspect a lot of sponsorship and Corporate Social Responsibility activity is a distraction for organisations that need to do better at getting the basics right. I’ve blogged a rant
Rob Paterson sparks thoughts on the difference between Care and Service.
I just googled the phrase “faciliation for surprise” and drew a gratifying blank. Good. Because it’s a snappy little phrase I’m planning to use to describe what I do. And
I’ve not been blogging much here lately. I’m glad to have a decade’s worth of posts to look back on but I’ve been conspicuously not adding much to them. Social
