Following up on WH Auden here’s R D Laing:
“The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice there is little we can do to change until we notice that how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.”
Hat tip: Bob Sutton
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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
Getting away from grandiosity or solemnity. small p presence is about being open to the life around us
The freakonomics blog looks at why we desire but reject creative ideas. The irony is that as a society we’re constantly talking about how much we value creativity. And yet,
Good Morning Thinkers!: Listening An extreme anecdote on what it means to really listen (tags: listening facilitation) The Customer Service Survey: Bankruptcy = Better Service Depressing take on what it
Hugh’s latest includes this observation: A few weeks ago I was having lunch with somebody very high up the global Digital Advertising foodchain. He was telling me about how once
Darn those bullfighters are good. Here’s a sample of Jon Warshawsky’s engaging post today: I like integrity. Do you? I was ambushed a week ago, my nap time
