I like Viv’s comment on the challenge of Open Space:
We are so used to being told what to do where to go and when, that when faced with a self-organising system, we sometimes doubt our own ability to respond.
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
This thought by Antonio Dias jumped out at me from Dwight Towers’ post about mastery and control. Control is tied to the idea that we can limit energy expenditures and
Every year my pals at On Your Feet send me a fun Christmas gift. It tends to arrive in the bleak of January, when I appreciate it even more. Yesterday,
Regular readers will know I’m a big fan of improv and one of my early teachers was Gary Schwartz. You’re not likely to meet a more passionate character and you
I’m going to a workshop at the end of this month led by Shawn Kinley and Steve Jarand who are coming over from the Loose Moose improv company in Canada.
