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.
Magic, relationship and changing status
leaving your props behind
feeling the power of presence… and what it really means to ‘read the room.’
we’re hungry for connection
What brings conversations to life is often missed when we aim too high
What I learned singing to strangers on the subway, and why emotional connections matters even more in a hi-tech era.
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.
Nick Smith has another good post (and the above funny cartoon) about well, the meaning of life. Let’s be really frank and honest with each other here – we don’t
I bought myself a USB headset at the weekend, to improve the quality of Skype and possible podcast recordings. The thing is, with an old style headset as soon as
In Are you lovin’ it? Tom Asacker has a great post elaborating on David Ogilvy’s comment that “Agencies waste countless hours concocting slogans of incredible fatuity.” For every vaguely memorable
David Maister > Why training is useless “I now believe that the overwhelming majority of all business training, by me and by everyone else, is a complete waste of money
