I wrote the other day about the dangers of facilitators who are in love with their process. When that happens I think they’re actually relating to their idea, rather than to the people in front of them. It’s a mistake I’ve caught myself making many times. I have a feeling that it’s better to play down the process and play up the potential of the audience to make something of it.
Learning happens best when the gap isn’t too great…
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
If You’re an Expert Can You Flip a Coin? « Tales From the Hood Some interesting pushback on the recent story in HuffPo Russia in color, a century ago –
I’m disappointed by this new report on Engaging Communities in Fighting Crime as reported here by the beeb. The report notes that although there’s pretty good evidence that crime is
I had a stimulating, at times over-stimulating day out at Interesting2007. I don’t go to many conferences whose subjects include reinventing egg bacon, chips and beans as uber-haute cuisine; life
Evelyn Rodriquez writes about reducing professional distance. Managing the distance is a continuing challenge for people and organisations.
