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.
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
Kathy Sierra has been listening to Thomas Lewis co-author of A General Theory of Love. I recommend her summary of some of his ideas; she’s fastened on the same bits
Thanks to Euan for pointing to this YouTube video by Michael Wesch from Kansas State University: Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us. I like the way it deals
Fab little video giving the headsup on Social Innovation Camp. What a great event. Social Innovation Camp II, Dec 2008 from The People Speak on Vimeo. Hat tip: Rohan at
Joyce Wycoff asks Do you ever think about moments that change your life? and continues with a few examples. Here’s her own: One Butterfly Moment happend during a weekend from
