I facilitated a Zoom exercise where participants silently alternated between looking at their screens and directly into their camera lenses, creating moments of genuine eye contact. The 30-45 second experiment revealed diverse reactions and rich learning. It exemplified my approach: small experiences can generate significant insights, with everyone learning something different.
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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.
Managing in a world of uncertainty where people don’t live up to their stated values
Blogging Innovation » The Network is the Innovator Quotes a 2005 BCG study saying “It is in the interstices of the human network – rather than in the minds of
Thanks to John Moore (US) for pointing to this – Get Real by David Weinberger. My favourite bit: The military mentality that pervades marketing and customer service is a result
James and I put in an appearance at the Market Research Society Conference in London yesterday. We gave a short talk about Blogging and listened in on an earlier session
I work with James and I’m biassed but I really like his post: What Marketeers Can Learn from Skype Part 1 and Part 2. A good summation of what “Those
