John Winsor spots an interesting HBS Working Knowledge article about the advantages of sharing technical problems with diverse readers. Snippet:
The insight is that what you want to do is open up your problem to other people—not just to serendipity but in some systematic way.
What we don’t know is whether some firms may be large enough by themselves to already have the requisite variety and heterogeneity inside the firm. Could they first start by broadcasting problems inside?
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
Getting away from grandiosity or solemnity. small p presence is about being open to the life around us
Facilitation is often about small, subtle acts of noticing and experimenting
Beyond heroic leadership
“In today’s increasingly competitive business environment…” Do you sometimes find this piece of copy a bit wearisome? I know I do. So, I suspect, does Tom Coates judging by a
I posted this cartoon about six years ago*. It’s one of those throwaway posts that I notice still gets picked up by others. I often sense that meetings which are
The terrorists have returned to London. I’m working from home this morning so relatively secure. And news travels ultra-fast – but is also confused and rumour-laden. Already I’ve had people
A couple of articles have stuck in my mind recently. This one argues that safety-first playgrounds are counter-productive. The research also suggested that claims (made by the manufacturers who had
