I’ve just picked up the phrase “communities of purpose” via Mark. Sounds a bit sharper than community of practice. You could say that Open Space revolves around communities of purpose.
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
Holding a mirror to experience
We’re bombarded with messages – can we create more space to think?
People have been facilitated before: boredom, stillness, recovering attention and the undercurrents of life
What I’ve learnt from limiting my use of social media for three months….
I m enjoying the wikipedia entry on cognitive biases. I generally dislike jargon but right now I like the idea of hyperbolic discounting. The Von Restorff effect really jumps off
I’m running my workshop, Facilitation for Surprise next Monday at the Islington Hilton. I’m looking forward to it. There are currently 2 spaces left if you fancy making a late
Referring to this blog entry by Jim McGee: It’s human to want solutions in neat boxes, but neatness often drives out humanity. The Japanese make haikus in praise of the “messiness” of the cherry blossom.
John Porcaro blogsmore evidence of the dangers of running businesses by crude interpretations of numbers… how superficial metrics can cover a rich tapestry of human issues and guide businesses down
