Surfing around I found this elegant description of the Satir Change Model by Steve Smith. I’m fairly phobic about “change models” but I’ve worked with this one and sometimes found it helpful – and human. For instance, it acknowledges the role of chaos in change and the wisdom of not ending it prematurely… (Apols to whoever’s blog it was that linked me to this, I got lost somewhere)
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
Managing anxiety is a familiar challenge for facilitators.
Ricky Gervais is creating a new show that is being released as a podcast via The Guardian. He says I want to do a radio show where I can say
Tim Kastelle explores the idea of busting the distinction between innovating as a gardener or as an architect.
I really enjoy Chris Rodgers’ views on leadership. He argues against the assumption that it takes great leadership for organisations to succeed. He suggests that what we call leadership and
Jonah Lehrer at The Frontal Cortex quotes Jonathan Haidt. Haidt has an interesting perspective on how we make moral judgements. Moral judgment is like aesthetic judgment. When you see a
