Here’s a good example of a small intervention with a surprisingly big effect, spotted by Jon Strande.
Kevin told me that he’s had a problem with flamers, who come to the site and start posting angry comments about other people. They get out of hand very quickly.
Here was his answer:
He pre-filled the comment box with the simple phrase “Everybody needs a hug.” Turns out that this small step reduced flame postings by a huge number.
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
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
Chris Corrigan spotted this thought from Dave Pollard. It’s about having ideas and “making ideas happen”: …the responsibility for implementing is left to each person to accept or not. If
Is Your Mind Controlled by Parasites? | Psychology Today Creepy and fascinating. What was that you were saying about free will?
The final episode in the series on Difficult Conversations. Shakespeare’s Henry V is best know for his heroic speeches. We focus on his willingness to change his own behaviour to learn
Yet another smart post by Kathy Sierra: You can out-spend or out-teach. Snippet: …teaching is the “killer app” for a newer more ethical approach to marketing. While in the past,
