
I loved this from Dustin Rivers, via Chris.

I loved this from Dustin Rivers, via Chris.
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

Rob Poynton’s book is also very good on the improv notion of acceptance vs blocking. To put it at it’s simplest improvisers are trained to interpret what the other players

Richard Wilson writes about the urgency of libel reform in the UK and the likelihood of rich vested interests lobbying to block it. I’m happy to join today’s mass blog

Umair at bubblespace draws attention to the success of MakeUpAlley. Here’s a nice irony: a site about cosmetics that looks pretty scruffy but is hugely effective – because it provides

Arse-over-tit a splendid bit of British slang. And I think it’s easy to go that way using the term “bottom-up” to celebrate a lot of the good stuff happening in