Are we finally letting go of content overload?
7 November 2013Warning: a bit ranty, but ultimately hopeful Doesn’t really matter how you wrap it up, we’ve been content junkies – we’ll say process and design are important, we’ll acknowledge the value of relationships, we’ll nod when someone says we need more conversations – and immediately do the opposite. We’ll sit people in rows, we’ll get…
A deepening understanding of status
20 October 2013It was the end of a five-day workshop. What had been going well, suddenly wasn’t. I had to step in front of a group that felt there was still too much unfinished business, and time had run out. My thoughts were racing, jumping from conciliatory to rebellious. “Let’s not cave in,” said my co-facilitator. “We…
Fear disguised as safety
19 August 2013Will it be safe? This is a key consideration for many travellers. It’s a key question asked by my family and friends when I travel to little-known places. And it’s easy to fall into the trap of catastrophising the possible outcomes of travelling to perceived unsafe – or even perceived safe, but different (read unknown)…
Excursions a little further afield from Cambridge
15 July 2013Fourteen miles doesn’t sound that far, especially as I’m used to kilometres – and in my head 14 miles = 14 kilometres.Of course, it’s not so. More like 22 km, so it’s just as well I didn’t take up the offer to go walking. Notwithstanding all the walking I’ve been doing of late, I probably…
We interrupt this blog…for some travel reporting from Cambridge, England
10 July 2013Inspired by this travel blog (disclosure: we’re related) here’s a few bits and pieces about Cambridge. I spent my first full day here riding into the centre of town and joined the hordes of tourists around Kings College. It was sunny and quite hot, even had to buy some sunscreen. Check out that blue sky!…
Different perspectives
21 June 2013One of the great pleasure of hairdressers is the guilt-free reading of trashy magazines. In one such mag, I was reading about getting into an exercise rut – doing the same thing each time you cycle or swim or run or do a workout. Staying safe. Not pushing yourself. Isn’t that true of just about…
Playlists
21 June 2013A singer, or a group, takes to the stage with a playlist in mind and sometimes throws it out as soon as they feel the mood in the room. Or maybe they change their mind according to their own mood. They need a repertoire of songs to perform. And the skills to perform them! They…
Europe beckons
7 June 2013While my partner cycles across Europe I’ll be hanging out in the UK with my buddy Johnnie. I’ve just finished the last of my scheduled work in Australia, so my mind is now turning to packing and re-locating for the next few months. What an adventure. What a privilege. Can’t wait.
All meetings are cancelled
16 May 2013Do you go to a lot of meetings? Luckily I no longer work in an organisation where I have to go to meetings. Most often, my meetings happen at a cafe or over Skype. I know people who spend most of their working day at meetings. Like everything, these meetings vary from the mundane to…
Awareness
2 May 2013While using some improv games in facilitation training recently, I had a nice little insight. It was serendipitous because of the combination of games I'd chosen. In some of the games it was necessary to focus just on one or two people, in other games you needed to be aware of all that was going…