Archive for August, 2007
What books are you reading?
Posted by Andrew 30 August 2007Here’s some I have on the go:
Practical Intelligence: The art and science of common sense
The Dip: The little book that teaches you when to quit (and when to stick)
The strategy paradox: Why commiting to success leads to failure
Small Giants: Companies that choose to be great instead of big
Zen in the art of archery
Three patterns to help make your facilitation easier
Posted by Andrew 20 August 2007When it comes to facilitating groups, Viv often talks on how Improvisation is at the heart of facilitation. As she says:
Improvising is not the same as being unprepared. Indeed, the ability to improvise requires a lot of preparation, of learning skills and techniques and of practicing.
To help you ‘improvise’ better I have listed 3 patterns, [...]
Getting used to the “change” story
Posted by Andrew 14 August 2007OK. So. You have a great idea. An idea for change in your workplace. This change is something which you see enormous value for. But before you know it, you meet that dreaded “R” word. Resistance. What do you do?
Metaphor – At the heart of facilitation
Posted by Andrew 7 August 2007There are all kinds of metaphors. The active metaphor, the dead metaphor, a mixed metaphor, the complex metaphor and the experiential or learning metaphor.
When it comes to working with groups, and finding ways to open up conversation in a safe and engaging way, I think you can’t look past metaphor. Metaphors are everywhere. How about [...]