Archive for March, 2008
Getting Nicholas Cage’s Autograph
Posted by Andrew 31 March 2008Last week after finishing some work at Melbourne University, Sash and I were walking back through the ‘great court’ area when we noticed that there were literally hundreds of students milling around. As we surveyed the vista further it became clear that there was some kind of movie shoot going on. While we were wondering [...]
Journeying with Story – Free Teleseminar
Posted by Andrew 26 March 2008Today Bob Dick and I will be guests in a Leading Lights series teleseminar at 10am titled “Journeying with Story – The most powerful night vision goggles you will find!”. Click here to register for the free teleseminar. The teleseminar is a primer for our workshop we will be running on June 10th in Melbourne and [...]
Expression of Interest – Becoming a better facilitator
Posted by Andrew 24 March 2008I’m seeking expressions of interest from any who’d like to be part of a 1 day program titled: Becoming a better facilitator: A day of guided reflective action
Some questions to consider:
How often do you get a chance to reflect on your facilitation practice?How often do you get the chance to share and reflect on the [...]
More creative ways to innovation
Posted by Andrew 18 March 2008By the end of a workshop yesterday in Brisbane, exploring the facilitation skills and theory underlying working with story and narrative, one of the participants made an observation. She said:
“Isn’t it ironic that years ago, and as kids, we simply appreciated without question the value of narrative and story and more creative forms like the [...]
Celebrate Failure
Posted by Andrew 11 March 2008At last years Australian Facilitator Network conference Sash and I performed a miming and juggling routine for the Chalk board concert of the conference. We based our act on a Haiku we developed:
Celebrate FailureBite off more than you can chewTeam up. And think big!
The “Celebrate Failure” line was a stroke of genius. Each time that Sash and I ‘dropped’ [...]
Online social networking software has gone to far
Posted by Andrew 8 March 2008
What do you do when you find people have nothing to say?
Posted by Andrew 5 March 2008When we asked managers ‘What value has facilitation added to your organisation’ two of the most common responses received were ‘allowing all to be heard’ and ‘opening up collaboration and communication channels’. Getting people talking is one thing but what do you do when you find people have nothing to say? The following classic story [...]