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Not in control but at choice
The realization that there is little, if anything, that we can control is scary. I can’t control if I get that role, if my lead likes me, if I keep my job… [insert whichever outcome you’re trying to control here]. These are big things. High-stakes. And despite our best efforts, we can’t control them. Control says, “If…
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Questions
How can I enhance this group’s performance? A question that is as much about me as it is the group. How can I get the group from point A to point B? A question that supposes a knowable, right destination. What is this group wanting to create? A question that evokes curiosity. What is waiting…
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The painting badger
I once met a very old badger, Who sat diligently painting each day. His back ached, his brush thinned Yet painting was his only way. He lived in a village of painters Some of the best in the world by far. They were famed for unparalleled talent, And sadly our old badger no longer met…
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Mystery awaits
Where one sees only danger, another delights in the mystery. Where one feels fear, another finds wonder. Where one feels helpless, another discovers something that no-one can take away. What if the greatest mysteries of our lives are those which we allow ourselves? The moments we turn from fear to wonder. From helplessness to trusting…
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Finding the Question that Needs to be Asked
Creating spaces that allow for emergence: I don’t have to be the prompting engine, rather the space itself allows for them to start having the honest, open conversations. I’m less necessary when I’m doing it well. Find the question that the group wants to be asked. Individuals change once they become a collective. Silencing someone…
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While we have their attention, what do we most want to say?
Beginnings matter. Those first pages of a book carry more gravity than everything that follows. The same goes for movies, while we may continue watching, how we watch, what we pay attention to, and how we feel is determined by how it begins. So in a workshop… while we have their attention, what do we…
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In a sea of chaos
There are two responses when we find ourselves in “a sea of chaos”: I recognise these feelings in myself, feeling both powerless and afraid, especially in the last few months. “If systems are far from equilibrium, small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos have the capacity to uplift the system to a higher…
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Compassion is felt
An invitation: We appreciate that some people love these kinds of frameworks and others have mixed feelings. That is absolutely ok. We’ll be using the tool as a springboard for conversations, what you take away is up to you. An obligation: This is a well-researched framework and will serve as the foundation for our discussion. We…