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This post is again about the fundamentals of learning – the use of images.  I came across the above image on ‘Moneyball of Leadership”...

I happened to hear on a radio show this quote – ‘Love art in yourself, and not yourself in art’ by Konstantin Stanislavski who is a...

[Regent Park in London, May 2017] I am an advocate on action learning, or more specifically the practice of ‘Action Reflection Learning’...

Like what I said in the 5 years anniversary, I would not imagine that this blog would last for 10 years when I started it in 2007. I...

A recent conversation with a fellow coach came to something rather interesting. Our argument is that in order to the job well, a...

I was shown in a facilitation learning event a short video clip. It is about a retreat for 50+ people in an organisation design and...

“I’ll say nice things about your workshop / coaching if you spare me the pain in learning about myself.” I was reading an article, and...

I was involved in running an outdoor experiential learning activity recently in an Executive Education event. Interesting insights –...

I gained some new perspectives on experiential learning recently. In the last few years, I had growing skepticism on this learning...

The 2nd question to reflect on is ‘What are ‘good’ odd moments and what are those ‘bad’ ones to avoid?’ By ‘bad’, I mean those odd...

Following from the argument from the last post, there are 2 questions 1. How to assist the participants to learn from the odd moments...

Scenario – Along with others, you designed and ran a 3-day workshop. For various reasons (e.g. flow design, learners’ composition), on...

[.. continued from last post] Third, it is the space. We held the session in her quiet little penthouse in a very old house. From...

In my exploration of what some people called ‘Depth Psychology’, I have been receiving psycho-analysis in recent months. There are a...

The question I raised in my last post is ‘What is the implication of the individuation concept to corporate learning?’ The individuation...

This post is related to my recent exposure to Jungian psychology and in fact the last post on abstract painting. I set out the Swiss...

I still remember when I saw the first time an Abstractionism painting many many years ago, I wondered 'what is the point?' I have never...

Some thoughts came to my mind when I was attending my French class earlier this week. (Yes, apparently, I was not an attentive student...

Many years ago, I was facing some difficult career choices. As a coachee, I was asked a question which I found very powerful. My...

I have further thought on this. Reflection is actually a few layers of ‘What does the experience mean to me?’ We asked ourselves...