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ASK, NOT TELL
....and many other thoughts about facilitation, coaching ( teams & individuals) and learning
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10 Years Old
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...
David
Apr 6, 20173 min read
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A facilitating French teacher
Further to my last 2 posts, this one is about the teacher. The French teacher is a great (learning) facilitator. She can easily get a...
David
Mar 30, 20172 min read
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Facilitation Work as a Cover-Up
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...
David
Nov 30, 20161 min read
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Unconscious Collusion with Learners
“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...
David
Nov 19, 20161 min read
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Intended Messiness (Part 1)
Scenario – Along with others, you designed and ran a 3-day workshop. For various reasons (e.g. flow design, learners’ composition), on...
David
Aug 19, 20162 min read
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Individuation, Abstract Art and Corporate Learning (Part 2)
The question I raised in my last post is ‘What is the implication of the individuation concept to corporate learning?’ The individuation...
David
May 31, 20163 min read
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Improv Theatre and Emergence
I normally find it hard to enjoy stage performance / show normally but the dinner performance in the IAF EMENA conference in Stockholm...
David
Oct 19, 20152 min read
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Tavistock Experience
I attended a Tavistock Group Relations Conference last Dec.. It is a very unique experience to me. It is a weird one as well. There...
David
Jan 25, 20152 min read
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Leadership Development
A friend of mine once attended a Leadership Development workshop all the way in the US. I supposed it was a huge investment by the...
David
May 4, 20141 min read
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Rethinking Facilitation
It was a recent talent development workshop co-facilitated by me. In short, in a few occasions I thought that we were about to hit the...
David
Dec 14, 20131 min read
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Immunity to Change
It is beautiful! ... if you ask me how I feel about overall Immunity to Change (ITC) approach. I have recently attended a workshop on...
David
Sep 25, 20132 min read
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Why ‘Group’ for ‘Individual’?
In recent years, I am more attracted to work with intact teams rather than ‘open programs’. (By ‘open programs’, I mean that the...
David
Sep 6, 20131 min read
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London Experience
I had a great workshop in London. A really good one! First, the learners are great. They are mature yet with high intellectual...
David
May 28, 20131 min read
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Never perfect
I suspect that this is true – there will never be a ‘perfect’ facilitated session. I came to this realisation when I facilitated a...
David
Apr 10, 20131 min read
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