Inviting others in: How to create duets instead of solos
“What do I need to know about you to make our time successful?” The answers flew across the room, one after the other: “We like group work”, “We covered X last week”, “Some of us are international...
View ArticleThe push of fear versus the pull of hope
Fear is a natural and often necessary part of change and transformation. It involves asking people to go to a place they are often terrified to go to, or let go of. Though it can originate from fear, a...
View ArticleGimme the Real Thing
Ice cream. Merchandise. People. When it comes to our preferences, most of us want the ‘real’ thing. Tangible. Applicable. Relevant. When it comes to our preferences for learning experiences, we don’t...
View ArticleWhat is mine is yours
“I’m going to tell you a story. But first, I want to tell you about a couch”. This is the first line from comedian Mike Birbiglia’s most recent show, “The New One”. While the audience is expecting to...
View ArticleA ‘pull’ approach to data-gathering
When we gather people in a room, our first instinct is often: what information should we push out? When our task is to gather feedback from people, our first instinct is to ask: what information do we...
View ArticleLeaving room in the suitcase
We’ve all done it. We’ve packed our suitcases to the brim for a vacation thinking we’ll definitely need everything and anything that won’t put us over the weight limit. And then when it comes time to...
View ArticleStuffing the pillow
“But if I don’t pull them in a room, how will I guarantee they heard it?”. Across organizations, we often view information as a main lever to shift people from A to B. And so, we pile our gatherings...
View ArticleTilting the seesaw
To make change truly stick is to take what is important to us and help it become important to others. The transfer of not only information but care and ownership is what I call "tilting the seesaw"....
View ArticleFrom in room to zoom: Why some gatherings extend while others destroy the...
We can’t wait to gather again in person. This much is true. And, for now, the digital counterparts will suffice. In the search for staying connected, we settle for a synchronous substitute – zooms, and...
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