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Begin by Building a Container
Creating a well-prepared container is essential in mastering facilitation techniques is crucial for successful meetings and workshops. Learn how to build a supportive context for meaningful conversations with practical tips for facilitators to enhance engagement, foster trust, and create a productive atmosphere in any professional setting.
The Hidden Power of Furniture
Intoxicated by our lofty ideas and meaningful projects, we can forget that we are, first of all, physical creatures. When you have to facilitate a tricky gathering, begin by paying attention to the furniture.
Tips for Running Knowledge-Rich Workshops
Imagine you have a ton of valuable knowledge to impart to a client group in a meeting or workshop, yet you’re juggling the roles of both content leader and facilitator. How do you help the group to lean in and truly take in the value of what you’re offering them?
Climate: it’s time to own up to what we know and allow what’s next to emerge.
Perhaps understandably, those many of us who have sprung to the climate change barricades in recent years are being slow to adjust our core message to the world in light of what we know to be our new shared reality.
On death and the climate crisis: We have woken the dragon and the adults have left the room
To one degree or another, global heating is here to stay, and likely to intensify during the generations to come. We know we are not good at facing our own death, so why would we be any better at facing the fact that we have tied ourselves into rapid warming of our planet and, thanks to our prior denial, there is now no way we can unravel it?
Playing the climate crisis movie over and over in our heads – and never knowing the ending
This article, originally published in the Daily Maverick, addresses the anxiety surrounding climate change and its potential catastrophic impacts. The author shares a personal response to a family member’s question about dealing with climate anxiety, emphasizing the importance of facing reality and embracing uncertainty. The piece reflects on humanity’s resilience during crises, using Cape Town’s near-catastrophic drought as an example of how people can adapt and find innovative solutions when faced with dire circumstances.