Yesterday I travelled back from D&D19 the annual 3 day convention on theatre and the performing arts which brings together 200-300 practitioners from around the UK. We were in the wonderful Warehouse of SlungLow and in the caring and heartfelt…
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“chaos , confusion, conflict”…or open space and self-organise.
The following comes from Open Space facilitator Christine Koehler which she sent to the worldwide OS facilitator community recently. With her permission I wanted to share it with you. “I came across the story I wrote just after the Paris…
Open Space Tibetan Bells
There is something very special about bringing out my tibetan cymbal bells for a new Open Space client. Tonight I had the pleasure to work with Kings College Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPNN to the know-crowd) and an…
Calais – Warehouse, Open Space principles & the right veg
I have just spent 3 days in and around the Jungle in Calais, and there are two preceding blogs circulating which look at the work of the Refugee Community Kitchen and Jungle Books. These are just two parts of an…
Plate Spinning – What’s the point of the Grady?
I was at Hampstead Theatre last night at Terry Johnson’s new play and performance on the life of Ken Campbell. I laughed, cried, gasped, was illuminated in beautiful colours, and learned loads about the extraordinary unexpected genius of “Ken”. The…
Don’t lose them…they are part of the bigger picture
This week’s blog is exploring the challenges of running a large organisation with many bits to it. The ideal reader is someone who is part of a larger organisation and realises that they may not be getting it…
Whatever Happens… be prepared to be surprised (in Korea)
I rather love my life at the moment because all sorts of unexpected stuff is happening, and I seem to be open enough to relish it. I’ve had two taxi drivers this week – one in KL who drove beautifully…