Experiencing Liberating Structures, Learning with Peers, and Practicing in Community in multi-week “Studio”
Now that the pandemic has forced our gatherings online, how we design our interactions and what facilitation exercises or structures we use to enact our design in a digital setting, are more important than ever.
I’ve recently written a little about this in the context of designing online workshops. This…
Zoom fatigue is real. But I also want to challenge the hype around this and say: don’t confuse Zoom fatigue with bad meeting fatigue.
As someone who brings large gatherings of people together face-to-face to explore problems and solutions, the pandemic has been quite an adaptation for my facilitation practice! But when I put my organizational development consultant glasses on, I see the same need as before, in the midst of new digital constraints…
Beginning in the Middle
A few weeks back, I was going to drive to the pool for some swim therapy. And to take a shower.
It had been over a week since my last shower, and the pool was the best opportunity to have one.
So, I “battened” the truck, and piled the kids…
The answer is easy, and we’ve implicitly known it our whole lives.
Ever since about 6 years ago, when I became a dad, I’ve had the fortune of being able to watch my two littles grow up. Growing-up, if you recall, has a lot to do with the basics. …
A few weeks back, I celebrated the 20th episode of The Working Together Podcast with a compilation of clips from previous episodes–all centered on the concept of efficacy, which is like a red thread running through my Minotaur’s labyrinth of conversations with thinkers makers and doers.
Have a listen to…
OMFG, I say to myself, as another speaker gets up to the podium to deliver another slide deck.
My ass is numb. My eyes are dry. I feel like I’m in solitary confinement even though I’m in a room with 100+ people. I’ve got the jitters because I drank too…
Quoting some interesting scientific studies about the evolution of aggressive and violent behavior, Tom Bartlett writes:
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Charlottesville and its fallout has irreparably wounded the body politic in North America and beyond.
The situation was, and is dire. We need to be steadfast with the truth: hatred and the resistance to hatred, are not morally equivalent.
But how do we keep conflict from escalating into violence? If…
Those of us who are familiar with design thinking are familiar with IDEO. These guys are the godfathers of interesting facilitation techniques that stimulate diverse groups of people to solve problems and come up with solutions.
So the story goes, the first thing IDEO does when they tackle a new…
Conflict is actually a really good thing… but I didn’t see that until I learned how to mine it’s treasures.
I have always had a hard time with conflict. Who doesn’t?
Whether it’s conflict with family and friends, or (very rarely) on the street with strangers. …
Stefan Morales
Coaching + consulting w/ orgs striving to build a regenerative future @ workingtogether.io | Founding Member @ INCOMMON | Associate @ Greaterthan
