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LEGO Systemic Play

Last Friday, at a meeting of facilitators called Facilitator INNovation, I introduced a new approach I’m developing for – amongst others – an intake. The approach is based on using LEGO(tm) figures in a constellation, arrangement or system, mixing it … Continue reading

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Leadership in crisis

Here is a comment on “Effective Solutions to Complex Challenges are Available Today but Get Stuck. – What is Your Proposal to Get this fixed?” I posted in Leading in a Complex Environment. We have no solutions, but admitting we’re … Continue reading

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Blended Brainstorming

This week, I’ve visited Spilter for a training / demo of their “hybrid brainstorming” tool, computer supported brainstorming, with printing of ideas. I’ve been using this kind of “hybrid” – I don’t like the word, I prefer “blended” – brainstorming … Continue reading

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Capital as the expression of a paradox

Expressing paradoxes. In this post, I hope to explain how Piketty’s book, Capital in the Twenty First Century is also the expression of the paradoxes of “Speaking” of “Expressing”. Paradoxes as emergent phenomena In “Paradoxes of Group Life”, Smith and … Continue reading

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Did you like our book? or our video? Want to know more? Having questions about facilitation? We’ve decided to create a Facebook page for your comments, reviews and additions. Go to: Diverging Conversations through Facilitation

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(P = … = P)

Derek Cabrera and others have introduced a way of explaining Systems Thinking based on DRSP: Distinction, Relationships, System and Perspective. I do not disagree, but like to put things into perspective. As I see it, it is the other way … Continue reading

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Lichaamshouding

“Het is paradoxaal: “je kunt niet geen lichaamshouding hebben”. Met andere woorden, het lichaam “maakt” een houding; die lichaamshouding refereert (let op het gebruik van refereren: hermaken) ook altijd naar jezelf. Er ontstaat een feedback loop, waarbij je lichaamshouding met … Continue reading

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Faciliteren zonder omwegen

Faciliteren-zonder-omwegen.nl verwijst tijdelijk nog naar de mind@work-site – we zijn nog aan het werk. Klik op “Faciliteren zonder omwegen” voor meer informatie.

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Kunstmest Vieren

Larissa en ik hebben bijgaande videomontage van Marc van Steters ontvangen over Kunstmest IV. Wanneer je meer wilt weten over de volgend keren dat we de leergang starten – in september leergang nummer 6 – neem dan contact met ons … Continue reading

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Woensdag 18 01 2012

Op woensdag 18 januari hielden we ons boek “Faciliteren als Tweede Beroep – Omgaan met veranderingen” ten doop. In samenwerking met Ceciel Fruijtier beschrijf ik aan de hand van een Kaart van Werkelijkheidsopvattingen hoe jouw opvatting, die van de probleemeigenaar, … Continue reading

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