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Viv Mcwaters
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| Page 1 of 5 | Previous | Next | VIV MCWATERS NOVEMBER 14, 2010  Creating productive spaces Monday’s Beyond the Pale (tips for better meetings). The idea is to make things simpler. Get rid of the tables. All of them. Here’s why. | VIV MCWATERS OCTOBER 24, 2010 Great facilitation – what is it? Big Brother Tightens Grip in China | World | Epoch Times its laws and regulations to control an increasing number of facets of daily life, especially the Internet and cell phones , and in suppressing independent expression of all forms: religious expression, petitioners, and the media. China dialogue. | | | | | |
| VIV MCWATERS JUNE 28, 2011  The centre of attention I’m reading a book about humour, and one of the questions its authors are exploring is the biological imperative for humour and laughter. | | VIV MCWATERS MAY 22, 2011 There is *always* process Exhibit 1 : Hours of back-to-back speakers, some using PowerPoint, some not. An audience seated in rows, able to ask questions during Q & A sessions at the end, sometimes during. On return, they sit in a circle and share with each other their thoughts and insights. They could easily sit on any number of continuums. What a load of contradictions! | VIV MCWATERS JUNE 8, 2011  Good and bad facilitation There was an article in the paper the other day about collecting used bicycles and sending them to Africa. This is not uncommon. Sounds fair enough. | | | | | | | |
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VIV MCWATERS | SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2011 “How?”
I hear a lot of “How?&# questions: How can we change the way we do things around here? How do we get people to change their behaviour? How do we decide what’s important? How do… you get the picture. Peter Block , consulting guru, says the answer to how is yes. In fact that’s the title of one of his book s. and “Why?&# MORE >> -
VIV MCWATERS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2011  The tyranny of the explicit
We probably all know someone who constantly plays the excuse card. The difference between a workshop and other forms of meeting is that workshops require active participation. In other meeting formats it might be okay to be passive. For some, committing is difficult. What are the implications of this – in work and in life? Tweet This! MORE >> -
VIV MCWATERS | MONDAY, MAY 30, 2011 7 conditions for a great facilitated workshop
Everyone loves a good list, so I’m led to believe. This post falls into the category of ‘notes to self’ – or possibly ‘advice to potential clients’ Here goes: 1. Have a clear purpose for meeting. Be clear about start and finish times and schedule long breaks. They don’t need a lot of extra detail. Do lots. MORE >> -
VIV MCWATERS | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010  What does ‘doing something’ really mean?
Last night I saw Stephen Fry at Royal Albert Hall in London. To the nearly capacity crowd of 7000 people, he talked for two hours about, well, nothing in particular, but nonetheless entertainingly about his early school days, addictions, collaborations, accidental fame, sexuality and creating humour. He didn’t do anything except talk. MORE >> -
VIV MCWATERS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2010  The road to improvisation
I really liked this article about the improvisational brain , based on research of musical improvisation. couple of things stood out: we learn words, then phrases and then grammar that eventually enables us to recombine them all to communicate our thoughts. That’s language. That’s music. This is how we learn different forms of literacy. MORE >>
- Thinking with your body VIV MCWATERS | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011
- What can facilitators learn from Steve Jobs? VIV MCWATERS | FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2011
- Are you trying to win, or succeed? VIV MCWATERS | SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 2011
- Let go VIV MCWATERS | TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2011
- Isn’t it time we had contemporary conferences too? VIV MCWATERS | TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2011
- ‘Selling’ facilitation VIV MCWATERS | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010
- What’s scriptwriting got to do with facilitation? VIV MCWATERS | WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 2010
- Trying too hard VIV MCWATERS | FRIDAY, JULY 2, 2010
- What is a conversation? VIV MCWATERS | TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2010
- Community building with Playback Theatre VIV MCWATERS | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
- Rethinking facilitation training VIV MCWATERS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2010
- You wouldn’t paint by numbers, so why would you want to facilitate by numbers? VIV MCWATERS | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2010
- Valuing friendships and connections VIV MCWATERS | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2010
- GameStorming – A Review VIV MCWATERS | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2010
- Always something else to learn about open space VIV MCWATERS | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
- Let’s just pretend I wrote this, OK? VIV MCWATERS | MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2010
- Planning. What is its value? VIV MCWATERS | SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 2010
- Disruptive facilitation #4 – Emergent practice VIV MCWATERS | SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2010
- Do your ideas matter? VIV MCWATERS | FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2010
- Perfectionism VIV MCWATERS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2010
- Humility, and… VIV MCWATERS | MONDAY, JULY 4, 2011
- What happened to play? VIV MCWATERS | SATURDAY, MAY 28, 2011
- Let go VIV MCWATERS | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2010
- A few cool games/activities to add to your kit-bag VIV MCWATERS | MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2010
- Do more improv! VIV MCWATERS | TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2011
- Doing even less VIV MCWATERS | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2010
- Is D & M making a comeback over DM? VIV MCWATERS | SATURDAY, JULY 17, 2010
- What facilitators do for a group – a work in progress VIV MCWATERS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2010
- Everyday wisdom VIV MCWATERS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2010
- Open Space wisdom VIV MCWATERS | TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2010
- Recalibrating VIV MCWATERS | SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2010
- Open data movement afoot VIV MCWATERS | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010
- The myth of the agenda VIV MCWATERS | SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011
- Forgetting to ‘be average’ VIV MCWATERS | SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2009
- Open Space Learning VIV MCWATERS | SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2010
- Space VIV MCWATERS | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2009
- What presses your buttons? VIV MCWATERS | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2009
- Facilitating: More lessons from the field VIV MCWATERS | MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009
- Some facilitation tips for you… VIV MCWATERS | MONDAY, JULY 12, 2010
- Creating a memorable conference VIV MCWATERS | THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012
- Peeking from behind the mask VIV MCWATERS | FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012
- The future belongs to those who can be flexible and adaptable VIV MCWATERS | FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2012
- Joy and delight VIV MCWATERS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2011
- Still learning about facilitation VIV MCWATERS | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2011
- Good advice VIV MCWATERS | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2011
- This one image describes what I want to keep doing in 2012 VIV MCWATERS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2011
- What’s at the heart of applied improv? VIV MCWATERS | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2011
- Viral improv VIV MCWATERS | MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2011
- Communication sins to avoid VIV MCWATERS | MONDAY, JULY 4, 2011
- Tasting an amygdala hijack VIV MCWATERS | SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2011
- A simple solution to a complex problem? VIV MCWATERS | TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2010
- Co-facilitating: how hard can it be? VIV MCWATERS | TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2011
- Quotations VIV MCWATERS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2010
- Better meetings? VIV MCWATERS | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2010
- Adventures in facilitation (in London!) VIV MCWATERS | TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2010
- Letting go of The Hero VIV MCWATERS | FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2010
- A doorstop versus relationship rules VIV MCWATERS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2009
- I need help VIV MCWATERS | TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2012
- Make your partner look good VIV MCWATERS | SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2012
- Just another New Year’s post VIV MCWATERS | SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2012
- Influencing and being influenced VIV MCWATERS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2011
- Travelling a different road VIV MCWATERS | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2011
- Nothing worse than a facilitator? VIV MCWATERS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2011
- Behaving differently VIV MCWATERS | SATURDAY, MAY 28, 2011
- Facilitation as integration VIV MCWATERS | SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2011
- Someone to rely on VIV MCWATERS | MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011
- Using who and what’s in the room VIV MCWATERS | TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2011
- What makes Facilitating With Confidence different? VIV MCWATERS | SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2011
- Try VIV MCWATERS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2010
- The joy of play VIV MCWATERS | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2010
- Sustainable is Attainable VIV MCWATERS | TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2010
- Facilitators can’t predict the outcome VIV MCWATERS | SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2010
- Facilitation reboot VIV MCWATERS | SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2010
- Gibberish. Brilliant! VIV MCWATERS | SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2010
- Research VIV MCWATERS | SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2010
- Type VIV MCWATERS | SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2009
- The joy of work VIV MCWATERS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
- Being on the receiving end of ‘make your partner look good’ VIV MCWATERS | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2012
- “Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” VIV MCWATERS | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012
- Break down to break through VIV MCWATERS | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2011
- Just-In-Time Facilitation Support VIV MCWATERS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2011
- The Casuarina Project: Community Leadership 10 years on VIV MCWATERS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
- Bodystorming rocks VIV MCWATERS | THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2011
- Navigating crowds VIV MCWATERS | SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 2011
- Let’s playfully change the world! VIV MCWATERS | WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2011
- When are we going to get serious? VIV MCWATERS | SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2011
- In the midst of facilitation training VIV MCWATERS | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2011
- Practical wisdom VIV MCWATERS | SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2011
- Party VIV MCWATERS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2010
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