Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_time-out-of-time-toot-activity-7046729884106133505-8POM/ A moment when the action of work, play, or society stops.  A freeze-frame, when the actors step out of the scene and turn to face the audience - to face each other - and can explain their motivations, their feelings, their *experience* which is driving their behaviour. How powerful … Continue reading Have you ever experienced a Time Out Of Time? →

What did we fail to learn? And what might we still go back and learn, before it’s too late? Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_opex-agenda-activity-7044208799124996096-8ebM We’re now living in the #future we were speculating about, three years after lockdown. Plenty has changed in the #economy, #management, and particularly in the work/life patterns in our organisations. But so much of what we expected … Continue reading What did we (not) learn from the Covid period? →

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_how-do-you-cope-when-theres-a-sudden-release-activity-7041677935501586432-ahks How do you cope when there's a sudden release of strong emotions in a meeting or facilitated workshop?  I was asked about this recently when training facilitators. My answer began from meeting setup:Don't manipulate or trick people - if there is a risk of overwhelming emotions or disclosure that … Continue reading How do you cope when there’s a sudden release of strong emotions in a meeting or facilitated workshop? →

LinkedIn is now doing banal AI-generated articles on a range of 'business' topics and inviting 'experts' to 'contribute', within pre-defined subsections. They're so far off the mark that they're not even wrong. They make sweeping generalizations and provide trite advice that is completely disconnected from the real world of business, and will of course contain … Continue reading Stochastic parrots will keep us trapped in our own mediocrity →

I mentioned this once on twitter, it's an interesting story https://twitter.com/antlerboy/status/959395729373585415 Today, David Ing liked a post from Ken Homer on LinkedIn, which put it in my timeline: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kenhomer_margaret-meades-quote-with-the-correct-annotations-activity-7036514068446220288-lN_t?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop It featurrs this image: My response: To add some much-needed annotations 😉 The original quote (which she may or may not have said) is of course … Continue reading Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world® →