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Finding Ground
“Ground is the place to go when overwhelmed with thoughts and fears. It can hold our confusion with unwavering presence. We can source the earth’s
Cléo Burke
April 9, 2020
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Insights From the Field
by Ten Directions
Insights, essays, perspectives, and lessons learned while working in the field of facilitative leadership. Authors include our staff, as well as guest contributors.
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Innovation, Freefall and Not-Knowing
“The bad news is you’re falling through the air, nothing to hang on to, no parachute. The good news is, there’s no ground.” ~Chögyam Trungpa
Alana Felt
May 14, 2019
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Bias
How Unconscious Bias Holds Collaboration Back
As a collaboration facilitator, the vast majority of the work I do is with software development teams, which are notoriously male dominated. In the last
Terra Soma
September 2, 2015
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Coherence
Working with Subtle Energy in Groups
There are important skills that come online when we begin to facilitate groups using the Integral framework as a lens through which we view our
Diane Musho Hamilton
August 19, 2015
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agility
Increasing Energy, Usefulness and Efficiency in Everyday Meetings
In my work as an Agile ”Scrum Master” and Team Coach, I’m often confronted with the problem of how to spice up routine technical meetings
Simon L'Ecuyer
August 7, 2015
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Coherence
Using conflict as a group thermostat
Every facilitator knows that conflict in groups can actually be a good thing. It’s often a healthy sign that a group has established enough basic
Brooking Gatewood
August 7, 2015
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Facilitating Drama: When to impersonate a chicken
I’ve always thought of myself as a no-drama type of guy, but when it comes to group facilitation, I think it’s actually the drama that
Pete Strom
July 31, 2015
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Conversation
Talking about race in the wake of tragedy
How do we open up a conversation about race in the wake of tragedy like the one that took place in Charleston, South Carolina? Every
Diane Musho Hamilton
June 26, 2015
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Cultural mastery is the new frontier for project management
For most of my career I’ve been involved in the Project and Program Management fields. In 2002, I attended the first PMI Certified Project Management
Atta Emami
June 12, 2015
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Facilitator as Space-holder Or Conduit for Group Energy?
For the past ten years, my work as a facilitator has primarily focused on diverse groups where multiple stakeholders need to come together around a
Simone Torrey
June 5, 2015
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One thing you can do to improve your facilitation
One of the most important things a facilitator needs to practice is facing the fear of criticism that comes from standing in front of a
Diane Musho Hamilton
May 22, 2015
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Courage
Facilitation can set you free
When I facilitate, I’m usually scared. Excited, curious, engaged. But definitely also scared. Scared of being obtuse and failing to deliver what the group needs.
Lauren Tenney
May 15, 2015
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Collaboration
Meeting Complexity with Receptivity
Recently I have been facilitating a group of 22 leaders that is about to begin a major transformative process. A newly configured team, they are
Rebecca Colwell
March 28, 2015
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