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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
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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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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Feeling Good About Yourself?
I remember doing my first graduate lecture on the further reaches of adult development close to fifteen years ago. I stood up in front of
Rob McNamara
April 3, 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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Collaboration
This idea should die
Is there an idea that you think should be taken out of circulation? A commonly held notion that’s holding us back, that’s outdated, or that
Lauren Tenney
March 21, 2015
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Anxiety
The Betrayal of Authentic Leadership
Authenticity is a popular topic that I frequently hear discussed in a number of different contexts. In personal growth, relationships, professional development, leadership and performance—authenticity
Rob McNamara
March 6, 2015
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Coherence
Everything the Same, Everything Different
There is an old saying in Zen: Everything the same; everything different. This is a truth that is so obvious that it goes without saying.
Diane Musho Hamilton
February 26, 2015
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Being a Tuning Fork for Collective Intelligence
An excerpt from “Will the Next Buddha be a Sangha? Responding to the Call to Influence the Future of Collaboration” published in Integral Leadership Review, January-February
Rebecca Colwell
February 18, 2015
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agility
Grow Your People, Grow Your Organization
In 2007 Accenture surveyed over 900 top executives in some of the world’s largest companies across North America and throughout Europe, China, and Japan about
Rob McNamara
February 5, 2015
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Command, Control, or Consensus: How to Decide?
Lately, I have been listening to the audio biographies of some of the U.S. Civil War generals—Ulysses Grant, Robert. E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, to name
Diane Musho Hamilton
January 15, 2015
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