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  • Defiant slowness: it’s a salve, a rebellion, and a lifelong endeavour when we have been taught to live fast, 100mph lives. Because only when we turn down the speedometer, can we be present enough to think deeply, connect to ourselves, bond with others, and experience the joys of simply being.

    It’s why Marike and Clinton relish slowness in their facilitation practice, carving out interludes that delight in the details, welcome appreciation into the room, nurture real relationships, and create the breathing space for intention.

    We explore the beautiful macrocosm of slowing down in episode 286. Woven with wonderful stories, aha! moments and words you will want to press pause upon, Marike and Clinton bring a rich, eloquent perspective to facilitating with thought.

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    Why slowing down can help us to be more thoughtful, purposeful and connectedHow to address difficult participant behaviours with curiosity, rather than judgmentWhy genuine, deep relationships often comes at the price of discomfortThe importance of delighting in the details, both inside and beyond the workshop space

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  • As the old adage goes, failing to prepare, is preparing to fail. But how do you prepare for something as catastrophic as a natural disaster?

    Scott Winter helps people, teams and organisations to struggle more effectively and step into their greatness. He’s done so for communities in California to recover from the devastation of wildfires, as well as countless others, showing up with life-affirming purpose, humanity and presence as a facilitator, to re-mould stress into hardy resilience for the future.

    In this brilliant and vulnerable conversation, he shares his work in co-regulating mindsets, how to make it easy to talk about difficult things, and why with the right tools, every experience can be turned into a learning opportunity.

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    How to create safe spaces that address high-stress situations with rationalityThe three Rs of resilience: Readiness, Response, and RecoveryThe art and science of asking questionsLearn about the Red Zone, Green Zone, Pink Zone frameworkDifficultating: how to facilitate difficult conversationsHow to mindfully embrace triggers in othersThe importance of asking: what do we not want to take into the room?

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  • The relationships in our life are a lot like gardens: they need watering, a little pruning here and there, some de-weeding, and a whole lot of love! But what about the people we spend most of our time with?

    Our co-workers are often overlooked in the garden of relationships, but it’s one that requires just as much time, care and attention as any other. Enter: the biggest mischief maker, Emily Hinks!

    Firm in the belief that the world of work could do with more joy, she helps people to connect, collaborate and create company cultures to be proud of, in playful and energising ways. She generously shares her mischievous ways with us, her experience with the likes of Netflix, and how she facilitates richer human connection in the new era of work.

    Press play and spend a joyful hour with Emily!

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    The ROI of human connection at work and its role in building company cultureThe importance of connecting teams to company values in contextual waysWhy the post-pandemic workplace needs facilitation to nurture digital connectionsHow to host meetings more effectively as a non-facilitatorEmily’s small but mighty hacks for elevating every voice in a meeting

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  • In the autumn of 1996 in Palo Alto, Dan Newman had a career-defining epiphany: facilitation is playing other people’s games with your own rules. It’s something that has stayed with him on his journey from consultant to facilitator, as he solves complex organisational problems by asking: how are their rules preventing them from winning?

    We cover a lot of ground from Dan’s storied career in this brilliant conversation, dancing from the debate of the neutral facilitator, to cultural communication traits, the psychology of music, and why he will happily fine his clients for breaking the rules!

    Full to the brim with facilitation lessons to learn, try and apply yourself.

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    Tips, insights and anecdotes from Dan’s nearly 30 year careerThe key differences between the role of the facilitator and the consultantHow to rebuild people’s ‘finite games’ into ‘infinite games’, with a positive-sum outcomeHow to use Dave Snowden’s Cynefin framework to aid decision-making and de-complexify problemsHow to take a company out of their culture to see new perspectives

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  • We are all bodily beings. You do not have a body, you are your wise, sense-making, intuitive, feeling body! And yet, modernity has found itself in a disembodied state; we live in the mind and merely exist in a body.

    Mark Walsh, the embodiment anti-guru, is here to reconnect the mind-body divide and bring us back home. He’s trained local NGOs in conflict zones, taught meditation to soldiers, and even has a black belt in aikido, helping organisations and coaches to work with the body to rediscover its intelligence.

    It’s a delight to share Mark’s beautiful and vital work with you all - join us for an hour of embodied wisdom, neuroscience and powerful facilitation tips - free from woo-woo.

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    What embodiment is and how we can relearn itHow to integrate embodiment practices into facilitation, for a richer experienceThe role of Aikido in peacebuilding, trauma work and facilitationLearn about the practical state regulation technique of ‘centring’How we can read a room through an embodied assessmentWhy we need to use more exact language for terms like ‘energy’ and ‘holding space’



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  • As my guest this week will tell you: to avoid a difficult conversation, is to choose the path of least resistance. But when leaders choose the easy way out? Nothing good ever comes from it; only rising frustrations, anxieties, and eventually, resignations.

    Luckily for us, Paul Falcone has had every difficult conversation in the book - and he’s written 17 of them! A three-decade career in HR, a stint as a Universal Studios tour guide grappling with grumpy guests, and now a workplace leadership consultant, Paul has learnt to master workplace friction with grace, empathy and a helping of storytelling. The secret? Facilitation, of course!

    Find out how to become a more vulnerable, self-aware manager, why we must reframe resistance, and the art of leading with an iron fist and a velvet glove.

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    How to approach confrontation with empathy, encouragement and motivationWhy mindset, skillset and self-care are vital for effective leadershipHow to handle difficult managers through considered, non-violent communicationThe importance of building your front-line leadership muscleThe ROI of raising your team’s awareness

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  • Every leader has it in them to be a coach, if only they could stay curious a little longer. This was something Michael Bungay Stanier learnt early on as a youth crisis telephone hotline operator: the first answer is rarely the only answer.

    Better known for penning the #1 bestseller The Coaching Habit, a book that has found its way into the lives of over 1 million people, Michael’s coaching work is deeply considered, with a reverence for the gloriously messy complexities of human behaviour. It’s a delicate dance of presence, in and out of the spotlight, and thoughtful manipulation to get the best out of people.

    It was a real treat to talk to Michael this week! Episode 280 is full to the brim with wisdoms, tips, tricks and anecdotes from the coaching king, on how we can all become better leaders.

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    How to lead like a coach, helping your team to be more autonomousWhy leaders should stay curious for longer, holding back on adviceThe body language and actionable tools that you can use to promote group agencyThe power of starting questions with ‘what’ rather than ‘how’Relational curiosity: how to stay curious about who people areHow coaching can help redistributing power and status to others

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  • Words: they are abundantly, inescapably, everywhere in the world of work. Emails, documents, post-its, briefs, meetings, hushed whispers across the office. So why is it that so many organisations still find themselves on the wrong page from one another?

    Ask the multi-talented master of service design thinking, stand-up comedy, theatrical design and psychology-zoology, Adam StJohn Lawrence, and he will tell you that words, actually, get in the way of true collaboration and understanding.

    Intrigued? Spend an hour and a half with Adam’s fascinating anecdotes, knowledge and insights to learn how to be a more effective communicator and facilitator - without speaking.

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    How to express reality and achieve results in non-verbal waysThe effectiveness of prototypes over word-based documentsHow to reframe roleplay into a judgement-free, comfortable spaceHow to ease corporate clients into more interactive, playful sessionsThe 3 questions to ask for effective projects


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  • Over the years, I’ve had many magnificent facilitators in the podcast chair who identify as trainers, and many talented trainers who identify as facilitators. Where does the line blur? Is there a line? Dare I ask, should there be?

    We settle it once and for all in this special LinkedIn Live conversation with my NDB Course Faculty! We discuss why Facilitation and Training exist on a spectrum with fluctuating frequencies of knowledge sharing, leadership, emergence and ownership - ultimately both trying to achieve change from differing angles.

    Join us for a purist vs freethinker exploration, as we navigate assumptions, challenge definitions, and colour in the Facilitator-Trainer spectrum.

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    The key differences between the role of the Facilitation and TrainingWhy it’s important to consider linguistic distinctions and nuances when defining terms such as Facilitator and TrainerWhy facilitators leverage the knowledge in the room, and trainers bridge gaps of knowledge in the roomThe role of emergence in training and how to design workshops that make space for itClient expectations: why it’s vital to educate clients on the difference between the two rolesWhere leadership exists in the spectrum of training and facilitation

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  • Imagine a landscape. Perhaps a snow-capped mountain top, studded with pine trees and whispers of clouds. Maybe a bird flutters past. Are there people there, or are you alone with the birds?

    If only daydreaming from your desk was seen as something to be revered - encouraged even, free from judgement. Well, Mike Parker is here to tell you why it should be! For when we let our minds wander from our day, it can be a potent balm for burnout, stress, and anxiety, and a cure for creative blockages.

    In this week’s beautiful and deeply fascinating episode, Mike introduces us to the power of deliberate daydreaming, metaphor mapping, liminal coaching and guided relaxation. I hope it carves out an hour of calming creativity for you to let your mind wander fully and freely.

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    The work of Mike’s Liminal Coaching, inspired by solutions-focused hypnotherapyWhat metaphor mapping is and why it can help us recognise and reframe problemsThe power of calming the parasympathetic nervous system through liminal pomodoro techniqueWhy guided relaxations offer neurodivergent people a less restrictive outlet than meditationThe serotonin-inducing power of recalling pleasurable momentsThe importance of recognising intrinsic, oppressive frameworks in impacting the burnout of minority groups

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  • Everyone wants to feel like they belong - to places, purpose and people. But how many workplaces can say that they are truly inclusive and anti-racist places that people choose to belong?

    That is where Letesia Gibson comes in. As a navigator of systemic world views on issues such as race and misogyny, her work exists in the sphere of unlearning, helping organisations to rebuild themselves as places of belonging - for everyone.

    Letesia introduces us to a new language with which to embrace the intricacies of honest conversations, the tools to embed habits of belonging, and how we can start changing the narrative of the norm.

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    The work of Letesia’s behaviour change agency New Ways, and their approach to building inclusive, anti-racist workplacesHow to recognise and navigate the role of shame in organizationsHow to embed habits of belonging in organisationsThe importance of understanding our triggers, to move from shame to acceptanceHow we can design workshops that consider the many nuances of inclusivityThe importance of having a shared language and toolkit to initiate organisational change

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  • The daily exchange of messages, ideas, beliefs, hopes and thoughts, from the mundane to the magical, is what makes the world spin round. Conversations are everywhere! But sometimes, just sometimes, we don’t know how to have the conversations that need to happen - the conversations that can change everything.

    That’s where Shiao-yin Kuik comes in! As a cultural change strategist, she is a master at guiding people to have more effective, empathetic communication - using the simple power of intentional and honest dialogue to navigate organisational flaws.

    We unravel the intricacies of vulnerable thoughts, of expressing honesty that doesn’t offend, and of mindfully sharing our truths to achieve change.

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    The complexities of communication and how to navigate it with care for effective dialogueThe importance of self-care in managerial rolesThe ‘Conspiracy of Stupidity’, and why avoidance of addressing problematic behaviour feeds collective ignoranceWhat relational safety is, how to build it, and why it ensures honesty is constructiveHow to have honest team communication that is respectful, supportive and openThe power of the pause: empowering every participant to pause a meeting if it’s not working for them

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    Common Ground

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  • An extraordinarily curious mind that lives within the pages of books, Theresa Destrebecq has taken the joy of book club and twisted it into a circle of deep, experiential learning: welcome to Emerge Book Circles.

    In her circles, books become the ultimate impartial co-facilitator. She invites readers to move from the often solitary activity of reading, into a shared space where ideas bloom, shapeshift and expand through the collective, connective wisdom of the circle - helping us to better understand ourselves, our teams and organisations.

    We talk about invitations into brave, vulnerable spaces, the discomfort of true learning and why as facilitators, we must step back from the trees to see the forest…

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    Theresa’s book circles, what they are andHow books can be a vehicle for exploring change in an objective wayWhy safe spaces are subjective; we all have different perceptions of safetyThe beauty of co-designed, evolved ideas through co-facilitation and collaborationThe importance of discomfort in learningWhy as facilitators we must detach ourselves from assumptions, choosing compassion first

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  • If you were to create a formula for a high-performing team, what would it look like?

    Dave Kline, executive coach and trainer, accomplished writer, and co-founder of The MGMT Accelerator, a program designed to level-up the next cohort of leaders, has the code. And it’s one that he’s perfected over two decades, 250 group diagnostic sessions, 1000 performance evaluations, and many, many talented leaders later.

    Learn from the master himself, as we dissect the composition of an effective feedback culture, as we explore the power of bitesize experimentation, and join us as we ask, how do you cultivate an environment that breeds honesty, trust and purpose?

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    What Dave has learnt from his time leading high-impact teams in asset management, consultancy and financial servicesHow to enhance higher performance in your teamsThe importance of a shared purpose in creating psychological safetyThe distinction between setting an intention and an expectationHow to speak up and speak the truth as a leaderValidating the ‘problem child’ of a group to transform their contribution

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  • Arne van Oosterom shapeshifted from the creative coal face of consultancy life, selling beautiful shiny ideas, into the problem-oriented domain of design thinking, as a creative facilitator, leadership coach, trainer, and community architect.

    But swapping aesthetic idea generation, for meaningful problem-solving that helps people to cultivate growth, demands a special duty of care for the most human things of all: for feelings, emotions, connections - and all that good stuff.

    This episode is a gorgeous exploration into the creativity of being human, of fine-tuning your feelings in leadership, embodiment, and most importantly, why all leaders must be facilitators - else risk failing to lead at all.

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    The importance of embodiment in leadership to foster greater emotional intelligenceAnd, why we must tune into our bodies to ensure we align with the right work and clientsThe intrinsic relationship between facilitation and leadershipThe oxygen mask of leadership: why good leaders should create space for their own feelings firstThe role that design thinking plays in facilitationWhy facilitators must be cognisant of different levels of group energy.The importance of proactive energy creation vs. waiting for clients to find you



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  • Starting your own facilitation brand can be daunting business. Thankfully, Jenny Millar, Kirsty Lewis and Michael Zipursky - three exceptionally wise and established founders - are here to teach you everything they wish they’d known sooner. The mistakes, the models, the pricing strategies, and all of the rich learning opportunities they’ve collected along the way.

    As you might have guessed, our special fireside conversation this week is all about the business of facilitation! Around the fire, we dissect our own journeys in the hope of guiding you confidently on yours.

    Expect empowering ideas, generous insights, tips, tricks and juicy business amuse-bouches that you can start implementing today.

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    The considerations to make before starting your facilitation businessThe business mistakes, learning opportunities and things our guests had wished they’d known soonerHow you can delegate while retaining agency over galvanising your communityThe Goldilocks effect of pricing: how to price with confidenceThe importance of niching down further than you might thinkHow we define value, who creates it, and how you can prove your value to your first client

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  • Even as fully-fledged adults, there are many things about ourselves that we have yet to discover. Unexplored ideas, hidden pools of potential, and uncharted spaces we have yet to step into.

    That is why coaching exists; to become aware of what we didn’t know, to move from a state of unconscious incompetence, into one of conscious incompetence, realising our blindspots and delving bravely, unreservedly into them.

    Coaching mastermind and leader in education Dominique Mas has trained over 200 coaches, helping them to explore their blindspots, on a mission to bring the transformative power of group coaching to the world.

    Episode 270 is a mushroom garden of epiphanies and burgeoning questions, as we unravel the difference between facilitation and group coaching, with many moments you’ll want to pause to commit to memory. Enjoy!

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    The differences, symmetries and cross-sections between facilitation and group coachingThe importance of understanding individual needs and experiences before a group coaching sessionWhy thanking participants for their contribution invites in different voicesWhy we must choose our questions wisely in a coaching context to ensure positive engagementThe art of not giving advice and the role of agency in coachingThe important difference between trust and psychological safety

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  • Fellow power-podcaster and community creator, founder of The Human-Centered Design Network, and teacher of the next generation of thinkers and doers, Gerry Scullion’s impressive list of founding projects is a true testament to his 21-year mastery of ‘service’.

    Episode 269 is an education into this world; Gerry introduces us to the principles, theories and practices of Service Design, where it intertwines with facilitation, and why design and facilitation are in fact, one and the same.

    We talk about ageism in design, bakery role-play, getting comfortable with uncertainty - and so much more!

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    The difference between Human Centric Design, Service Design and Design ThinkingWhy service design is a holistic experience that must look far beyond the screenWhat it means to hold the pen in a workshop and why distributing it to the group is crucial for democratisationWhy simultations like ‘investigative rehearsals’ help to explore the nuances and components of service businessWhy working with children is like training for a marathon in high altitudeGerry’s work in community building and facilitating supportive conversations

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  • Have you ever found yourself stepping on a dance partner's toes? That's a bit what co-facilitation can feel like without the right rhythm and rapport. Together with Cate Czerwinski and Florentine Versteeg, felllow faculty members from our leadership through facilitation course and peers from the NeverDoneBefore community, we unpack the symphony of co-facilitation, from the powerful duets of mutual support and blending ideas to the occasional missteps of clashing perspectives. It's more than just sharing a stage; it's about creating a performance that uplifts every participant, and in this episode, we share the secrets to that perfect harmony.

    Navigating the dynamics between co-facilitators is akin to walking a tightrope, balancing offering support with giving space—no safety net included. We chat about the delicate intricacies of managing both our own and our fellow facilitator's egos, all while keeping a keen eye on the emotional undercurrents of our live sessions. With candid anecdotes and a spotlight on the importance of psychological safety, we share how transparency and self-awareness can make or break the co-facilitation experience. Spoiler alert: It's not always a walk in the park, but the insights we provide might just be your map through the woods.

    And what about when clients wear the facilitator hat, too? We delve into the diplomatic dance of respecting their insights without letting them lead the whole show. From setting clear boundaries pre-workshop to managing real-time shifts in the process, we reveal the strategies that keep the facilitator-client relationship in check, ensuring the spotlight remains on collective goals. Wrapping up, we exchange tips on time management and adapting facilitation styles for both in-person and online environments. Join us for an episode that promises to leave you with a playbook for co-facilitating like a pro, ready to choreograph your next workshop with confidence and ease.

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    The subtle nuances of co-facilitation dynamicsBalancing support and autonomyEstablishing boundaries with clients and co-facilitatorsThe art of time managementStrategies for both online and offline co-facilitation

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  • Gather around my podcast airwaves for a special hour of meaningful moments and messages, as Lindsey Caplan brings us into her world of gathering.

    A Hollywood screenwriter for Malcolm in the Middle, a Silicon Valley Organisational Psychologist and an educator for Dreamworks Animation, Lindsey is a miraculous mind with a showstopper of an oeuvre.

    Along the way, she’s gathered a collection of learnings in her back pocket from these three disciplines, teaching her the simple power of bringing people together over a purpose. Her company The Gathering Effect takes a fresh approach to organisational change, crafting strategies to meet in effective ways.

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    Lindsey’s definition of gathering and why it is a tool for changeWhy we mustn’t over-index on tools without fully understanding how to use them; instead we must first focus on the effectWhy gatherings should be designed around one of four desired effects: compliance, entertainment, engagement and informingThe role that environment plays in gatheringsWhat we can learn about emotional connection, and therefore entertainment, from comedians and musiciansThe causality of company culture in gatherings: its ability to influence and be influenced in how organisations meet

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