Some morsels: Bernie DeKoven explains that fun and funny are different beasts. (And see his pointless games page for more!) Think Global School is the new gig for my friend Brad Ovenell-Carter. The world’s first global trabelling high school.
A lovely reminder about authenticity. Too often facilitators adopt the role of the uninvolved, disinterested session leaders. This little post reminds us that who we are is as important as what we are doing: Once long ago, when asked by a reporter if he had a message he wanted the world to hear, Gandhi replied, “My life is my message.” Whether we like it or not, this statement is just as true for you and me today as it was for Gandhi then. Who we are and how we are is the medium through which our message travels. That medium …
Mashable.com shares a useful primer on how to Plan and Promote Events With Social Media. Inviting people to an event is at least as much work as organizing it. It’s not just a question of getting the right people in the room but jhaving them engaged before hand as well in order for a gathering to be a good a productive use of time. Using these tools is a big step in that direction. For a recent example, see my mate Geoff Brown’s harvest of work we did together in May in Australia.
Stories that run deep within a culture arise out of the basic and unquestioned metaphors and archetypes that provide the foundation for a culture. This is true in all kinds of communities, including nation-states and villages, organizations and families. You can discover some of those foundational metaphors in your own communities by asking yourself “We are a community and that means…” As someone who has been working with the cultural narratives of the United States over the past few years, Rob Paterson has cast his eye on the way out of the rhetorical tennis match that passes for conversation on …
via YouTube – Amazing WWII Story.