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Category Archives: paradox
If you can follow me?
Doubting is normal, thinking is absurd. We try to end doubt, volatility, ambiguity, complexity or uncertainty through thinking. Have some clearity. Unfortunately, it’s the thinking that is introducing these very concepts. You’re not absurd. Thinking is inherently paradoxical. The seemingly … Continue reading
Posted in communication, Faciliteren, Meaming, paradox
Tagged Communication, doubt, facilteren, language, Meaning, VUCA
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Dealing with Questions by Participants – Mentoring facilitators 1
I’ve been asked to mentor a facilitator who is also a member of IAF (International Association of Facilitation). I asked if it’s alright when I share the situations and feedback with you. (S)He agreed. Case “Today when I was delivering … Continue reading
Posted in Engaging, Facilitation, Mentoring facilitator, Questioning
Tagged IAF, Mentoring facilitators, question, support
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Alternative facts are fiction
We’ve got facts, hard facts and fictional facts. The implication of the fact, that the word fact and fiction are derived from the same source, facere, to make, implies that every word is a metaphor, including all lies. Including in … Continue reading
Posted in expressie, paradox, Uncategorized
Tagged expression, Meaning, narratieve misleiding, zelfreferentie
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Techniques for engagement
On Linked-In Meeting Architects, I replied to a question on “What techniques do you use to boost participant engagement?” This is NOT a technical issue, it is relational. Engagement is a paradox too: most participants feel a reluctance to participate. … Continue reading
Posted in Engaging, Engels, English, Meeting design
Tagged energizer, meeting, paradox of engagement, vergaderator
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Leadership and facilitation
Jeppe Lajer asked me: “What do you think a leader or facilitator can do to raise his/her capacity to love working with groups while being conscious of his/her inadequacies?“. The answer is: “I don’t know”. But of course, i do … Continue reading
Posted in Engaging, Engels, paradox
Tagged belonging, leadership, Paradox van behoren, zelfreferentie
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What and how on Identity
My dear friend Judith de Bruijn inspired me to start blogging again. I’ll share with you some pieces of my mind on facilitating change with groups and meetings. I’ll just start with the 12 paradoxes of group life. My identity … Continue reading
Posted in Engels, Faciliteren, identiteit, Identity
Tagged belonging, EU-crisis, Evoke, femaleness, gender, Green - Yellow, identity crisis, line-up, maleness, paradoxes of belonging, Social - Mythic, tool, us and them, wij en zij
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EU and the paradox of Engaging
Paul Nunesdea asked in a Linked-in group of facilitators: Do you believe European Union can ever be able to work together as a Team? What would be the opportunities for group facilitators? He added a youtube movie: Yes and no. … Continue reading
Does a facilitator need domain or subject matter knowledge?
I added my thought to this question. Of course, it here we have the paradoxes of perception and expressing. I chose the latter. As an exercise: answer the question using Disclosure, Trust, Intimacy and Regression. This issue is “subjective” : … Continue reading
