No need to describe this online tool with words … pictures will do nicely. I’ll be using this tomorrow at a workshop I am facilitating. The question will be … words that describe what you love about the Natural Envronment. Thanks to the guys at Wordle! Check out my 1st go – Words of a parent with boys who will not sleep Cheers Geoff – hat tip to Viv McWaters

Here is a great video shot entirely on a cell phone in the streets of Sydney and New York. It’s simplicity makes me want to create something in the same vein. Another great example of of the power of words, music and visual images to stir emotions and provoke self reflection. Hat Tip to Viv McWaters for showing me this! Cheers Geoff

In my year of ‘letting-go’ in 2009 … here’s a quick anecdote from a workshop I facilitated this week. I was confronted by a workshop participant who challenged the ‘core’ reason we had come together as a group.  My plan, not surprisingly, didn’t prepare me for this … responding in the moment was all I could do. I called on an Improv principle of ‘accepting offers’. The offering was ‘the challenge’ and I found it a struggle to ‘let-go’ of a strong urge to respond with an equally strong challenge of my own – that would have been easy for …

I love this post by Chris Anderson over at The Long Tail. Who would you choose to read … a passionate amateur or a professional doing his/her thing? Chris says that in a world where we all have equal access to tools of production … “Amateurs self-select for the job. Professionals are selected. For most jobs, volunteers beat draftees.” Chris goes on to say … “To me that’s the difference between amateur and professional content: the first may not be polished, but it’s driven by the sort of intense interest that cannot be faked. The second may be better written, …

As I slowly re enter the world of consulting, blogging and twittering, I find myself in a very different head space compared to a few weeks ago. What’s changed? For one, the end of the year brings about the annual ‘reframing’ that we all try for size. Some call it a New Year’s resolution. Last year, my wife and I decided on a New Year’s theme of “do 1 less thing”. Notice that our theme is not a goal or a target like ‘run that marathon’. New Year’s goals are futile and rarely materialise. So what’s my theme for 2009? …