Hamlet and meeting absurdity

Fingerspitzengefühl

When we are flooded with information and advice, we risk a kind of cognitive overload. AI hallucination goes beyond errors of fact; human thinking is of wholly different quality. When facilitating, more and more I want to sense the next move at my fingertips, it’s an embodied practice of giving moment-by-moment attention. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit johnniem.substack.com [https://johnniem.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Ski poles and the art of facilitation...

This is part of the space we’ll be exploring on a workshop in Cambridge in September. Details here: https://creativefacilitation.com/cfcam26/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit johnniem.substack.com [https://johnniem.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Bunny, bunny

If we think meetings are mostly about sharing ideas and information, we may be missing something simpler than creates an important sense of belonging. A game I learnt from the world of improv theatres brings this to life in a primal and often hilarious way. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit johnniem.substack.com [https://johnniem.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Hamlet and meeting absurdity

I found myself thinking about the play I studied as a teenager - and what it tells us about managing an uncertain world of performances we can’t trust. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit johnniem.substack.com [https://johnniem.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Don't panic

Managing anxiety is a familiar challenge for facilitators. Being able to meet the unexpected with calm is usually pretty helpful. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit johnniem.substack.com [https://johnniem.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]