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Published in Self As Instrument

·Sep 1, 2021

Nurturing Resilient Cultures

by Cléo Burke Together we can cultivate the culture that is being called for and that we want — Where resilient collectives are fortified in their shared sense of belonging, hold faith in something vast and greater than themselves, prioritize both support and challenge, and celebrate the uniqueness each member…

Culture Change

3 min read

Published in Self As Instrument

·Jul 8, 2021

What is Weaving Alignment?

by Rebecca Colwell I’d love to share an experience from a few years ago that illuminates how facilitative leadership was used to weave alignment and transform culture and relationships. I was consulting with a large corporation where conflict and tensions were brewing among senior management in three main areas of…

Management Consulting

7 min read

Published in Self As Instrument

·Feb 17, 2021

The Compassionate Path: A journey towards true co-creation in facilitation

By Nikki Martin I came to the Next Stage Facilitation program as a yoga teacher and a teacher trainer. …

Facilitation

5 min read

Published in Self As Instrument

·Apr 18, 2020

Finding Ground

By Cléo Burke “Ground is the place to go when overwhelmed with thoughts and fears. It can hold our confusion with unwavering presence. We can source the earth’s formidable strength to connect with how these qualities live inside of us. …

Leadership

4 min read

Published in Self As Instrument

·Sep 18, 2019

Freeing up the self to live a more ethically fulfilling life | Ten Directions

By Kimberly Loh The Condors “Dead condor chicks have been found with stomachs stuffed with cigarette butts, lighters, and plastic shards. …

Leadership

9 min read

Freeing up the self to live a more ethically fulfilling life | Ten Directions

Published in Self As Instrument

·Jul 10, 2019

The solution to your lifeless job? Disarm yourself

By Dara Blumenthal, PhD For the past few years, when it comes to doing any kind of work with teams and organizations, I’ve been increasingly drawn to the emergent and turned off by the planned and premeditated. To me, emergent potential is all about the possibility to disarm, reveal, become…

Management

10 min read

The solution to your lifeless job? Disarm yourself

Published in Self As Instrument

·May 29, 2019

Why Knowing that our Evolution is Uneven is a Facilitator’s Strength

By Jennifer England My friends and colleagues are worried about the recent push back on cultural progress. So is UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. His line “We must push back against the pushback” resonated with 10,0000+ gender equality leaders at the United Nations in March. There is a growing sentiment among…

Leadership

7 min read

Why Knowing that our Evolution is Uneven is a Facilitator’s Strength

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·May 14, 2019

Innovation, Freefall and Not-Knowing

By Alana Felt “The bad news is you’re falling through the air, nothing to hang on to, no parachute. The good news is, there’s no ground.” ~Chögyam Trungpa A friend shared his definition of innovation with me the other day. Innovation, he said, means we are going somewhere new and…

Mindfulness

6 min read

Published in Self As Instrument

·Apr 16, 2019

Self-Hosting: A Conversation

by Nina Nisar and Gracy Obuchowicz Most of us know how to host others. At gatherings we offer to take coats, pour a drink or two, check in now and then to make sure our guests are comfortable, and then wish everyone well as they head home. We know the…

Life Lessons

8 min read

Published in Self As Instrument

·Mar 26, 2019

The Serious Need for Play

By Spencer Honeyman I emerged from college with a solid sense of the daunting scale of our world’s environmental challenges. Yet, I was comforted by the array of amazing systems, tools, and technologies that would be of much benefit to mitigating these issues: permaculture, green urban design, alternative energy technologies…

Leadership

7 min read