by Danielle Bolton | Dec 10, 2019 | Stories
Christmas Offer: The Story Cookbook: practical recipes for change is a wonderful practical resource full of story-based processes. The book has over 80 activities collected from contributors around the world and is one of the most comprehensive collections of...
by Danielle Bolton | Dec 10, 2019 | Stories
We are Homonarrans – story-telling beings. This year the Story Conference focused on work, health and wellbeing stories. I facilitated Ebb & Flow: Creativity and Wellbeing which homed in on personal creativity and wellbeing. Participants took a dive into...
by Danielle Bolton | Dec 10, 2019 | Stories
A highlight has been attending the Applied Improvisational Conference at the Alan Alda Center for Communication at Stony Brook University Long Island. I was delighted to see the legendary Alan Alda aka Hawkeye from M*A*S*H interviewed by writer and educator Aretha...
by Danielle Bolton | Dec 10, 2019 | Stories
Meetings have become a major part of organisational life. Meetings well done can be highly productive and energising. We also know they can be inefficient, unproductive and time wasters. I’m surprised at the number of people who declare they don’t know why they are...
by Danielle Bolton | Dec 10, 2019 | Stories
Why reflect, what are the benefits, and why should we value it? One major reason is to counter the affliction of busyness. The busyness badge of honour has become ubiquitous. When people ask others “how they are?” the response is so often ‘busy’ and ‘under the pump’....