Comments on: Pushing boundaries http://vivmcwaters.com.au/2008/07/03/pushing-boundaries/ facilitation, working with groups Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:18:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Viv McWaters http://vivmcwaters.com.au/2008/07/03/pushing-boundaries/comment-page-1/#comment-1095 Viv McWaters Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:06:21 +0000 http://vivmcwaters.com.au/?p=314#comment-1095 Thanks Johnnie - I'm in the midst of a two-day facilitation training as I write this. I've provided participants with a blank, personalised not book to write their own process notes. I'll be interested to see how they use this tomorrow. Today we went to another space to do some improv and action methods and a few said they were getting anxious to get back to their note books to write down what we'd done. I like your suggestion to set a wide frame and come at learning from a completely different activity. I'll try that one! And I'll update how it work. Thanks Johnnie – I’m in the midst of a two-day facilitation training as I write this. I’ve provided participants with a blank, personalised not book to write their own process notes. I’ll be interested to see how they use this tomorrow. Today we went to another space to do some improv and action methods and a few said they were getting anxious to get back to their note books to write down what we’d done. I like your suggestion to set a wide frame and come at learning from a completely different activity. I’ll try that one! And I’ll update how it work.

]]> By: Johnnie Moore http://vivmcwaters.com.au/2008/07/03/pushing-boundaries/comment-page-1/#comment-1094 Johnnie Moore Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:35:55 +0000 http://vivmcwaters.com.au/?p=314#comment-1094 Hi Viv, I've been thinking about something similar. I notice how resistant I am to creating manuals about facilitation. I've also noticed people often assume that the way they choose to record something is a good way for others to understand it. (For me, that's most apparent when people start drawing me diagrams to explain something). So I like the idea of inviting participants to create their own record/stimulus whatever. (I'm reluctant to call it a training manual.) Maybe one could offer some kind of reflective activity like: what are the most memorable things you've learnt and how did you learn them? (Perhaps set the frame pretty wide so it could embrace stuff like learning to ski or sing or how to deal with a difficult boss, not just conventional work stuff). Bearing that in mind, what would be a good way to help embody what you've learnt so far... Would be interested to hear where you go with this, Viv. Hi Viv, I’ve been thinking about something similar. I notice how resistant I am to creating manuals about facilitation. I’ve also noticed people often assume that the way they choose to record something is a good way for others to understand it. (For me, that’s most apparent when people start drawing me diagrams to explain something). So I like the idea of inviting participants to create their own record/stimulus whatever. (I’m reluctant to call it a training manual.)

Maybe one could offer some kind of reflective activity like: what are the most memorable things you’ve learnt and how did you learn them? (Perhaps set the frame pretty wide so it could embrace stuff like learning to ski or sing or how to deal with a difficult boss, not just conventional work stuff). Bearing that in mind, what would be a good way to help embody what you’ve learnt so far…

Would be interested to hear where you go with this, Viv.

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