Monthly Archives: January 2012
99 ways to tell a story
A recent project prompted me to dip back into Matt Madden’s wonderful picture book – 99 Ways to Tell a Story (Jonathan Cape 2006). Inspired by Raymond Queneau’s literary exercises, Madden, a comic book artist, has illustrated a story fragment … Continue reading
life in groups
In discussion with a group of facilitators yesterday I was asked for a constructivist take on the relationship tensions experienced in many work groups, which erupt so colourfully in meetings. I suggested starting with Jay Efran’s playwriting metaphor. I’ve used … Continue reading
not knowing
I enjoyed this recent comment by Suzanne Moore in praise of not knowing: “I don’t know what I am talking about. And, quite frankly, you should be relieved that I know that I don’t know. The world is full of … Continue reading
the optimistic brain
Tali Sharot is a research fellow at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, where she is exploring the ways in which our brains may be ‘hard-wired for optimism’. Her interest started on discovering our tendency to favourably mis-remember negative events, … Continue reading