3D Ideas 822: Challenging not Scary

Claire writes: “Rapport is an important part of conversations – enough rapport – because too much rapport building, I think, can set a tone to a conversation where it’s more difficult to get the work done. Pre-conversations can help here. What...

3D Ideas 815: Three Days

Claire writes: “Sam emailed round the team last week to share that in order to support people to embed their learning, she was asking them to reflect and practice more after they have left the training room. She asks people to complete a reflective log to bring...

3D Ideas 813: Inverse Proportion

Claire writes: Brene Brown leads the way in using grounded research theory in academic learning. It’s great to see how systematic experiential insights can be given value. We learn so much by noticing patterns (and who knows – one day one of us might turn...

3D Ideas 808: Pot Bound?

Claire writes: “I can still remember starting out on this journey of coaching and asking someone I respected for one tip. ‘Make sure that you spend time with people who are better than you’, she said. That insight has been really useful personally...

3D Ideas 803: Coaching and Dementia

Claire writes: “It’s great to get feedback from people on our courses. Listen to what happened in someone’s 10 minute conversation. This was in church. It could equally have been at the GP’s surgery or with a neighbour. ‘You may think...

3D Ideas 798: Backstitch

Claire writes: “Sewing. As you begin to hand sew and pass a needle through thick fabric, you can never be quite sure where the needle will come up – until you see the point coming through and decide whether to keep pulling it out, or reposition it. The...