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3D Ideas 955: Where There’s a Will There’s a Way
Claire writes: “It’s a Bank Holiday in the UK today - so here’s a video to watch that will make you laugh and bring some learning! Talking about the art of improv, the presenter notices that “Willingness to embrace change in the moment lies at the heart of everything...
3D Ideas 954: Black and White Thinking
Ruth writes: “When I was little, I remember my Dad making me argue that black was white and white was black. I think he thought that it was an exercise in formulating an argument. I think it may have just blown my little brain! These days I still fight with the ideas...
3D Ideas 953: Momentum
Claire writes: “Working out what we are doing before we dive into the work in a conversation (rightsizing) can feel like it will be a strange thing we do before we start talking properly. But it’s not a series of answers to tick before we start. In reality, it’s a...
3D Ideas 952: Trust the Process
Ruth writes: “Training for a marathon is tough, I've decided. The London Marathon I was due to run in April 2020 is now this October and I'm finding my third attempt at marathon training the hardest yet. I keep hearing my inner voice telling me "you should give up......
3D Ideas 951: Asking Optimistically
Claire writes: “On the last advanced practicum, we were talking about the difference between what is the focus for a single conversation, and the focus that was previously agreed for the whole relationship. It was interesting to notice how difficult we were finding...
3D Ideas 950: Wisdom
Claire writes: “For a few weeks, I’ve been sitting with an article by David Brooks in the New York Times. I thought the heart of it was about listening until I picked it up again this week: "People only change after they’ve felt understood. The really good confidants...
3D Ideas 949: The Bracken
Claire writes: “I have a favourite morning walk. It’s an ancient path where traders used to carry salt. Over the four months we have lived here, the scenery has changed. The bluebell wood with wide views has become a path full of high bracken. This morning I notice...
3D Ideas 948: Flow and Fluency
Claire writes: “Returning to last week’s theme of interrupting, I am often asked ‘how do you know if someone is thinking?’. When people are in flow in their thinking, they are more likely to be disfluent in their speech. This sounds like hesitation, talking staccato,...
3D Ideas 947: Interrupting
Thanks to Stuart who has given his permission, with the agreement of ‘Jane’ to share what happened when he harnessed the courage to interrupt her speaking. This is so different from the habit many of us have acquired which is to talk and interrupt someone’s thinking:...