I remember pedaling my shiny blue bike with its banana seat (think a looooong narrow seat which I thought was very cool at the time), up my neighbourhood street, and through the little shopping centre gate. Then up the long hill, I panted as I pedaled and just when I started to feel the sweat run … [Read more...] about Just the facts ma’am
What do these two pictures, one of a garage and one of the ocean, have in common? What about this picture? What do you see when you look at it? Would you believe me if I told you they were the same thing? Most people see a beach when they look at the above, but it’s actually the … [Read more...] about Learning culture and change go together like peanut butter and jam
Last week I talked about a horrible example I took part in where learning was not at all accessible. Butterflies in my stomach were only one of my symptoms I was in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong instructor. Here are 10 examples of how I’ve made learning more accessible and … [Read more...] about 10 examples of how to make learning more accessible for everyone
I was about to experience one of the worst teaching examples of inclusion ever. The auditorium was packed. I was sitting in my seat with my palms sweating and a cage full of butterflies in my stomach, which were threatening to escape. I was nervous and completely out of my element. I’d … [Read more...] about My palms were sweating and the butterflies in my stomach were threatening to escape
Rain chimes Prisms, rain chimes, textured pillows, the Fete de la Musique in Paris and the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. Any guesses what these all have in common? They’re all examples of things that bring joy which Ingrid Fetell describes in her book Joyful, the surprising power of … [Read more...] about Ten tickets to sparking more joy for yourself (and why that’s so darn important)
“You can’t develop a side thing, lob it over the fence and expect it to be picked up,” said my lovely coffee companion Steven Webb, Senior Advisor, Change Management for UNHABITAT. I believe we’re all change agents, so when I got the chance to site down with a change master maestro, I nabbed … [Read more...] about Change management musings from a change master maestro
The family favourite cornbread recipe is dog eared and not a little stained. It’s passed through many kitchens in a couple of countries. Now I’d brought it to Kenya. And it was the reason I was standing dazed and not a little confused in an endless aisle of flours, searching for … [Read more...] about Four tools of intercultural living (maise meal included)
The rain poured down so hard it formed a veil, one that I couldn’t see through but I hoped my driver could. As we pulled up to the UN Base in Entebbe, Uganda, he tried to get the car as close to the building as possible so I wouldn’t get soaked. Wishful thinking. I was in Entebbe to do a … [Read more...] about The roof collapsed, the venue was flooded, I was soaked and I was about to give a workshop
Imagine you’re a professional clown for a minute. You’ve perfected your makeup. Your face is your work of art. It’s what makes your clown you. How do you protect your clown face from someone else copying it? And what the heck does this have to do with learning? Hang … [Read more...] about Imagine you’re a professional clown for a minute.…
