This is what I’m doing NOW (February 2021)
(Inspired by Derek Sivers and Graham Allcott)
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With Patricia and Susanne, facilitating 3rd series of Live Well Die Wise virtual listening group which started 17th February.
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Writing and approaching publishers (now the 6th) for ‘Wild Waters – a route map for good leaders in bad trouble’.
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Completing guest blog for Association of Chairs on how the pandemic has changed UK third sector Chair CEO relationships
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Establishing core team and early stage prototyping of 'Civil Society GIFT' (Give It Forward Today) and preparing for u.lab 2x (mid February to mid May) which is a social transformation incubator offered by the Presencing Institute
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Coaching and supporting senior charity leaders through turbulent times ('Wild waters' indeed)
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Leading an international team to improve and extend and put the spotlight on facilitation methods in the methods library of the International Association of Facilitators hosted by SessionLab.
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As a member of the Europe Middle East regional team, initiating a scheme to buddy new members of the International Association of Facilitators in Europe and Middle East and helping to draft a volunteering policy for the region.
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With Salwa Dalallah (head of Conference Services for UN climate change secretariat, UNFCCC, for 18 years to 2015) delivered webinar 'Traditional Meeting Techniques Powers Climate Breakthrough' on 4th February based on this article Recording available under 'Interviews and Events' here
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Having coached and supported the team which created the ‘Next Gen Facilitation changing how people meet’ (新一代的促導員：重塑相遇與合作) training in Hong Kong, now awaiting confirmation of proposal from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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Supporting action to establish a climate assembly in Kingston, Surrey leading to my home town becoming carbon neutral
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Watching German and French news to be up to date with what going on and to take me a few steps closer to my lifetime ambition of being multilingual (still a long way to go).
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Delivering my third prepared speech at the Cathedral Heights bilingual (English Spanish) Toastmasters International club. Also practicing Spanish with Yabla and Memrise.
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Having nearly completed installation of 1000 litre water butts in my garden to weather the dry times this coming summer, I am now planning a new shed roof (with the much advice from my most helpful neighbour JC) which might even have a solar panel on it.
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Having organised and completed my own triathlon in September (Olympic distance, 1.5 Km swim, 40 Km cycle, 10.5Km run) I am now regularly swimming (Thames, temperatures at time of writing 5 degrees), running (park) and cycling (southern England) to keep my head and heart healthy during the winter. I have a place in the Allgäu Triathlon in southern Germany in August. I wonder if I'll make it.
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Enjoying hearing the engine of my 1968 BSA D14 motorbike, now running again and trying to be brave enough to head out on some autumn trips. Trying too work out what to do to fix the front shock absorbers which don't absorb the shocks any more.
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Hoping my recent COVID 19 jab will be effective and hoping that everyone will get theirs soon too
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On an inner journey to gain insight into why I am painfully provoked by certain things I see and hear. Am thinking about maybe writing a letter to my dad about it (he died 20 years ago).