This is the fourth in the TENDERNESS series.

In June I co-hosted The Flow Game Host Reunion, a gathering of Flow Game Hosts from around the world. We found strength and inspiration in being together, but more than that, a commitment to leaning into each other to offer more.

The Flow Game is a play...

Notice the question I’m asking isn’t “Is disruption a comfortable thing?” or “Is disruption an easy thing?” Nope. That’s not the question. This question is aimed at looking into the nature of disruption, and considering that experiencing, it might not be a binary construct.

My friend Phil Cass, who...

This the third post in the TENDERNESS series

Many people have told me they feel "in the gap" right now, sure that something new is coming, but not sure exactly what comes next. One person told me they feel the energy in many associations they are connected to, which are all trying to do good work a...

This the second post in the TENDERNESS series

In July I was part of the first Art of Hosting in Armenia. It was aimed at Russian speakers. The callers had a deep wish to create new ground across different groups through participatory practice. They talked about their desire to help the circle "unbu...

This is the first in the TENDERNESS series.

It has been awhile since I've reflected in public. My last newsletter back in March focused on edges, indeed, I've faced a few recently -- in myself and others. That means now I need to put the focus on what to do once we've gone over the edge.

Over the ...

This week when I popped into the grocery store I found a crowd got there before me. The lines were so long for the self check out that I joined one of the ordinary checkout lines.

We inched along and I finally saw why. The cashier was a much older man, but obviously new at the job. He was turning e...

At the beginning of November I was a guest at the Rotterdam Change Days. Started as the Berlin Change Days about 15 years ago, this event is now moving from place to place and also happening online.

This year's theme was "At Work in the Ruins," taken from the book of the same title by Dougald Hine,...

During the Art of Hosting training in Innsbruck last week, someone posted a session in Open Space that really caught my eye -- What does potential need to become visible? 

You might also ask it like this: What is needed in me/us to be able to notice the potential that is hidden in every moment, e...

Where are your places of practice? Who is your community?

Back in 2008 I was part of a conference hosting team in Takayama, Japan. We were invited by the Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA), the forerunner of the International Association of Facilitators, to host the different parts of the then UN ...

They say that when the student is ready, the teacher appears. I've also learned that if the inquiry is sincere, the opportunity arises...

Since the beginning of the year I have been journeying with the question: "What is life helping me see about my journey into eldership and stewarding?" So I shou...