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Drawing out thoughts and emotions (Part 1)
In my exploration of what some people called ‘Depth Psychology’, I have been receiving psycho-analysis in recent months. There are a...
David
Jul 22, 20162 min read
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Individuation, Abstract Art and Corporate Learning (Part 1)
This post is related to my recent exposure to Jungian psychology and in fact the last post on abstract painting. I set out the Swiss...
David
Apr 14, 20163 min read
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French and Leadership – The limitation of traditional classroom training
Some thoughts came to my mind when I was attending my French class earlier this week. (Yes, apparently, I was not an attentive student...
David
Feb 11, 20162 min read
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What is really Reflection? (Cont’d)
I have further thought on this. Reflection is actually a few layers of ‘What does the experience mean to me?’ We asked ourselves...
David
Dec 25, 20152 min read
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What is really Reflection?
I am intrigued as I heard a colleague explaining what reflection really means. I have not really thought about it, and I like her...
David
Dec 18, 20151 min read
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A question on questionÂ
New learning experience last month. First, I worked a coach (for teams and individuals) in a CEIBS executive education program in...
David
Sep 15, 20152 min read
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Further thought on Co-designing with client
I wrote about the importance in designing with a representative from the sponsor, yet maintaining adequate direct contact with the...
David
Jun 14, 20151 min read
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Learning Sustainability
Coincidentally I entered into the discussion in separate occasions with others on how to sustain the impact of learning interventions. ...
David
Apr 12, 20153 min read
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TEDx
My on-going ‘Swiss adventure’ is a lot about conducting ‘experiments’ for my profession. The Tavistock experience is definitely an...
David
Feb 14, 20151 min read
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Tavistock Experience – Learning Design
Further reflection on the Tavistock experience – As said, it is a very uncommon learning experience. To the extreme, for some parts, I...
David
Feb 3, 20152 min read
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Power of Facilitation
I talked about Professor Michael Sandel before here. I am drawn to his works again given what is going on in Hong Kong. It is again...
David
Nov 11, 20142 min read
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Sit on your hands and shut up
I heard a veteran facilitator talking about Open Space earlier this month. Great wisdom. She said that there are 3 necessary conditions...
David
Oct 17, 20141 min read
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Facilitation at High Schools
I am taking an edx course on the topic of learning. In doing so, I come across a video describing a teaching practice in the US. I...
David
Aug 5, 20141 min read
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‘Learning’ from Ancient Chinese
Triggered by a discussion with a friend, I would like to write a few posts about Chinese ancient wisdom, and more importantly what it...
David
Jun 19, 20143 min read
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Leadership Development
A friend of mine once attended a Leadership Development workshop all the way in the US. I supposed it was a huge investment by the...
David
May 4, 20141 min read
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‘Check-In’ in Phone Meetings
A useful post on the HBR Blog - Create Human Connection in a Virtual Teams. A reflection as I read through it.... on the idea of...
David
Feb 13, 20141 min read
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Be careful about L3 and L4
A great piece of learning I got in talking to a learning / training veteran – It goes like this: Business leader: ‘I am sending people to...
David
Feb 7, 20141 min read
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Why Leadership Development Programs Fail
This Mckinsey article is rather comprehensive. I particularly like the part ‘…….companies should strive to make every major business...
David
Jan 31, 20141 min read
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Action Learning in Action
I was excited about what I experienced in an internal meeting conducted in India. Basically there were a few leadership development...
David
Jan 30, 20141 min read
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