Category: facilitation technique

The Five Keys to success

The first key: Knowing what you want Successful people know what they want. They know who they want to be and where they want to go. In other words, they have a very clear picture of what success means to them.  Do you know what you want? This is the first step to power and… Continue reading The Five Keys to success

Telling a good story

The way you tell a story either inspires you or keeps you in a state of despondency. It doesn’t have to be a long story either most of the stories that impact our lives profoundly can be told in a couple of sentences. For instance: ‘Suffering has been in my family for many generations –… Continue reading Telling a good story

Storytelling for Self-Discovery and Growth

By consciously engaging in storytelling, both by sharing our own narratives and by analyzing the stories that influence us, we can gain valuable insights into ourselves, challenge limiting beliefs, and actively shape our personal growth and future. Aspect of Self-Discovery/Growth How Storytelling Facilitates It Understanding Self and Identity Our understanding of ourselves and the world… Continue reading Storytelling for Self-Discovery and Growth

Why do people like listening to stories?

We may as well ask “why do people read newspapers?”, or “why do people watch television?” Somewhere in our DNA there’s a compelling vibrating strand asking so be told a story, because stories help us to survive and experience happiness. For as long as human beings have had language, children have learnt about hunting, travelling,… Continue reading Why do people like listening to stories?

Leadership & Exco. Storytelling Skills

We work with Leadership & Exco. to improve storytelling confidence, ability & delivery. We work one-on-one or with a group up to 15 participants. Group Sessions Group sessions last one day going into the evening, preferably in a venue with a fireside around which stories can be told and shared under African skies at night.… Continue reading Leadership & Exco. Storytelling Skills

Ukhamba – the African Gourd Pumpkin

Ukhamba is the Nguni word for Calabash. You pronounce it OO-KHAM-BA. The Calabash is a gourd pumpkin that has been used by ancient people throughout Africa as a container in which to brew beer, store medicines, valuable herbs and water. But the concept of Ukhamba is more than this – it is a metaphor for… Continue reading Ukhamba – the African Gourd Pumpkin

It’s not just the conversations we have but it’s also the taboo conversations that define us

Typically in organisations, people converse around certain topics and experiences. And in day to day interactions they observe things that happen; what people say and what people actually end up doing. Dissonance and paradox emerge when what people say doesn’t align with what they do. Cliques forms, stories are shared, grapevines are energised and subcultures… Continue reading It’s not just the conversations we have but it’s also the taboo conversations that define us

Using African Dilemma Tales for Children

An African Dilemma tale is a unique style of participative storytelling. It is a story that has no end other than that provided by the participants. And even then, the story continues…… Why are dilemma tales important for children in the digital age? Children are bombarded with conflicting stories every day. They ingest cartoons, news,… Continue reading Using African Dilemma Tales for Children

Tips for Skillful Storytelling

Here are some tips for skillful storytelling. Start off by Visualising the story! Imagine the sounds, tastes, smells, textures and colours in the story. It is only when you experience the story vividly yourself that your audience can experience it! Experience your story until the characters become as real to you as the people and places… Continue reading Tips for Skillful Storytelling

Social Game Theory for LARPers

If you research ‘game theory’ on the web, you’ll find the main references refer to game theory in terms of mathematical models as would be used in economics, psychology, politics etc.. The main focus of this piece is upon social games that include many of the games that we play in our daily lives. The… Continue reading Social Game Theory for LARPers

Conversations That Count – Assessment Surveys

WHAT IF? You had to find out the opinions of 2000 people around a specific issue in a diverse global company within 24 hours …. and begin a harmonising process…… or to urgently raise leadership self-awareness, you wished to ascertain for every member of a leadership and management team, how every member of staff and… Continue reading Conversations That Count – Assessment Surveys