It's hard when architects think they agree on a system's design, but their mental models differ. @apaipi shares how asking everyone to draw the same monolith unveiled hidden misunderstandings, fostering crucial shared understanding and better architectural decisions.
#SoftwareArchitecture #Facilitation #DDD
Read, watch, or listen: https://virtualddd.com/facilitating-archdes/drawing-same-system-different-architectures/
Listening Mistakes Costing You Trust, Deals and Influence | R. Mullender on Episode 69 of Thriving Minds with Alberto Zandi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoOsP7CmUo0
Here's a guide to explicit communication mechanics that increase the likelihood that people receive and act on your messages at meetings.
#facilitation #ExplicitCommunication #messaging #repetition #timing #presenting #assnchat
The other day, I realized that I experience good facilitative listening as meditation. It's a great practice to practice!
A story about what happened when I let go of control while facilitating at a conference.
#meetings #EventDesign #control #facilitation #LessonsLearned #RiskyLearning #eventprofs
Be cautious about working with someone who calls themselves a "human catalyst". Because we all need to be open to change.
#FacilitatingChange #facilitation #catalyst #BeingOpenToChange
I'm a big fan of the "pair share" facilitation technique. Besides stimulating active engagement, we can use it for group work practice too!
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2023/05/pair-share-group-work-practice
#facilitation #PairShare #GroupWork #practice #TheThreeQuestions #eventprofs #assnchat
“A well-known principle of human behavior says that when we ask someone to do us a favor we will be more successful if we provide a reason. People simply like to have reasons for what they do.”
― Robert B. Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, 1984
#manipulation #persuasion #validation #influence #conversation #memory #neuroscience #campaigning #narratives #storyTelling #Psychology #socialPsych #socialPsychology #facilitation #Cialdini #book
One-on-one conversations can be sites where the more powerful party coerces the less powerful, sometimes through abusive behavior.
How does your organization protect its members against this dynamic?
#OrganizationalCommunication #organizing #coalition #facilitation
A Thanksgiving moment reminded me that, when working with people, the "bottom" of the group also needs support.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/facilitation/2021/11/support-the-bottom
Virtual Domain-Driven Design
Evan Genest
Adrian Segar
Estelle Platini
Todd Battistelli