We give a lot of thought to what we should be meeting about, but very little to how we should engage in these meetings in support of the topics on the table. In the facilitation world, the term ‘to create a container’ refers to the intentional establishment of a supportive and safe environment for individuals or groups to engage in conversation, learning, growth and collaboration. This concept draws inspiration from the idea that a container holds and shapes the space within it. When facilitators, leaders, or even just parties to a conversation therefore create a container intentionally, they are essentially setting the stage for meaningful interactions to occur.
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More meetings do not necessarily lead to more connection. Instead, we need fewer, but higher quality gatherings. Gatherings that leave people inspired and re-energised. Meetings that support the work we want to do, instead of standing in the way of it.
Read moreThe unexpected lesson music has taught us.
How unexpected that this free resource showed us again and again, how it is able to change the mood, how it can connect people, how it creates space for reflection, how it can restore or energise, and how it can create a sense of togetherness.That is perhaps because humans, over the ages, have made music together and apart. We are wired to understand the language of music, and what struck us in this time, is the way in which music was able to colour the virtual containers of our gatherings.
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