One of the big challenges of our time is that we are just head and shoulders on a screen. We forget we have a heart that needs to sit quietly from time to time and reflect. We forget we have a body that needs to move. Increasingly, many people are experiencing Zoom...
Gratitude is Like Oxygen
Gratitude can be wonderfully affirming, surprisingly life-giving, noticeably motivating, and importantly respectful. Human beings need gratitude. However, many of us need to learn to give and receive it. In these times of increased isolation and speed of work, Global...
Miro as a Digital Whiteboard
One of my teams started using Miro as a digital whiteboard, and I was really excited to be able to use the "sticky notes" (term used by Miro) function to brainstorm and sort ideas like we’ve done with Post-it notes in-person. Once we tried it out, it became clear...
Start with the Heart: A Warm-Up to Consider
I could never have imagined I would start a meeting with personal images of joy…But I did!
Being a Contemplative Practitioner
This is about you taking ownership of your growth and learning. Each individual is unique with their own interests, skills and preferred ways of doing things.
The Journey of a Seasoned Practitioner
Our colleague, Tyler Phillips, recently designed a solo retreat for himself and we interviewed him about it. We are keen to share this interview with you because the whole idea of a solo retreat sounds so scrumptious and healthy after the year we’ve all had! GLP has...
Showing up with Openness and Authenticity
For a variety of reasons, social contact with friends and extended family, neighbors and co-workers has been limited because of the global pandemic. Many folks have wisely heeded all the public health recommendations by wearing masks, practicing physical distancing,...
A New Principle: Resilience
As we were preparing for and designing a reading group experience, a new principle emerged: resilience. I had said to Valerie: “If this design does not work for those who come to the Zoom session, we can just drop it. Forget about it.” Val replied, “How about, we...
How to Use the Chat Box, Respectfully
Over the past months of virtual meetings – and there have been plenty of them – there has been much testing and experimentation with technology. One such technique has been the Chat feature; all virtual platforms have it and most of us use it. For me, the Chat feature...
Good Habits for Using Open Questions
We’ve all been on the receiving end of a poorly-framed question in a learning situation. You know the ones I’m talking about; where your first response is “What’s she getting at?”
Jamming with Jamboard, a Virtual Whiteboard
If you have ever attended an International Budget Partnership (IBP) in-person training, chances are you scribbled some thoughts on tiny sticky notes and stuck them on flip charts around the room. We at IBP love our flip charts, color markers and sticky notes. We haul...
10 Tips for Closing a Learning Event
Closing a learning event is as important as opening it! This is the moment when learners are invited to envision how the new learning will show up in their daily lives. Closing activities are essential to solidify and transfer the learning that took place during the...