5 Monkeys

Last week, we hosted our training at Greenbizz.brussels! Over 3 transformative days, we focused on personal growth, mastering new collaboration skills, and developing strategies to manage our own defense mechanisms. 🧠✨

Over the years, we’ve heard a lot about in organizations. But what if that’s not what's really happening in your workplace? What if everything is "peachy"? 🤔 You might be caught in what we call the "Peace Paradox".

👉 Intrigued? Check out the article below to uncover what it is and what you can do about it. 🛠️

💡 Want to dig in more? Join us for the next Radical Collaboration training in January 2025. Find all the details here: https://t.ly/Rhrct

The "Peace" Paradox in your organisation In recent years, the workplace environment has evolved significantly. Battlefield behaviors that were once common in professional settings—such as openly blaming others for project failures, approaching conflict as a battle to be won at any cost, and refusing to listen to differing perspectives—...

Just had 2 days of intensive learning about Deep Democracy. Want to more? Take a look here:

Deep Democracy | IAPOP Definition of Deep Democracy The concept of Deep Democracy was developed by Arnold Mindell. It is defined as an attitude and a principle. Attitude: Deep Democracy is an attitude that focuses on the awareness of voices that are both central and marginal. This type of awareness can be focused on group...

Trying out a different style of graphic recording...

On Saturday I was focussing on the bigger picture: what kind of Europe do we want? The open day at the European Parliament allowed many people to share their story.
With Visuality, Mara Callaert & Ale Alej

The nicest work is the one where you can do something you like on a topic that makes a difference. The last 2 days I was graphic recording for the thematic workshop on well-being and empowerment of young migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in the framework of @ JINT vzw with Sofie Van Zeebroeck & Andreia Henriques

Bertrand Russell on the Ten Commandments of Teaching:

1. Do not feel absolutely certain of anything.
2. Do not think it worth while to proceed by concealing evidence, for the evidence is sure to come to light.
3. Never try to discourage thinking for you are sure to succeed.
4. When you meet with opposition, even if it should be from your husband or your children, endeavor to overcome it by argument and not by authority, for a victory dependent upon authority is unreal and illusory.
5. Have no respect for the authority of others, for there are always contrary authorities to be found.
6. Do not use power to suppress opinions you think pernicious, for if you do the opinions will suppress you.
7. Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
8. Find more pleasure in intelligent dissent than in passive agreement, for, if you value intelligence as you should, the former implies a deeper agreement than the latter.
9. Be scrupulously truthful, even if the truth is inconvenient, for it is more inconvenient when you try to conceal it.
10. Do not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool’s paradise, for only a fool will think that it is happiness.

With all his buzz around the graphic recording, one might almost forget I love to facilitate as well. Today, I supported DG Employment on the annual convention for Inclusive Growth in Brussels.

We paired up with The Visual Hub and Visuality to offer an extensive training agenda on and techniques. Check it out and book your place!
http://visuality.eu/events/

We paired up with The Visual Hub and our amazing network of facilitators (❤️ 5 Monkeys Katrien Barrat)to offer an extensive training agenda on and techniques. Check it out and book your place!
http://visuality.eu/events/

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