Last week, I had the pleasure of being interviewed about Getting Messy on Jefferson Public Radio in Southern Oregon. Here’s the link to the interview: The listeners who called in shared fascinating insights about teaching, learning, and group dynamics. One caller, in particular, made a compelling observation about the “magic” of odd numbers in group…
An excerpt from my book Getting Messy: A guide to taking risks and opening the imagination for teachers, trainers, coaches, and mentor In the 1920s, Lincoln Steffans was a history student at the University of California Berkeley. As a freshman, he became engrossed in history and read everything he could find on the subject. It…
When I teach, I aim to work from a place I call “third space.” Third space is a creative state of openness—a space where new possibilities can emerge. To access it, I have to let go of being the “expert” and simply be present with what wants to unfold. The moment I try to control…
The creative process is how we engage with life, and all of us interact with life in different ways. For me, teaching has been my creative passion because it feels like the ultimate “meeting of life.” Every new group is a mystery—you never know who will show up or what challenges and gifts will emerge….
Thomas Aquinas once wrote, “To know a thing is to awaken to its depth, complexity, and presence.” According to Aquinas, everything—and everyone—secretly and profoundly desires to be known. Teaching and learning have always been my passions, and Aquinas’ insight illuminates how central beauty is to both. Beauty, in this sense, is about depth—the depth at…
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