Coaching and Facilitation Development
June Muse Letter Whether you are on the receiving end or on the giving end of a learning/change process, I invite you to write to me and vent all your frustrations about it. You are welcome to play the ‘meanie’ and let rip – even if just for fun. As they say, many a truth …
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Petro have been invited to run a session at the 2016 Be the Difference Knowledge Management Summit. On Friday I will test a Strategic Narrative Embodiment technique for the summit called “rapid Role Recasting”. For the first time, instead of using participants to embody their own stories, I will be using actors from Drama for …
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INVITATION TO CATCH PIGS Pig catching is what coaches and facilitators do when we chase the moment of insight that brings shift and transformation in our clients. Please note: No pigs get harmed, our pigs are purely metaphorical and they have wings. Bring your curiosity, your open minds and your questions. Join us on Friday …
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Strategic Narrative Embodiment – Transformative facilitation for organisations This course is presented online as an eFacilitation course in partnership with Drama for Life, University of the Witwatersrand School of Arts. Re-frame forever how you coach and facilitate Everything is changing so fast, but people struggle to adapt. T his course will re-frame your reality and …
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Introduction to Strategic Narrative Embodiment Techniques Can these coaching & facilitation tools work for you? Tools that allow you to: Structure the experience while allowing fluid interaction Focus on the needs of the client and yet open up possibilities for new ideas They are Strategic allowing you to meet and exceed client needs and expectations. …
Before the dream was planted, there was no resistance to change, only stuckness and possibly despair, or maybe just ignorance of what is possible. Yet, once a dream is planted, one type of resistance after another pops up to frustrate both you and your client
Dr. Petro Janse van Vuuren is an Applied Theatre learning strategist and researcher. Through her work she strives to inspire and equip those who inspire and equip others. Petro is the director of Playing Mantis People Development Consultants (Pty) Ltd. – a consulting business in organizational Development where she uses Applied Theatre as vehicle for …
Our publications Doctoral Thesis by Dr. Petro Janse van Vuuren: Mirror Mirror on the Wall: Dramatic Characterisation as a Means for Reflecting on Personal Values. Masters Thesis by Burgert Kirsten: The influence of a team development intervention (improvisational theatre) on climate for work group innovation. Article: Janse van Vuuren, P. 2016. Keeping promises: A Strategic Narrative Embodiment model …
Who are we? Playing Mantis is a creative training and development consultancy that straddles the worlds of organisational psychology and theatre arts. All our workshops and interventions are customised to address our clients’ specific needs. We are trained in cutting edge methodologies that- create a space for participants to find innovative solutions for their challenges …