The first presentation at TEDx Krakow last week was by Uwe and Gabriela von Seltmann. They told their story. Uwe (a German) had four grandfathers. The first two were both killed in WW2 and their respective widows both remarried. Grandfather One died an honourable soldier’s death fighting the Russians. Grandfather […]
Back on the road tomorrow, heading for Vienna to give some Israelis and Palestinians some training in basic mediation techniques. Back on Thursday if I survive. Maybe knowing next to nothing about the Middle East will help… While I am away treat yourselves to watching Appleseed: Fierce beautiful warrior babes […]
So, here I am at Krakow airport, my life ruined because of Fog. I may get back home today. There again, I may not. For now I sit and forlornly watch my laptop battery run down… Yesterday was the first time I had seen a TED event in action. TED […]
The TEDxKrakow event yesterday was fascinating as an opportunity to watch a series of short live presentations before an audience of some 600 people and spot which public speaking techniques work – and which don’t. My conclusions on the Art of Oratory. First, if you want to create a really eccentric […]
As the full horror of our impending house move comes into view, with the first cardboard boxes insinuating themselves into the house for some advance packing, Mrs Crawf and I have been seeking solace in new IT equipment. Thus Mrs C has made a quantum leap from her lumpy Tesco […]
Sorry folks. Fewer Crawford thoughts than usual gushing forth these days. Demand for Diplomatic Training for senior government officials and international organisations is accelerating nicely in popularity, requiring me to start working on preparing a number of different courses such as Networking with Impact, Speechwriting, Crisis Management and so on. Being […]
Professor Hal Lewis, a scientist of formidable distinction, has resigned from the American Physical Society in disgust at the way the Society’s leadership have (he says) been manipulating discussion on Climate issues. His letter is here. Read it – powerful words indeed: This scheming at APS HQ is so bizarre […]
First we had Labour politician G Brown in the UK ranting in the supposed privacy of his official car about a voter, Mrs Gillian Duffy. Now we have Democrat politician J Brown in California gearing up to describe his opponent Meg Whitman as a ‘whore’, not realising that his odious/sexist language was […]
So, here I am in shiny modern Vancouver, gearing up for the long flight home this evening. Our ADR Group session on Mediation at the Sharp End at the International Bar Association annual conference went well, with a joint presentation on the diplomatic, legal, negotiating and psychological issues arising from […]
Off I go to the International Bar Association annual conference, this year in lovely Vancouver. A vast gathering of lawyers. I am there with ADRg Ambassadors to help present a session on the different levels of mediation and negotiation skill needed when a racing yacht is grabbed by pirates. The point being […]
