Appreciative inquiry during a pandemic: can it be useful?

Appreciative inquiry is a key part of our work to support organisations and individuals in creating meaningful change.  But what is it and why is it useful?  And more importantly, is it useful right now, during a pandemic? In this article, I will discuss the key...

Do difficult conversations have to be difficult?

Quotefancy There’s a lot of content out there about how to have difficult conversations. These often focus on tools and techniques to plan and prepare and how to be during the conversation. Whilst these guides can be useful, framing these conversations as being...

What’s in a name?

I’m often asked about my company name.  Firstly, how do you spell Feldspar and secondly, what does it mean?  Why did I choose it? Well, I love moonstones and jewellery and so hit upon ‘Feldspar’ as my company name which is the geological term for the...

The individual journey of change

I am currently writing up my PhD which focuses on how organisations manage change.  Well, there is more to it than that but it takes a while to explain!  Anyway, I was reflecting the other day on the key themes that have come out of my research so far and once I had...