The art of sitting on your hands

By Ineke Hurkmans

In this book the author shares a number of columns she published on various media, in order to give more insight and inspiration on the art of sitting on your hands. The basics of this is called Not Doing. 

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Jump Movement
• Release date: Mar 7, 2023
• ISBN: 9798889924807

Book preview

Contents

Intro

Silence Speaks

Self-organizing

Space

Brooding

Don't interfere

Laughing

Grow effortlessly

Hanging around

Not Doing leadership

Daily

Difficult or easy

Swarm

I don't know

Discomfort

Postpone judgement

Mirrors

Lonely leadership

I don't know (2)

Intention

Experiment

Supporter

Vulnerable

Thank you

Intro

Not Doing, the art of sitting on your hands.

It helps us to create space for others, it allows us to step out of the arrogant zone of 'I know it all' and it shows us the way to a more inclusive and empowering co-existing.

In this book there are a number of inspirational columns, so you get a a glimpse of what Not Doing means.

I hope you enjoy it.

Warm regards, Ineke Hurkmans

Silence Speaks

Ionce facilitated a Don't Do session with a team of 35 employees of a local government.People who debate, talk and participate in everything. Because that's their job. Talk to others. It is their strength, and it is their pitfall. As so often a strength can also be a pitfall.

After a short introduction I started with a structure that we often do in our Don't Do sessions, called: 'The Swarm'. I won't tell you the content, because it could just be that you ever participate in a Don't Do event and then the surprise is gone. So just like that with a cliffhanger.

Anyway, the bottom line is that there can be no