Halftime Conversation with Alice Blackwell

Описание: She found her dream career by walking past a sign on the way to university. Alice Blackwell's accidental journey into facilitation proves the best things happen when you stay open.

Alice Blackwell is a facilitator, workshop designer, and champion of participatory engagement. In this conversation, she shares how she went from studying Spanish and French to working in airport hospitality to discovering facilitation through an LGBT Youth Centre she stumbled upon walking to university. After being made redundant from ICA UK, she turned that push into a freelance career - and even started making and selling sticky walls on Etsy.

We explore why decisions shouldn't just filter down from the top, how to make online events people actually want to attend, and the tools and mindset shifts that keep Alice productive and connected as a solo entrepreneur.

📌 IN THIS EPISODE:
• How an accidental detour led Alice to her life's calling
• Why your biggest strength can also be your biggest weakness
• The "10-minute rule" for keeping online audiences engaged
• Flow Club: virtual coworking for solo accountability
• Why walking side-by-side creates better conversations than face-to-face
• Gretchen Rubin's Four Tendencies and the "obliger" hack
• Two book recommendations: The Miracle Morning & Let Them Theory

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Introduction and welcome
00:32 - What Alice does: facilitation and workshops
01:16 - Origin story: languages to facilitation
06:38 - Redundancy as a nudge to go freelance
10:16 - The Miro board summit innovation
15:00 - The 10-minute engagement rule
19:10 - Services: tech support, planning, sticky walls
25:37 - Superpowers: communication and openness
28:40 - Kryptonite: people-pleasing and niche clarity
36:27 - Staying connected: co-working and networking
41:31 - Flow Club for accountability
44:54 - Four Tendencies framework
47:53 - Book: The Miracle Morning
50:10 - Book: Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
54:00 - Where to find Alice

👤 ABOUT ALICE BLACKWELL:
Alice is a facilitator and workshop designer based in Stockport, UK. She helps organisations design participatory workshops, run engaging online events, and create strategic plans that bring everyone's voice to the table. She trained with ICA UK in facilitation methods and also makes sticky walls for facilitators.

🔗 CONNECT WITH ALICE:
Website: https://aliceblackwell.com
Email: [email protected]

📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED:
• Flow Club - flowclub.com
• ICA UK - ica-uk.org.uk
• Miro - miro.com
• The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod - https://amzn.to/4aVnqQN
• Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins - https://amzn.to/4qR9wox
• Gretchen Rubin's Four Tendencies - https://amzn.to/4qR9wox

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