studio non troppo : music : facilitation

It’s possible to set up a competition to make the task of picking someone to champion feel easier. Whether you call it a contest or an audition, you can manufacture scarcity and let the process filter out those who are too fragile, too introverted, or too time-consuming. You hope that the ones who survive and make […]

When I was in college, I learned how to fly. My primary flight instructor was Iris Critchell, a truly inspiring teacher. Iris had flown as a WASP in the ’40s; before that, in 1936, she swam in the Berlin Summer Olympics. I remember Iris talking about the spirit of camaraderie at the olympics. Everyone there […]