The Riyadh Comedy Festival Opinions - A Rough Reflection
A rough reflection on the outpour of opinions by American comedians regarding those participating in the Riyadh Comedy Festival 2025.
Some Reflections on A.I.
Reflections on the various reactions to A.I. and its usages.
What Lebanese Stand-up Comedy Could Be
A reflection on stand-up comedy in Lebanon, specifically working on Aam Jarrib.
About Failure…
A paradigm shift and look into failure, mistakes, and our relationships to them.
You Have Your Improv and I Have Mine
How Raffi Feghali sees improv and Halim Al-Hakawati at the Amsterdam Storytelling Festival.
Greatness and Narratives
How are heroes made? How are villains made?
The Non-Dilemma of Improv Characters
Where did suspension of disbelief go in improv?
Coffee and Coaching
A reflection on a couple of points of intersection between coffee brewing and coaching.
The NBA: My Constant Improv and Storytelling Teacher
Watching the NBA has been a great teacher of improv and storytelling for me. Here's an introduction that will hopefully be followed by more in-depth reflections.
Art Will Not Save the World (or When to Say “No” to an Arts for Development Project)
A reflection on when and how art, especially theater and music, can create real, strategic change.
Ball - An Introduction
“Ball” is an improv game that encompasses more skills than meets the eye. Here’s the start of a deep dive into it.
A Coaching Methodology
As I started coaching about 5 years ago, I have developed a methodology since then. Here is its skeleton.
A Take on and Usage of The Third Space
The third space or liminal space as a term and concept has been on the rise in recent years. This is my reflection and take on it, as well as how I use it.
The Process of Reflection
One of the basic pillars of experiential learning - or any learning for that matter - is the process of reflection. I’m big on reflection and there will probably be a lot of posts here about that process.
Systems Thinking in Peacebuilding
Systemic conflict analysis is one of the most comprehensive conflict analysis tools in use today. Here’s why and how I got into it.
Arts-Based Interventions
Arts-based interventions and why they work (or don’t).