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Karen Grayburn: Coaching Profile

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"A Mindful Coaching and Facilitation Consultant" by Karen Grayburn. Professional Summary Karen is an enthusiastic, emotionally engaged, and mindful coaching and facilitation consultant. Having spent the last twenty years in technical positions around the world within the field of Information Systems, Karen has come to believe that there is a definite synergy between those and our own Human Systems. With a deep interest and training in Mindfulness, Karen’s coaching style encompasses the mindful and compassionate techniques she has embodied. She has also attained an MSc from the University of Aberdeen in Studies in Mindfulness and is qualified as Ready to Teach for both the MBLC and CBLC courses provided by the Mindfulness Association. Karen is also an Enhanced, and Real-Time Change® Facilitator in LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® method and materials. She has published a book based on her research carried out for her MSc Studies in Mindfulness: “ How can the practice of Mindfulness

The Past helping the Present

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"Beach, past & present" by amira_a is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Carl Sagan wrote “You have to know the past to understand the present.” Well in my case, it seems that the knowledge of my professional past (IT consultant, Knowledge Management, web development, technical architect....) is enabling me to understand the need to reinvent myself technologically for the present moment - which inevitably will sow the seed for the future. All this knowing from the past is helping me to get ready to start this new project. To get it out in the open and to be technically ready for the next stage of the process. It has been a long process. Getting the website code re-engineered, moving the domains to a more stable development environment, engaging and reinventing my social media presence, resurrecting my blog, bringing it all into the new coding paradigm of this decade and optimising the whole lot for search engines. I couldn't believe it when I realised that my old website

Introducing a Career Pivot and MindfulPlayUK

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We Understand Knowledge Management. We Practice Mindfulness. We Play Seriously. We are Mindfulness and LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® consultants and provide clients with consultants skilled in: Knowledge and Information Management Mindfulness: Ready to Teach Mindfulness-Based Living Courses (MBLC) LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methodology: certified facilitator Areas of training, development and support of systems, projects and people Speaking English, Spanish and French We have supplied consultants for organizations in Norway, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. "We Understand Knowledge Management. We Practice Mindfulness. We Play Seriously." These three statements encapsulate a powerful approach to effective knowledge management and personal growth. By understanding knowledge management principles, practicing mindfulness, and engaging in serious play, individuals and organizations can enhance their ability to create, capture, share, and apply knowledg