Creative Facilitator | Trainer
Last week I received a request from someone wanting to connect on LinkedIn. His face didn’t look familiar. I accepted. Always happy to expand my online network.
I always send a welcome note.
“Hi there, thanks for connecting”.
“Would you be interested to work together?” he asks.
I check his profile again.
He’s based in South America working for an international organisation.
“Of-course!”
We schedule a Skype call.
At the annual KIKK Festival that took place in Namur last weekend, I entered a large shoe box that was standing outside the festival entrance. “A Mile in My Shoes” was written across the side. Not much to see inside except for the large shelf at the back of the room filled with shoe boxes. A warm welcome from a young man who asked for my shoe size.
I asked him,
“What’s this art project about?”
“You put on the shoes of someone and listen to their story.” he replied with a warm smile.
“Cool”
Then he repeated,
“So, what’s your shoe size?”
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