dusty gedge 

The Juggling Coach and Environmentalist

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Accelerated learning through juggling

Juggling is not only fun; it is the perfect way to show how easily behaviours and habits can be changed through good coaching. Dusty Gedge demonstrates how to acquire new skills and coach others effectively in this fun juggling session.

  • Dusty Gedge will kick off a conference or energise an afternoon agenda with his juggling session, teaching up to 500 delegates how to juggle.
  • The sessions are run with the process of juggling in mind. The most important issue is what happens in between the throw and the catch.
  • Dusty highlights that it's the fear of failure, which is the biggest block to experimentation and progress. No one wants to drop a ball, yet it's a necessary requirement when learning to juggle. Educating high achievers to take a risk and accept that they may fail, can be a challenge in itself. Its often learning through failure that enables us to progress to the next level.
  • This method of coaching is unique, and takes between 45 minutes to an hour. The success rate is around 80% and those who do not master the basics, generally go away and master them in their own time.
  • The juggling session is often the highlight of the day. It can be tailored to the conference theme and delegates can leave with branded juggling balls - a lasting memory of the event.

Environmental expert

Aside from his circus antics though, Dusty Gedge is also Director of www.livingroofs.org, the Independent Green Roof Association and UK representative for the European Green Roof Association. He offers a highly informative presentation on how organisations can address some key environmental issues and concerns. At the 2004 British Environmental and Media Awards he won the prestigious Andrew Lees Memorial Award and he regularly speaks at environmental events such as www.ecobuild.co.uk. As a campaigner for green roofs in the UK, Dusty works hard to promote an holistic approach to sustainability in a field which is notoriously inadequate in dealing with the full gamut of sustainability. He believes green roofs will become an important element in climate change adaptability, Dusty has designed a number of exemplary green roofs and advises the GLA, English Nature and the Environment Agency in the London and Thames Valley Gateway.


Bus Shelters in Sheffield & Barclays Bank roof in Canary Wharf, London

testimonials

"Thank you for the tremendous effort you put in to the 'Surprise Yourself in 40 Minutes' workshop at our divisional conference last week; people enjoyed the session enormously. Getting 1,200 Royal Mail managers to achieve a three-ball cascade is no mean feat!" - Robert Branch, Director & General Manager, Royal Mail

"Thanks for conducting such an excellent juggling session at the SMA conference last week. It achieved more than I had hoped and the delegates loved it" - Brian Darnley, Production Director, AVC Eclipse

"Many thanks for presenting such a great, fun workshop at our conference last week. I think that without exception, everyone thoroughly enjoyed your session and is now well on the way to acquiring a valuable new skill." - David Muir, Health at Work