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A Facilitation Moment 3 – Oops; not my best response!

barbara pedersen August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 business planning, complexity, consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, Diversity, Equity, facilitation, fierce conversations, in-person facilitation, Inclusion, listening, Planning, process, Simplicity, strategic planning, virtual facilitation, Visual facilitation

The success of a session can hinge on one moment of facilitation. A facilitator recognizes these moments and responds appropriately for the benefit of the group. This post is the third in my Short Series of Facilitation Moments; stories of

A Facilitation Moment: a challenge by a participant

barbara pedersen July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 Belonging, collaboration, community, complexity, consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, Diversity, Equity, facilitation, fierce conversations, in-person facilitation, Inclusion, listening, nonprofit, online facilitation, Planning, silence, Simplicity, strategic planning

A facilitation moment. You know it! You are facilitating a group and this happens. ➡ A participant forcefully challenges an activity.➡ A participant challenges you or someone else about an idea.➡ A individual stands up and yells at everyone.And so

Facilitate Active Listening with a staff team

barbara pedersen March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 Belonging, consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, Diversity, Equity, facilitation, Fun, Inclusion, intersectionality, listening, strategic planning, Talking, team building, team work

Two people standing and facing each other. One is talking and gesturing and one is listening intently.

In a recent team building session with a staff team, I spontaneously facilitated an Active Listening technique as a group activity to help the participants enhance their communication skills. I usually use Active Listening with individuals talking in pairs. In

Facilitation magic!

barbara pedersen March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 Belonging, consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, Diversity, facilitation, in-person facilitation, Inclusion, listening, Planning, process, strategic planning

I am stoked, excited, happy, satisfied. Yesterday, I experienced the magic of facilitating an in-person session and an online session. I facilitate many sessions in these “venues” yet having these two events back-to-back intensified the comparison of what worked, and