Future forecasting

Using outcomes to create clarity through chaos.

barbara pedersen Belonging, business, business planning, collaboration, community, complexity, consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, fierce conversations, Fun, Future forecasting, governance, hybrid sessions, in-person facilitation, Inclusion, lessons, listening, nonprofit, online facilitation, Planning, Simplicity, stories, storytelling, team building, team work, virtual, virtual facilitation, Visual facilitation

“Clarity through chaos.” “We came together and found we had a common goal.”  I value this feedback from participants in two sessions I facilitated recently. Their success started when the group and I met before the session and articulated clear

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Learning from our past to plan our future: a Historical Scan

barbara pedersen business planning, complexity, consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, Future forecasting, governance, in-person facilitation, listening, nonprofit, strategic planning

I love a great Historical Scan technique when facilitating. I was reminded of the power of the Scan when I used it recently with the board and staff of a large provincial nonprofit organization. They wanted to decide the core

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Four BIG facilitation questions in 2017 … and now.

barbara pedersen Chris Pedersen, complexity, consulting, Conversation, Discussion, facilitation, Future forecasting, hybrid sessions, lessons, online facilitation, Planning, strategic planning, technology, Trends, virtual, virtual facilitation
Four BIG facilitation questions in 2017 … and now.

After a two-year absence, I visited the delightful Le Plateau/Mt Royal area in Montreal and re-discovered my favourite coffee shops. Memories return. In June 2017, at one of the cafes over latte and espresso drinks, Chris Pedersen and I created

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