hybrid sessions

Using outcomes to create clarity through chaos.

“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

A Warm Face in Facilitation

One of my favorite #facilitation activities which I created years ago is the “Warm Face.” Recently, I used this activity with two organizations; Wood Buffalo Regional Library and ElderCare Edmonton. Each group was developing a strategic plan. The Warm Face is a wonderful opening conversation.

A Strategic Plan is like a rainforest.

A Strategic Plan is like a rainforest.

A simile, metaphor, and analogy arrived in a workshop. It’s not a joke!  These techniques make wonderful facilitation tools. I recently facilitated a two-hour session to help members of a leadership team review, understand, and re-commit to their strategic plan.

Give Gain toGether: A facilitation technique for almost any topic.

Give Gain toGether: A facilitation technique for almost any topic.

Give Gain toGether: A technique to facilitate teambuilding, planning, opening and closing conversations, discussion guidelines … and just about any topic. About ten years ago, I created a technique I call Give Gain toGether for a community goal-setting and action-planning