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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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“On the spot” session design

barbara pedersen business, business planning, collaboration, complexity, consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, facilitation, fierce conversations, in-person facilitation, Inclusion, lessons, nonprofit, online facilitation, Planning, Simplicity, storytelling, strategic planning, Talking, team building, team work
“On the spot” session design

I started with one session design and switched “on the spot” to another! I was ready to facilitate a second strategic planning session with a nonprofit board of directors when it took an unexpected turn. A few hours before the

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A Warm Face in Facilitation

barbara pedersen Belonging, business planning, collaboration, community, consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, Diversity, Equity, facilitation, Family, Fun, hybrid sessions, in-person facilitation, Inclusion, intersectionality, lessons, listening, nonprofit, online facilitation, Planning, silence, Simplicity, stories, storytelling, strategic planning, Talking, team building, team work, virtual facilitation, Visual 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.

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A Facilitation Moment #4 … deciding to NOT USE a small group discussion.

barbara pedersen Belonging, business, business planning, collaboration, community, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, Diversity, Equity, facilitation, in-person facilitation, Inclusion, learning styles, lessons, listening, process, Simplicity, strategic planning, team building, team work, virtual facilitation
A Facilitation Moment #4 … deciding to NOT USE a small group discussion.

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 is the 4th post in my series of Facilitation Moments that shifted a

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