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Thoughts for the new year about women, business models, and Ikigai

barbara pedersen January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 books, business planning, complexity, consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, Future forecasting, listening, online facilitation, Planning, reading, silence, Simplicity, strategic planning, virtual facilitation, Visual facilitation

Ikigai as a business model? It is to me. Recently, I participated in a thought-provoking conversation with three women. We explored the topic of entrepreneurship and business development by women. How can we develop a business model that more intentionally

How did we do? Evaluating short and long-term facilitation processes

barbara pedersen December 13, 2021December 13, 2021 consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, in-person facilitation, lessons, listening, nonprofit, online facilitation, Planning, strategic planning, virtual, virtual facilitation, Visual facilitation

“Thanks for your excellent facilitation of this process.” These are gratifying words to receive in an email 3/4 of the way through a 10-month strategic planning process. The ebb and flow of a longer facilitated process are uniquely different than

It’s OK to say “no” to a hybrid session.

barbara pedersen October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 complexity, consulting, Conversation, design, Discussion, facilitation, hybrid sessions, in-person facilitation, online facilitation, strategic planning, technology, virtual, virtual facilitation

“Can we do this hybrid?” Almost every client with whom I talk about facilitating a meeting or workshop asks this question. Three-quarters of the time, I answer, “It’s possible. Let’s talk more about it.” We often decide that a hybrid