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Storytelling in the living room … and the wisdom of Richard Wagamese

barbara pedersen November 8, 2018February 14, 2026 Conversation, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, Family, Indigenous people, lessons, listening

The wisdom of author Richard Wagamese led me to use “storytelling in the living room” in workshops and meetings that I facilitate—always with high participation, enjoyment and emotional insights. I am currently reading Starlight, an unfinished novel by Richard Wagamese,

Bring these again!

barbara pedersen October 15, 2018 consulting, Conversation, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, Planning, strategic planning, Talking

At a recent strategic planning session I facilitated, participants loved the globe-like metal objects I placed on the tables. Their enthusiasm inspired me to share ideas and activities about these objects that I have used for many years as an aid

Co-facilitation and Collaboration: working with colleagues is great.

barbara pedersen September 24, 2018February 14, 2026 Chris Pedersen, consulting, Conversation, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, lessons, Planning, strategic planning, Talking

What a great year I had working with others! Co-facilitation and collaboration are the highlights I describe in my third blog about lessons learned over the past year in my facilitation business. I previously wrote two blogs; one about Discomfort

Facilitate in 2018 …. By learning from 2017

barbara pedersen January 9, 2018March 20, 2018 complexity, consulting, Conversation, Discussion, facilitation, Indigenous people, lessons, Planning, Simplicity, strategic planning

I started my facilitation work in 2018 by learning from 2017. I was fortunate to facilitate many sessions in 2017; all with amazing clients and colleagues. I learned from each session and participants; and in some situations, faced very challenging