books

Camping, journaling, and facilitation: What do they have in common?

Camping, journaling, and facilitation: What do they have in common?

One book closes; another opens. My family’s new camping journal is underway, unexpectedly leading me to think about camping, journaling, and facilitation, and what they have in common. For more than 30 years, my family has written a journal about

“facilitating authentic participation”: a great book with 4 stages, 7 phases for success

“facilitating authentic participation”: a great book with 4 stages, 7 phases for success

What a joy to read this book titled “facilitating authentic participation” by James M. Campbell. The author describes and summarizes much of what I have learned from 25 years of facilitating individuals in groups as they converse, discuss and decide. I

Silence … a gift to facilitation and conversation (Excerpt 1 from my summer reading list)

Silence … a gift to facilitation and conversation (Excerpt 1 from my summer reading list)

I have selected six books, related to my facilitation work, to read this summer. My challenge is to actually read them and learn from them; since, during the summer, I like reading light, fun and frivolous books. That’s a good