business planning

Learning from our past to plan our future: a Historical Scan

barbara pedersen business planning, complexity, consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, Future forecasting, governance, in-person facilitation, listening, nonprofit, strategic planning

I love a great Historical Scan technique when facilitating. I was reminded of the power of the Scan when I used it recently with the board and staff of a large provincial nonprofit organization. They wanted to decide the core

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

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

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

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