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Using outcomes to create clarity through chaos.

barbara pedersen March 22, 2024March 22, 2024 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

“On the spot” session design

barbara pedersen March 14, 2024March 14, 2024 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

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

A Facilitation Moment #5 – Taking a risk

barbara pedersen October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 Belonging, business planning, collaboration, community, complexity, consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, Diversity, Equity, facilitation, fierce conversations, in-person facilitation, Inclusion, intersectionality, lessons, listening, nonprofit, Planning, strategic planning, team building, team work, virtual facilitation

I took a risk and placed participants “on the spot.” Here’s my story in Post #5 in my short series of #facilitationmoments. During the first part of a 1½ day workshop involving two organizations considering amalgamation, I noticed that two

A Facilitation Moment 3 – Oops; not my best response!

barbara pedersen August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 business planning, complexity, consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, Diversity, Equity, facilitation, fierce conversations, in-person facilitation, Inclusion, listening, Planning, process, Simplicity, strategic planning, virtual facilitation, Visual facilitation

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 post is the third in my Short Series of Facilitation Moments; stories of

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