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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

The ebb and flow; the crash and clash of conversation

barbara pedersen May 28, 2019February 14, 2026 consulting, Conversation, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, fierce conversations, listening, nature, outdoors, Planning, strategic planning, Talking

The ebb and flow; the crash and clash of conversation Ebb, flow, crash, clash. These words can create images of waves as they gently crawl over the smooth sand or crash against rocks. Imagine walking along a beach with the

Facilitate fierce conversations!

barbara pedersen May 9, 2019February 14, 2026 consulting, Conversation, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, fierce conversations, listening, Planning, strategic planning, Talking

I just received this email from a client following a two-day board governance and planning session I facilitated: “It is so great to see what we accomplished over that weekend. Even with the many difficult conversations, you helped us realize