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What I have learned during 28 years of my facilitation business

barbara pedersen July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 business, business planning, complexity, consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, Family, Fun, hybrid sessions, in-person facilitation, lessons, Life Work Balance, listening, nonprofit, online facilitation, Planning, reading, strategic planning, Talking, technology, Trends, virtual, virtual facilitation

On June 1st, I celebrated the 28th anniversary of my facilitation company. So many memories, highlights, ups and downs, and lessons. And I thought, why wait for the milestone of 30 years in business to share my experiences? I hope

How did we do? Evaluating short and long-term facilitation processes

barbara pedersen December 13, 2021December 13, 2021 consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, in-person facilitation, lessons, listening, nonprofit, online facilitation, Planning, strategic planning, virtual, virtual facilitation, Visual facilitation

“Thanks for your excellent facilitation of this process.” These are gratifying words to receive in an email 3/4 of the way through a 10-month strategic planning process. The ebb and flow of a longer facilitated process are uniquely different than

Four BIG facilitation questions in 2017 … and now.

barbara pedersen October 6, 2021October 7, 2021 Chris Pedersen, complexity, consulting, Conversation, Discussion, facilitation, Future forecasting, hybrid sessions, lessons, online facilitation, Planning, strategic planning, technology, Trends, virtual, virtual facilitation

After a two-year absence, I visited the delightful Le Plateau/Mt Royal area in Montreal and re-discovered my favourite coffee shops. Memories return. In June 2017, at one of the cafes over latte and espresso drinks, Chris Pedersen and I created

Here’s my first question for “back in the room” in-person facilitation.

barbara pedersen September 2, 2021September 2, 2021 complexity, consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, Fun, hybrid sessions, lessons, listening, online facilitation, Planning, remote work, strategic planning, technology, virtual, virtual facilitation

You have been asked by a client organization to facilitate an in-person session. The first question I now ask in a similar conversation is, “Will any participant join us online, that is, remotely?” In the last two weeks, I’ve been