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A Facilitation Moment #4 … deciding to NOT USE a small group discussion.

barbara pedersen October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 Belonging, business, business planning, collaboration, community, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, Diversity, Equity, facilitation, in-person facilitation, Inclusion, learning styles, lessons, listening, process, Simplicity, strategic planning, team building, team work, virtual 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 is the 4th post in my series of Facilitation Moments that shifted a

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

A Strategic Plan is like a rainforest.

barbara pedersen May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 books, business, business planning, collaboration, consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, facilitation, hybrid sessions, in-person facilitation, listening, nonprofit, online facilitation, Planning, Simplicity, strategic planning, team building, team work, virtual, virtual facilitation, Visual facilitation

A simile, metaphor, and analogy arrived in a workshop. It’s not a joke! These techniques make wonderful facilitation tools. I recently facilitated a two-hour session to help members of a leadership team review, understand, and re-commit to their strategic plan.

ChatGPT helped me design a community input session.

barbara pedersen April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 artificial intelligence, business, business planning, ChatGPT, collaboration, community, complexity, consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, Fun, in-person facilitation, online facilitation, Planning, process, reading, Simplicity, strategic planning, team building, team work, technology, Trends, virtual, virtual facilitation

Social media is prolific with information about Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT. I enjoy learning from them. Here is my experiment with ChatGPT to help me do what I do the most; design a session. My first request to ChatGPT was