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Facilitation inspired by nature

barbara pedersen September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 consulting, Conversation, design, Discussion, facilitation, landscape, nature, online facilitation, outdoors, Planning, reading, silence, strategic planning, virtual, virtual facilitation

I hike, bike, and camp in the mountains to relax, to have a change of pace from the routine of daily life, to recharge creativity, and to challenge myself. While I purposely do not think of work, I find that

Untangling the yarn … priority setting through “simple” facilitation

barbara pedersen January 30, 2020February 21, 2026 complexity, Conversation, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, lessons, listening, Planning, Simplicity, strategic planning

“We could never have done this ourselves at a regular Board meeting,” said the chair of a non-profit society. One definition of facilitating is “to make an action or process easy or easier”. I have always thought this definition is

A story about “on the spot” meeting design

barbara pedersen November 28, 2019February 22, 2026 complexity, consulting, Conversation, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, listening, strategic planning

I started with one design; switched “on the spot” to another! Recently, I facilitated a two-hour meeting with a board of directors. We met to continue a strategic planning process started a month earlier. In the first session, we had

What I learned during International Facilitation Week 2019

barbara pedersen October 17, 2019 consulting, Conversation, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, Indigenous people, listening, Planning, reading, silence, Simplicity, strategic planning, Talking

Affirming, confirming, learning! Here are my highlights from International Facilitation Week October 7 to 13, 2019. This week honours, explores, and promotes the power of facilitation worldwide. I find that the week is a great time to reflect on what