May 7, 2019 | Breaking Through, Building Community, Creative Leadership, Developing Teams, home, Managing Change, Strengthening Facilitation
You’ve brought together the right organizations and people at the right time, to talk about critical issues and solve complex challenges, but do you have the necessary work styles to ensure the goals you create get accomplished? During my facilitation and strategic...
Apr 7, 2018 | Breaking Through, Resources, Strengthening Facilitation
I don’t read nearly as much as I would like to these days, but I try to choose the books I pick up carefully. This spring I thoroughly enjoyed and was influences by three pretty unique texts. Each overlaps with a different area of my work and I think they might be...
Mar 22, 2018 | Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Cultivating Creativity, Developing Innovative Awareness, home, Strengthening Facilitation, Thoughts for New Professionals
Last week someone stopped me in the midst of a training and asked me to clarify what I meant by “deep listening.” The question should not have startled me as much as it did, since deep listening is a concept I refer to often. I’m glad that it did startle me, and I’m...
Feb 7, 2018 | Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Developing Teams, Strengthening Facilitation
I am enjoying the process of deepening my facilitation skills as I train others early in 2018. And as we go through several bits of material and experiences, I update my own thinking on key topics. Here are some of my notes that might be useful to your own...
Jan 7, 2018 | Breaking Through, Strengthening Facilitation
Though it might seem somewhat in opposition to fluid conversation, structuring facilitated dialogues can be particularly helpful when seeking to scaffold and inspire learning. Based on my post last month around the facilitator’s mindset, I wanted to offer...
Dec 22, 2017 | Breaking Through, Strengthening Facilitation
I heard from a few folks after the post earlier this month in regards to other resources for structuring facilitated dialogues, particularly around asking powerful questions. Here is one of my favorite approaches to explore right now. I’ll be back early in 2018...
