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A Facilitation Moment: Choosing a meeting space

barbara pedersen July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 Belonging, collaboration, community, consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, in-person facilitation, Inclusion, listening, nature, Planning, silence, strategic planning, 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. I am writing a short series called “A Facilitation Moment” to share stories of

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

SUCCESS – it’s not always what you see. A garden analogy for facilitating teams and organizations

barbara pedersen July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, Fun, gardening, lessons, listening, nature, nonprofit, online facilitation, outdoors, Planning, Simplicity, strategic planning, summer, Talking, technology, virtual, virtual facilitation, Visual facilitation

I am a member of a local community garden and last week, saw this sign drawn by a gardener on a whiteboard in our garden shed. Stay encouraged, be positive. SUCCESS – it’s not always what you see. I immediately

Camping, journaling, and facilitation: What do they have in common?

barbara pedersen May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 books, consulting, Conversation, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, Family, Fun, holidays, lessons, Life Work Balance, listening, nature, nonprofit, online facilitation, outdoors, Planning, reading

One book closes; another opens. My family’s new camping journal is underway, unexpectedly leading me to think about camping, journaling, and facilitation, and what they have in common. For more than 30 years, my family has written a journal about

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