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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

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

The ebb and flow; the crash and clash of conversation

barbara pedersen May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 consulting, Conversation, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, fierce conversations, listening, nature, outdoors, Planning, strategic planning, Talking

The ebb and flow; the crash and clash of conversation Ebb, flow, crash, clash. These words can create images of waves as they gently crawl over the smooth sand or crash against rocks. Imagine walking along a beach with the

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