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Untangling the yarn … priority setting through “simple” facilitation

barbara pedersen January 30, 2020 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

Discover the power and beauty of images for opening and closing meetings

barbara pedersen December 17, 2019 consulting, Conversation, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, Fun, Planning, Simplicity, strategic planning, Visual facilitation

I often use images and pictures to open and close meetings and workshops that I facilitate. Images can give individuals a way to express their emotions, to think from a different perspective, and to offer opinions in a non-threatening way.

A story about “on the spot” meeting design

barbara pedersen November 28, 2019 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

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