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Facilitating a journey through Covid: stories and lessons

barbara pedersen June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 business planning, complexity, consulting, Conversation, Discussion, facilitation, in-person facilitation, nonprofit, strategic planning, Trends

Organizations are intentionally debriefing their Covid “journeys” while acknowledging that the pandemic still exists. Recently, I facilitated a 2½-hour session with the 15-person leadership team of a nonprofit organization. The team wanted to: – Remember and acknowledge the events that

Learning from our past to plan our future: a Historical Scan

barbara pedersen June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 business planning, complexity, consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, Future forecasting, governance, in-person facilitation, listening, nonprofit, strategic planning

I love a great Historical Scan technique when facilitating. I was reminded of the power of the Scan when I used it recently with the board and staff of a large provincial nonprofit organization. They wanted to decide the core

Thoughts for the new year about women, business models, and Ikigai

barbara pedersen January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 books, business planning, complexity, consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, Future forecasting, listening, online facilitation, Planning, reading, silence, Simplicity, strategic planning, virtual facilitation, Visual facilitation

Ikigai as a business model? It is to me. Recently, I participated in a thought-provoking conversation with three women. We explored the topic of entrepreneurship and business development by women. How can we develop a business model that more intentionally