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Give Gain toGether: A facilitation technique for almost any topic.

barbara pedersen February 20, 2023February 20, 2023 Belonging, books, business, business planning, collaboration, complexity, consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, Diversity, Equity, facilitation, Fun, governance, hybrid sessions, in-person facilitation, Inclusion, intersectionality, learning styles, listening, nonprofit, Planning, process, reading, Simplicity, strategic planning, Talking, technology, virtual, virtual facilitation, Visual facilitation

Give Gain toGether: A technique to facilitate teambuilding, planning, opening and closing conversations, discussion guidelines … and just about any topic. About ten years ago, I created a technique I call Give Gain toGether for a community goal-setting and action-planning

Trust the process … To say or not to say?

barbara pedersen January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 business, business planning, complexity, consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, process, strategic planning

In my 28 years as a facilitator, I have heard colleagues saying “trust the process” to participants in meetings and workshops. I admit to saying it. However, not anymore. Reasons to not use the phrase Trust is defined as, “a

Facilitate hybrid sessions … with inspiration from a Christmas Poem!

barbara pedersen December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, Fun, holidays, hybrid sessions, in-person facilitation, online facilitation, Planning, strategic planning, technology, virtual, virtual facilitation

Fun and whimsy to close out 2022! Years ago, I wrote a poem based on “Twas the Night before Christmas” as a tribute to facilitators and the individuals and organizations with whom we work. This year, I had fun updating

What I have learned during 28 years of my facilitation business

barbara pedersen July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 business, business planning, complexity, consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, Family, Fun, hybrid sessions, in-person facilitation, lessons, Life Work Balance, listening, nonprofit, online facilitation, Planning, reading, strategic planning, Talking, technology, Trends, virtual, virtual facilitation

On June 1st, I celebrated the 28th anniversary of my facilitation company. So many memories, highlights, ups and downs, and lessons. And I thought, why wait for the milestone of 30 years in business to share my experiences? I hope