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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

“facilitating authentic participation”: a great book with 4 stages, 7 phases for success

barbara pedersen September 4, 2019 books, complexity, consulting, Conversation, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, lessons, listening, Planning, Simplicity, strategic planning

What a joy to read this book titled “facilitating authentic participation” by James M. Campbell. The author describes and summarizes much of what I have learned from 25 years of facilitating individuals in groups as they converse, discuss and decide. I

Silence … a gift to facilitation and conversation (Excerpt 1 from my summer reading list)

barbara pedersen June 27, 2019 books, consulting, Conversation, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, Fun, holidays, lessons, listening, reading, silence, strategic planning, summer, Talking

I have selected six books, related to my facilitation work, to read this summer. My challenge is to actually read them and learn from them; since, during the summer, I like reading light, fun and frivolous books. That’s a good