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Here’s my first question for “back in the room” in-person facilitation.

barbara pedersen September 2, 2021September 2, 2021 complexity, consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, Fun, hybrid sessions, lessons, listening, online facilitation, Planning, remote work, strategic planning, technology, virtual, virtual facilitation

You have been asked by a client organization to facilitate an in-person session. The first question I now ask in a similar conversation is, “Will any participant join us online, that is, remotely?” In the last two weeks, I’ve been

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

Exploring the World Café online

barbara pedersen June 26, 2021June 26, 2021 consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, lessons, listening, online facilitation, Planning, strategic planning, technology, virtual, virtual facilitation

In the past six months, I have been asked by several organizations to facilitate World Café sessions online and have loved adapting this excellent conversation method from the in-person format to online versions. I have created and facilitated: A World

Action planning online with 15 participants in 75 minutes. Magical!

barbara pedersen June 9, 2021June 10, 2021 consulting, Conversation, design, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, online facilitation, Planning, Simplicity, technology, virtual, virtual facilitation

Model Merging, World Café, Zoom, Jamboard, and a phenomenal group of participants combined for a fantastic 1¼ hour session. Model Merging is one of my favourite discussion activities and it transfers well to the online space. When I combined it