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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 do my facilitation business, the Ikigai concept and the Wellness Incorporated book have in common?

barbara pedersen July 18, 2019 books, consulting, Conversation, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, Planning, reading, Talking

Do what you love, do what you are good at, do what the world needs, and do what you can be paid for. These four statements are based on ikigai, a Japanese concept meaning “a reason for being”. For 25

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

The ebb and flow; the crash and clash of conversation

barbara pedersen May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 consulting, Conversation, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, fierce conversations, listening, nature, outdoors, Planning, strategic planning, Talking

The ebb and flow; the crash and clash of conversation Ebb, flow, crash, clash. These words can create images of waves as they gently crawl over the smooth sand or crash against rocks. Imagine walking along a beach with the