Andrew Huffer
Andrew Huffer is the founder of Andrew Huffer and Associates, an independent facilitation and stakeholder engagement consultancy based in Perth, WA. Since 2000 he has run more than 1,500 workshops for government agencies, industry bodies and regional organisations across Australia, and currently serves as Chair of the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) Oceania. His approach is direct and practical, helping groups work through real disagreement to reach decisions they can act on.
Planning your next meeting – get the room set up right
Here are some key insights from a breakthrough session that I recently attended at the Australasian Facilitators Network Conference, held in Sydney. The session was run by Kingsley Nowell and titled, ‘Behind the ‘Seens’ – Creating space in a sQuircle where division through fixed positions can be processed.’ I knew […]
What Star Wars Taught me about Event Design and How it Can Help You
Is the Force Strong in You? You may know that in my other life I ‘help’ (in very loose terms) my wife to run her cafe and catering business. The cafe is popular for being a ‘second home’ for our regulars, a place that they can feel comfortable. Last year […]
Why you Need to Stand Out! Four Fab Ideas to Grab and Hold on to Your Clients
As a kid I was a rabid Aussie Rules player. I loved playing footy any chance I could get. I had dreams of playing in the local senior side and being the ‘gun’ footballer in the team. Trouble was I couldn’t kick, my handballs mostly missed the mark and I […]
Four Simple Tips for Designing and Running Effective Events
It’s time to crash through the brick wall that’s blocking your event! If you need to design or run meetings, workshops, seminars, site tours or field trips as part of your role, then read on… No matter how keen and motivated you are, sometimes you’ll run into the ‘Event Brick […]
Eight Tips for Managing Meeting Participants
In some meetings we get people who are keen and enthusiastic and love to express their ideas – repeatedly. It’s always good to get participation and input, we need to make sure that all people are given the opportunity to participate. Below are some ideas (generated by members of the […]
Meeting expectations – the story of ‘Robbie come back’
As a lad I was way ‘Aussie.’ An avid sports fan who played footy, cricket and basketball, no matter what the weather. Given my limited skills (and pace – short legs are great for flying, not much chop for sprints…) I often found myself playing in the backline in footy. […]
The Basics of Mentoring
Using mentoring in your organisation Mentoring is often clouded in mystery and regularly placed in the workplace ‘too hard basket.’ Essentially it’s a one-to-one relationship between a more experienced and a less experienced employee which is based upon encouragement, constructive comments, openness, mutual trust, respect and a willingness to learn […]
Facilitation and Community Engagement Tips
Fasten your seatbelt, we’re blasting off into 2014. Now that you’re firmly into work-mode, it’s time to focus on what you really want from 2014. My recommendation is to make sure you have good resources behind you. As a starter, grab hold of your Summer 2014 Facilitation and Community Engagement […]
How to run better meetings
Are meetings and decision making in your organisation just another form of torture? Or are they chaotic – like trying to follow the logic of the Rocky Horror Picture Show? And are they used in a perverse way to punish people for being innovative, having fresh ideas or tapping into […]
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