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.
How to keep your audience interested
As facilitators we often want to help people find answers. As facilitators of training our role can often be a more directive process. As business owners, the focus shifts. As marketing expert, Peter Butler says, our role is to educate, engage and entertain. My sense is that we probably have […]
Keeping your promotion simple
Sometimes simple is best. In fact most times simple is best when it comes to promotion. You can spend lots of time trying to get your brochure, flier or video looking just right. And many of us can be guilty of being ‘too cute’ with technology – trying to use […]
Stakeholder mapping – a simple tool that answers many questions
I’ve just returned from running a workshop with the ‘switched-on’ people involved in the PowerHouse here in Perth. In looking at issues relating to Stakeholder Engagement, we focused on the value of Stakeholder Mapping. Doing this shows that ‘all stakeholders’ are not equal. Just think about this for a moment […]
An alternative to poor workshop presentations
No doubt you’ve been asked to facilitate a workshop when a senior manager decides they need to ‘set the scene’ for the day. This can go one of two ways: 1. Staff are impressed that she made the effort to be there. 2. Staff are impressed that she made the […]
Facilitation tips, tools and processes
Be ready for some facilitation tips this week. I’ll be your ‘live’ correspondent at the International Association of Facilitators conference in Adelaide starting on Tuesday. What’s in Store? Well…lots! You’ll get to hear about: Dealing with conflict in groups (from a 1.5 day intensive workshop with Kimberly Bain) Big fat […]
Stakeholder Engagement in Controversial Environments
I’ve recently being working on a Stakeholder Engagement Strategy around a controversial issue that’s divided a community. In this case it’s been in partnership with an experienced collegue. This has been extremely valuable in continually checking each others assumptions. Often a key activity in an engagement process is to have […]
Facilitation and Community Engagement Tips
Are you using team collaboration methods in your work? Do you need some practical ‘how to’ information? Great! You’re in the RIGHT place! Why? Because right now you can gain direct access to your Spring newsletter. In this edition you’ll find how to: Make community engagement engaging (using a different […]
Contracting with Clients
This was a session run by the magnificent Mary Maher at the Australasian Facilitators Network conference last week. I’ll share some insights next week. Let’s start with the client’s attitude to the workshop participants and the questions we should consider: a. Are they valued? b. What’s the match between client […]
Promoting your facilitation business
I’m looking forward to facilitation a session at the Australasian Facilitators Network conference. The session is titled, ‘Effective Promotion Using What’s Already in Your Kitchen Cupboard.’ It covers the key elements of articulating what’s unique about about you and why people should do business with you. Here’s a short overview […]
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