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The importance of client feedback
How client feedback can help protect your organisation Now that many of us are getting back into flying again, I reflected on a pre-covid experience that taught me a lot about the importance of client feedback. Flying seems to trigger odd behaviours in many of us. It can also induce...
Ideas for icebreakers in meetings or workshops
If you need ideas for icebreakers for your next meeting or workshop, you’re in the right place. This compilation of ideas for icebreakers has been put together in partnership with my long-time colleagues Will Bessen and Margo O’Byrne. Activities for new groups Quick disclosure Ask participants for either a: Description...
Facilitating meetings with colleagues – managing challenges
Facilitating meetings with colleagues should ideally be a productive and straight-forward task. When this task involves people, challenges can arise… In talking with other facilitators and clients, several are finding common challenges emerging in their workplace: There are often polarised views around the table, with people feeling a bit threatened...
Planning effective meetings
Here’s a short guide to help you in planning effective meetings in your workplace. Facilitator and author Sam Kaner believes that there are three building blocks for planning effective meetings. Topics Outcomes Processes In Kaner’s model each topic is viewed as a separate segment of a meeting. The desired outcome...
Participant introductions in workshops
If you need some help with participant introductions in workshops, here are some practical tips to get you started. We'll also cover some ideas on ground rules to maintain full participation in your workshop. Before you start participant introductions in workshops The first session of a workshop is all about...
The value of using stories in facilitating training
Many hard-core facilitators work on the mantra that you always need to have a neutral position in relation to the topic or issue that you’re working with a group on. This is certainly the case with stakeholder work, but is not necessarily the case when it comes to facilitating training....
A facilitation conference is being designed for you!
Looking for the facilitation conference in 2023? If you use facilitation in your role we have an early Christmas present just for you! And we think it’s totally fine to start unwrapping this one early… Picture a place where you can: Become 500% confident in your facilitation skills Know where...
Team Awareness
As you know, it’s vital that your team members have a strong self-awareness along with a good understanding of each other. The CLICK! colours toolkit is a simple tool that produces fantastic results for your team. Andrew is an accredited CLICK! Facilitator and has used the toolkit to work with...
How to get traction on your project or strategic plan
Being able to get traction on your project or strategic plan can be the fuel that keeps you moving I’m here with a ‘good’ interrupt, to give you some tools to review progress on any project or strategic plan that you may have been involved in over the last 12...
The future of meetings
I'm 500% looking forward to this International Association of Facilitators (IAF) Oceania workshop "Exploring the Future of Meetings" on 22 September from 5-6pm AEST. Join the moderator Allison Hornery and the dynamic panel of Vanessa Moss, Elizabeth Tasker and Viveka Weiley 🦉 as they take a fun and rapid fire...
NOT another improving teamwork article
Let’s deal with the improving teamwork blister right now At last count there’s 12 zillion, 301 blogs on improving teamwork and stuff that you can get moving with. I could include a list of links to each, but your IT peeps would be even less cheerful than usual… To get...
How to Make Strategic Planning an Enjoyable Experience
Making strategic planning an enjoyable experience has been a constant challenge for me When strategic planning works, I feel like I have my ideal job. You may have felt the same after a workshop when: Participants tell you how much they enjoyed their workshop You’re still feeling chuffed about how...
Western Australian Soil Health Strategy Webinar
A webinar regarding the draft Western Australian Soil Health Strategy was held on the 27th January, 2021. It aimed to provide participants with a deeper understanding of the reasoning behind the draft strategy goals in order to provide feedback via the online survey. You can watch the webinar replay below....
Twenty-one years – what happened?
Wow! It’s now been 21 years since I started my consultancy business. I’m feeling very privileged and grateful to still be around and continuing to work with fabulous people just like you… Here's a snapshot of my thoughts across the last 21 years and what we might see from here....
How to give people in online groups space to think
What you can do before and during a workshop to give people in online groups a space to think Let’s look at this from a couple of perspectives, from helping online groups with their pre-workshop preparation, as well as what we can do within the workshop. Pre-workshop thinking In terms...
How to use a pair of shoes to increase online engagement
How to tap into the diversity of the group and increase online engagement In a recent post, The Three Point Check In, I shared a framework I've found particularly useful in helping to facilitate in the online space and increase online engagement. It comes from the work of Sam Kaner...
The Three Point Check-In Facilitation Model
How to get the best out of yourself and your groups I want to share a framework I found particularly useful in helping to facilitate in the online space. It comes from the work of Sam Kaner from San Francisco. I've done some training with Sam, and he's got some...
Why I’m running 60km during Movember
Let's jump in and support Movember G'day folks - it's time to support Movember! I try not to be too needy and rarely ask you for anything (just to occasionally laugh at my jokes!) But now I'm on to the serious subject of Movember. It's all about awareness and supporting...