Facilitation
Practical insights on workshop design and independent facilitation for government, industry and community organisations. Drawing on 25+ years and 1,500+ workshops across Western Australia — covering process design, participant management, tools and techniques, and how to get a room full of stakeholders to a clear, agreed outcome.
Tips for gaining cross-generational engagement
Why outdated meeting structures will turn-off a big chunk of your participants You’ve no doubt noticed an increased mix of the BIG three age groups in your meetings and workplaces. Here’s three issues that you’ll need to consider in your meeting and workshop designs from now on. Issue One The […]
Facilitators – Beware of the Shiny Object!
Beware of the Shiny Object I’ve really enjoyed partnering with APEN to run the 2014 Roadshow. This involved delivering ten workshops on ‘Designing Effective Events’ throughout Australia and New Zealand. The workshop helped participants to get their message to ‘stick’ through understanding the basic Adult Learning principles to successfully engage […]
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 […]
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 […]
Build your Facilitation Skills and Networks in Perth
It’s easy to get stuck. Stuck behind your desk. Stuck in your job. Stuck with the same people. Stuck with the same way of working with groups. But there is a way out. And it’s right on your doorstep. Fabulous Facilitation Friday is a full day event to showcase the […]
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