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Right now, I am a long-distance facilitator. And, though I love my work, for a couple of different reasons I sometimes feel alone.
My process The Three Questions has become a popular opening session for conferences. Here's how to get better answers to The Second Question.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2023/07/exploring-the-second-question
Indaba — The logjam-breaking technique and simple consensus process that saved international climate change conferences.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/facilitating-change/2016/01/indaba
#facilitation #GroupWork #ClimateConference #Paris #Accords #GroupProcess #indaba
What's the best way to hold a discussion online? I explain how to use the tried-and-true in-person fishbowl process online.
#facilitation #online #discussion #HowTo #fishbowl #FishbowlSandwich #Zoom #eventprofs
A perfect description of leadership for meetings: "Leadership is helping build the structure and then protecting the space to do meaningful work."
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/leadership/2019/02/leadership-meetings
#meetings #EventDesign #leadership #facilitation #HaroldJarche
My process The Three Questions has become a popular opening session for conferences. Here's how to get better answers to The Second Question.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2023/07/exploring-the-second-question
What's the best way to facilitate a community discussion? Here's my answer, illustrated by a meeting that I designed and facilitated in my hometown.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2019/12/facilitate-a-community-discussion
#facilitation #CommunityDiscussion #format #fishbowl #FishbowlSandwich #PairShare #assnchat
There's a crucial phase in Virginia Satir's model of change that people often overlook. Successful change requires integration and practice.
#facilitation #FacilitatingChange #ChangeModels #integration #practice
Take the pressure off of yourself to facilitate or teach, and instead create situations that allow learning to occur.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/learning/2025/05/teaching-less-learning-more/