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In the mirror of my mind…..
As we hurtle into the second month of the year I realise that the half written first blog of the year, was still half written. So now here it is, finished off. Full of things I thought at the start of the year, all about last year. So let us...
The Luxury of Thinking Time
There is no doubt about it, we are very much in the age of efficiency. Everything is right there in front of us, at our fingertips (quite literally). Many people are online all day every day and even now as meeting people "in real life" once more...
Questions, questions, questions……
Asking good questions is a key part of facilitation and can really help to get group conversations flowing. Creating the right questions to start with means you are far more likely to get the responses you need. Obviously. So how can you make sure...
Returning to face-to-face facilitation – are we ready, and what do we need to think about to make it work?
When was the last time you were part of a face-to-face workshop? For me, the last time I facilitated an "in the room" workshop was January 2020. Initially I experienced a definite hankering for getting back to face-to-face working. As time has gone...
Essential reflections on the virtual facilitation plunge
As we enter the second half of 2020, the year that has definitely got the whole world in a spin I find myself in need of some for reflection and contemplation. Like many people these last few months have been rather turbulent and there has been all...
Constraints, creativity and making the most of it.
There are not too many ways to put a positive spin on the Covid-19 sweeping the world at the moment. It's a bit of a nightmare, no one knows exactly what will happen next and even the best laid contingency plans are probably in for a bit of a...
Creating the space to make decisions.
How good are you at making decisions? Some people find this really rather easy. Others take an age to decide, procrastinate, cogitate, contemplate and tie themselves in knots. And when it comes to involving a group of people in decision making, you...
Breaking rules to embrace disruption.
What book are you reading at the moment? I'll be honest, finding time to read can sometimes be a bit of an effort. I'm also a bit fussy - I need a book to be engaging and peak my interest. I don't have much patience of dry tomes. The book I'm...
Facilitating you through your comfort zone.
As facilitators there are often lots of conversations about participants being in or out of their comfort zones. Certain ice breakers for example (this is not a post about ice breakers) can leave people feeling distinctly outside their comfort...
When group communication seems broken, what can you do to make it better?
Well there are a lot of things! But before we can start unravelling a few of the possibilities, it might be good to outline what group communication actually means. Group communication is any kind of discussion, conversation, dialogue, exchange or...