Our first ICA:UK public ‘ToP’ #facilitation training course was held in London in March 1996. Check out our Public Course Schedule for further details, and for dates and registrations for upcoming courses #ToPfacilitation https://ica-uk.org.uk/30-years-of-top-facilitation-facilitation-training-1996-2006/
Not long now until our monthly IAF England & Wales London coffee meetup, this time hosted by me and AMC Newton FRSA, this Wednesday 8 April in Kings Cross - do join us if you can for informal networking and #facilitation chat, all welcome! #IAFmeetup 
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Patricia Madson’s first improv maxim is "Say Yes!" This reminds me of a harrowing incident at the closing session of a three-day conference…

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/uncategorized/2010/03/conference-facilitation-lessons-from-improv-say-yes

#meetings #facilitation #improv #EventDesign #SayYes #events #eventprofs

Nervous excitement is back! Here's what (I think) it is, why I feel it when I'm live on stage — and why it doesn't usually last long!

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2022/05/nervous-excitement

#facilitation #speaking #excitement #eventprofs #assnchat

“I don't understand why you're disagreeing with me.
One possibility is that you know something I don't know. You have a different set of facts or you have a different set of priorities, or you have a different perspective. So I'm going to try to understand what it is I don't know about the problem.
Because if there's something that I don't know that I could learn from you, that's incredibly valuable and I want to garner that value. So then you walk in with saying, look, I noticed that you were proposing doing it this other way. That's not how I've ever thought about it.”

From The Decision Corner: How to argue with Julia Minson, Oct 11, 2022
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-decision-corner/id1525271124?i=1000582306694&r=220
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How to argue with Julia Minson

Podcast Episode · The Decision Corner · October 11, 2022 · 38m

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How can we encourage attendees to take the risk to try something new? By having them do something new together in a safe environment.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2017/12/how-to-get-attendees-to-risk-doing-something-new-at-your-event

#facilitation #FacilitatingChange #GroupWork #safety #RiskyLearning

Le Consensus Démocratisé

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Beyond Yes or No: The Consensus Imperative

https://peer.adalta.social/w/3gjr9XrrLknfv73KP8Qk7h

Beyond Yes or No: The Consensus Imperative

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