What's the best way to hold a discussion online? I explain how to use the tried-and-true in-person fishbowl process online.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2020/07/best-way-to-hold-discussion-online

#facilitation #online #discussion #HowTo #fishbowl #FishbowlSandwich #Zoom #eventprofs

Wake up to the many gifts you are receiving every day! Yet another Lesson From Improv: Giving Appreciations at Conferences.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/uncategorized/2010/03/lessons-from-improv-giving-appreciations-at-conferences

#meetings #EventDesign #facilitation #improv #appreciation #gratitude #Naikan #eventprofs

The other day, I realized that I experience good facilitative listening as meditation. It's a great practice to practice!

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/facilitation/2023/01/facilitation-listening-as-meditation

#facilitation #meditation #listening

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

Satisfying wants and needs at meetings is what I do. But there's a subtle interplay between wants and needs at my conferences that isn't obvious.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2025/07/satisfying-wants-and-needs-at-meetings

#MeetingDesign #Facilitation #eventprofs

Tired of meetings that don't end on time? Who isn't? Here's how to greatly improve the likelihood you'll stay on time at online meetings.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2021/12/stay-on-time-2

#meetings #facilitation #EndingOnTime #solutions #MeetingDesign #SettingExpectations #agendas #eventprofs #assnchat

A reflection on David Adler’s powerful essay about why human gatherings matter deeply to health, trust, learning, belonging, and human flourishing in an increasingly AI-mediated world.

#Gatherings #HumanConnection #Events #Facilitation #ConferenceDesign #Belonging #post

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2026/06/why-human-gatherings-matter

A reflection on David Adler’s powerful essay about why human gatherings matter deeply to health, trust, learning, belonging, and human flourishing in an increasingly AI-mediated world.

#Gatherings #HumanConnection #Events #Facilitation #ConferenceDesign #Belonging

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2026/06/why-human-gatherings-matter

Trying to control a community, can kill a community.

#control
#facilitation
#creatingcommunity

https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2022/06/27/control-vs-facilitation/

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