How do you inspire conference attendees to take action about an issue? Here's a modification of plus/delta that works well.
#facilitation #TakeAction #PlusDelta #VermontVision #PoliticialAction #diversity #assnchat #eventprofs
How do you inspire conference attendees to take action about an issue? Here's a modification of plus/delta that works well.
#facilitation #TakeAction #PlusDelta #VermontVision #PoliticialAction #diversity #assnchat #eventprofs
What can we learn from the story of a man with no problems? More than you might think! Because, as Jerry Weinberg said: "There's always a problem!"
#facilitation #GroupWork #learning #problems #NoProblems #story
A compilation of fine facilitation wisdom from the mysterious ShitFacilitatorsSay
Facilitating change: Four lessons, involving communication, size, and culture, from the devolution of the British roundabout
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/facilitating-change/2012/02/british-roundabout
#facilitation #FacilitatingChange #lessons #culture #British #roundabout
"How old are you?" can be an awkward question. Here are safe ways for a group of meeting participants to share their "age".
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2020/02/how-old-are-you
#meetings #EventDesign #HowOldAreYou #facilitation #GroupWork #HumanSpectrograms #safety #eventprofs
Here are 5 examples of how explicit communication—saying or writing what's needed to guide or influence desired behavior—improves meetings.
#facilitation #ExplicitCommunication #agreements #framing #promotion #socials #TechChecks #eventprofs #assnchat
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
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
A Thanksgiving moment reminded me that, when working with people, the "bottom" of the group also needs support.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/facilitation/2021/11/support-the-bottom
Traditional conferences have implicit ground rules. Surprisingly, it turns out we also need explicit ground rules.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2011/08/implict-ground-rules
#meetings #EventDesign #GroundRules #agreements #facilitation #events #eventprofs