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!"

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/learning/2011/10/what-we-can-learn-from-the-man-who-had-no-problems

#facilitation #GroupWork #learning #problems #NoProblems #story

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.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2022/11/explicit-communication-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

#Facilitation #LearningDesign #AdultLearning #GroupProcess

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

#facilitation #GroupWork #support #engagement

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