Bernie identifies critical patterns that cause teams to self-destruct, with lack of clarity about intention being the most common culprit. When teams are treated as mere “task workers” without clear vision, strategy, or goals, they become depressed and directionless. Some teams seek forgiveness after failed experiments, while others get stuck seeking permission without taking enough … Continue reading Bernie Maloney: The Triangulation Technique—Coaching Agile Teams Through Challenges ...| Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast
Giving form to ideas, shaping them together, turns information into understanding and extends our cognitive reach. The post Stephen P. Anderson on Getting from Information to Understanding appeared first on { design@tive } information design.| { design@tive } information design
I’m working on a pro-bono project and came across a request for an online meeting resource. After scrolling through a mind-numbing number of “ok” resources, and struggling to re-find old favorites…| Full Circle Associates
With so many great online workshop facilitation tools out there, it’s sometimes hard to know which one to choose. Comparing the features and prices of the various tools isn’t an apples-to-apples affair. Not only that, it’s likely you will need multiple tools depending on the audience and how you wish to engage with them. So […] The post Online Workshop Facilitation Tools for your 2025 Toolkit appeared first on GroupMap.| GroupMap
Since Liberating Structures (LS) were first launched into the world, they generated creative energy in practitioners around the world to create new ones. Some people identified gaps that they found in…| Full Circle Associates
Meetings tend to favor people who are quick thinkers who like to “think out loud”but everyone doesn’t think in the same way or at the same speed. A “think out loud” meeting can be discouraging to quiet, more introspective types who prefer time to think before they speak, leading them to disengage. To level the […]| Gamestorming
Have you ever found yourself stuck in a meeting where one person does all the talking… and everyone else just tunes out? Or where it’s so open-ended that nothing really gets done?| Crisp's Blog
Facilitating the work is part of the work.| Joep Schuurkes
Too often conflict is due to an inability to remain open and to rethink our position. This is true in both our personal and our professional lives. And conflict can escalate when it’s based on an intractable position that prevents resolution. Perhaps we should adopt what Stanford professor and technology forecaster Paul Saffo calls, strong positions weakly held. With this mindset we can confidently assert our opinion while remaining open and influenceable—not to eliminate conflict but to ...| Craemer Consulting
Blog Post exploring business simulations facilitation personas, styles, observations written by Immersive Edge's Commercial & Training Director, Elton Daddow| Immersive Edge
Introduction to FUTOUR FUTOUR is an agency specializing in empowering people and organisations to shape their future and be the drivers of the change they want to achieve. Its global pursuit is that of generating happy, fulfilled, resilient people and organisations through the power of facilitation. FUTOUR stems from over 30 years of collaboration in […] The post Co-creating Active Safety Values and Winning the IAF Facilitation Impact Award appeared first on GroupMap.| GroupMap
J'ai commencé ce livre en fin d'été, et je l'ai lu par petits morceaux. Pas que ce soit difficile à lire, mais plutôt parce que j'avais envie/besoin de lire et de relire certains passages qui faisaient écho à des situations que j'ai pu traverser, que ce soit dans le …| (not) my ideas
A guest post by Philip Clark Introduction: I am happy to share the blog space with guest author Philip Clark for the fourth in the series of his reflecting on the learnings of our little CoP on…| Full Circle Associates
How do you bring together global technology leaders to collaborate, innovate, and drive industry change—without meetings becoming inefficient or overwhelming? This is a challenge Chris Phillips, Senior Director of Industry Advisory Councils at GTIA, faces daily. His mission: to create structured, engaging discussions that result in meaningful action. And that’s where GroupMap made all the […] The post How GTIA (Global Technology Industry Association) Uses GroupMap for Group Brainstormin...| GroupMap
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A Simulation Technician is a healthcare simulation professional that is responsible for providing support across several technical areas of medical simulation. Some companies and institutions also...| HealthySimulation.com
Voici notre guide pour construire un plan de communication pour lancer une démarche de concertation via l’exemple d’une concertation territoriale avec l’ONF. L’article Concertation : comment mobiliser les parties prenantes ? est apparu en premier sur YA+K.| YA+K
Interview de Rohir (ONF) qui accompagne une concertation territoriale réunissant de nombreux acteurs autour de la préservation de la biodiversité et de l’accueil du public sur les Sites de la forêt de Lann ar Waremm.| YA+K
Notre définition de la concertation territoriale par l’exemple de notre accompagnement avec l’ONF L’article Concertation : qu’est-ce que c’est ? est apparu en premier sur YA+K.| YA+K
Getting our busy colleagues to take some time to think about how to deliver training in a virtual environment can be tricky. Here is a virtual train the trainer outline that you may find helpful.| Endurance Learning
I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions because they don’t offer an opportunity for reflection. And, if I’m being honest, I don’t stick to them. For over thirty years, I have integrated “reflection rituals” in my professional work on a daily, weekly, quarterly, and annually basis. For example, I have a daily reflection ritual of walking […] The post Leading with Reflection: New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals first appeared on Beth Kanter.| Beth Kanter
Comment réussir une transformation profonde dans organisation ? Retranscription de la conférence participative du festival Faciliter Demain 2024 L’article La facilitation au service des transformations profondes : de l’atelier à la démarche est apparu en premier sur YA+K.| YA+K
The Fluxx ensemble exercise is an exercise in working in an ensemble, where the navigator can add or remove rules for the ensemble. The goal of the exercise is to experience why the basic rules of ens| Joep Schuurkes
A guest post by my friend and colleague, Philip Clark (bios at end of post for Philip and Lynda!) “Here is a test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: If you’re alive, it isn’t.” Richard Bach Within the larger Liberating Structures network there is a community of practice devoted to the development … Continue reading Rewilding Strategic Knotworking with Lynda FrostSource| Full Circle Associates
10 questions pour réussir le début d'une démarche de concertation territoriale. L’article Concertation territoriale : 10 Questions clés à poser pour cadrer une démarche de concertation est apparu en premier sur YA+K.| YA+K
The International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) has developed the “INACSL Standards of Best Practice: Simulation” to advance the science of simulation, share the...| HealthySimulation.com
Developing facilitation skills and becoming a good facilitator can benefit anyone who works with others in any leadership role. Click here to learn more!| ADR Times
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Establishing ground rules before embarking on team projects is a pivotal first step for any team leader regardless of the project or scope.| Core Values
This article explores the challenges posed by cultural knowledge deficits in higher education, particularly in culturally diverse environments. Acknowledging biases and cultural preferences, I reflect on my teaching experience in southeast China. Drawing inspiration from Piaget’s cognitive theories and Rogers’ facilitative approach, the article emphasizes the importance of embracing cultural complexities and creating space for … Continue reading "Cultural knowledge deficit: how facilita...| JUICE
A guest post by Philip Clark (Nancy’s Note: Philip and I are members of this little community of practice focusing on the use of Liberating Structures in strategic planning and work.| Full Circle Associates
The Challenge: Addressing Shallow Communication in a Newly Re-Missioned Team In 2019, I worked with a feature team that was about to re-mission, and that would receive expanded responsibilities. The re-missioning necessitated a wider range of skills which resulted in the addition of three new team members. Initial Team Structure and Challenges Prior to the re-missioning, the team consisted of seven members, an Engineering Manager (EM), and a Product Manager (PM). Despite having worked togethe...| Context specific agile, product, and systems coaching – I do Agile and Orga...
A while back, I coached two management teams that were exploring their contexts. The first management team looked at their organizational setup from the point of view of Team Topologies. The other management team was mapping their departments stakeholders, their needs, and how they best ought to collaborate with them. As both teams made progress in visualizing their context, their visualizations got messier and messier to the point that they became overwhelming. “I think I’m doing somethi...| Context specific agile, product, and systems coaching – I do Agile and Orga...
For the past six months of working from home, I’ve been experimenting with practices that make remote meetings more effective particularly when it comes to balancing speaking time between participants. Those of you who have facilitated, or even just participated, in in-person meetings and workshops know how difficult it can be to ensure that everyone even gets an opportunity to speak, let alone to achieve equal speaking time between the participants. The post 10 Virtual Table Tips That Make...| Context specific agile, product, and systems coaching – I do Agile and Orga...
I was reading the spectacular, “When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice” by Terry Tempest Williams and this quote jumped out at me. “Perfection is a flaw disguised as control.” Terry Tempest Williams I’ve been working on a writing project with Keith McCandless around Liberating Structures and time and time again we reflect on … Continue reading Perfection as ControlSource| Full Circle Associates
Open Space Technology and the amazing people who stewarded it in the world were and are some of my most important teachers. One of them was the person who birthed OST, Harrison Owen…| Full Circle Associates
In this call, presented by DA Facilitator Chiara Borrello, participants were invited to experience an intuitive way of interacting with their innate body-felt knowing that leads to mutual respect, authenticity and compassion.| Conscious Learning Blog