Community Development Tools and “Buy-in” Culture

There it was again. “This has shaped up well. Now we just need to get buy-in from the users.” Hearing these words at a recent meeting reminded me of how I’ve heard this sentiment several times in several settings. It can be (and has been, in my experience) expressed a few different ways, but it […]

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Recognize and Redirect Tangents
facilitation / off topic / tangents

Recognize and Redirect Tangents

IAF Competency D3: Recognize and Clarify Tangents Once I had a very creative and energetic group that ...

Sequencing Approaches in a Session
session design / session plan

Sequencing Approaches in a Session

If you have a session that requires more than one method or topic, you will need to discern the sequence ...

“Wave” Analysis of Trends
trend analysis / trends

“Wave” Analysis of Trends

Using Wave Analysis to Understand Trends   Wave Analysis Overview This is a quick way to reveal e ...

Slide Show: Discerning Trends with Social Process
trend analysis / trends

Slide Show: Discerning Trends with Social Process

This group used the Social Process Triangles to plot observations from province-wide consultations to dis ...

Understanding Trends
trend analysis / trends

Understanding Trends

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Ensuring Productive Small and Large Group Processes
large groups / small groups

Ensuring Productive Small and Large Group Processes

Recently I was a participant in an online session where the facilitator sent participants to breakout gro ...

Integrating Small Group Work into a Whole Group
breakout / small groups

Integrating Small Group Work into a Whole Group

Reports from small group work can be interminable if given verbally and linearly. But there are great too ...

Elements of Setting a Comprehensive Context for a Facilitated Session
context / facilitation / facilitation design

Elements of Setting a Comprehensive Context for a Facilitated Session

The following are some important elements of setting a context for a session. They may not be presented i ...

Establish a Clear Context
context / facilitation

Establish a Clear Context

It sounds so simple: Establish a clear context. At the same time, it is critical to the success of group ...