Strategic Planning: Achieving Breakthroughs & Commitment through Co-creation

Conventional strategic planning can cause disconnects between the people making decisions and the employees who have to implement them, which can cause issues around motivation, implementation, or even missed opportunities

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Why consensus is about shared ownership, not compromise
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Why consensus is about shared ownership, not compromise

Somewhere along the way, the word "consensus" got damaged. In most organizations, when people say "we nee ...

The Historical Scan: Awakening “Collective Heroism” with a Roll of Paper and a Pen
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The Historical Scan: Awakening “Collective Heroism” with a Roll of Paper and a Pen

Have you ever encountered these scenarios in organizational development? Team members feel l ...

Why meeting design is a leadership responsibility, not an admin task
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Why meeting design is a leadership responsibility, not an admin task

Most organizations quietly treat meeting design as a logistical problem. Someone books the room, someone ...

Why learning to facilitate is becoming a core leadership skill
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Why learning to facilitate is becoming a core leadership skill

Something has quietly shifted in what it takes to lead. A generation ago, leadership was measured largely ...

How to Guide a Conversation Without Controlling It
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How to Guide a Conversation Without Controlling It

The tension every facilitator knows There is a tension at the heart of facilitation that most practition ...

Am I Ready for Facilitator Certification or Do I Still Have Gaps?
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Am I Ready for Facilitator Certification or Do I Still Have Gaps?

The question most facilitators carry longer than they should Many experienced facilitators reach a p ...

How to Use Facilitation Skills Without Being “The Facilitator”
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How to Use Facilitation Skills Without Being “The Facilitator”

The label that gets in the way For many people, the word "facilitator" conjures a specific image: someon ...

Reject the “Sticky Note Contest”: How Can the Consensus Workshop Method Produce a True Collective Soul?
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Reject the “Sticky Note Contest”: How Can the Consensus Workshop Method Produce a True Collective Soul?

Are you doing a Consensus Workshop, or just making a hodgepodge? Many facilitators or HR profe ...

Leading with Care: The Story of Lindsay Humber

Leading with Care: The Story of Lindsay Humber

Facilitation has been at the center of my work for over a decade – supporting communities and ...