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Facilitate yourself before anyone else

Facilitate yourself before anyone else

To lead facilitation requires you to be aware of your thoughts, feelings and intuition. It's much easier said than done! But this is what it means to facilitate yourself before anybody else.

What Can the Election Teach Us About Framing?

What Can the Election Teach Us About Framing?

Think of a jigsaw puzzle. What do you do first? You turn the pieces over, find the four corners, and complete the outside. That's framing. And it's a key skill when leading by facilitation. But how and when should you frame?

When everything keeps changing...

When everything keeps changing...

Is everything really changing? Are all the worrisome news articles isolated events or do they reveal deeper cracks to the systems that sustain us? In this article, I point to the BANI framework as an explanation for what may be at play.

Meetings are multipliers

Meetings are multipliers

Meetings are multipliers. They take your current aspirations and practices and multiply them. But are yours a positive or a negative multiplier? In this post, I share some research on the impact of meetings that may surprise you.

Facilitation is Leadership

Facilitation is Leadership

What does it mean to lead by facilitation? Leadership and facilitation are like two magnets, repelling each other when they're close together but attracting each other when they're far apart.

Virtual Methods Toolkit

Virtual Methods Toolkit

Virtual meetings throw up a raft of new challenges. Deeply connecting with people can be tough when you're behind a screen. And reading the room? Bah - forget it. This toolkit shares 11 methods to make your virtual introductions and discussions more valuable and vibrant.

3 secrets to engaging people in online meetings

3 secrets to engaging people in online meetings

Are you tired of feeling drained after online meetings? Do you want to be your best self in virtual conversations? The CANDOR research database has uncovered three fascinating secrets to help you shine in your next video meeting.

Bring your content

Bring your content "alive" through connection

You have important things to say and share that will serve communities well. All good ideas need something to bring them to life... but what could that be? 🤔