Category Archives: Effective meetings
Open Space Technology for Effective Meetings
I am organizing two meetings in the next month that will use Open Space Technology. For one it was purposeful and for the other it simply emerged as the best method to ensure the meeting meets the needs of participants. … Continue reading
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Workshop Alert – Rosviz is back!
I am excited to announce the 3rd annual graphic facilitation workshop (aka Rosviz!) in beautiful Rossland, BC, Canada, July 18-20th, 2012. You are invited to this experiential workshop which takes place almost entirely at the drawing surface! We’ll start the … Continue reading
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Facilitation Resource Alert
Hello facilitators and non-facilitators! Where do you look for ideas, inspiration and validation when you want to design, host or facilitate a great meeting? I have a set of people, books and weblinks that I often go to when I … Continue reading
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DIY Wall Board for Graphic Facilitation
A few months back I posted a question on the International Forum of Visual Practitioners Linked In Group asking: Has anyone made a portable ‘wall’ (that fits into a car) to bring to meetings that don’t have great walls and … Continue reading
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Getting to visual…
As I plan for a graphic facilitation workshop in October I am thinking about the power of visuals and visual thinking. Below are some inspiring places online I have been visiting: A Ted Talk by Suni Brown speaks to how people … Continue reading
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Workshop ends…community begins
It’s been 2 weeks since the Graphic Facilitation workshop ended in Rossland, B.C (July 13-15, 2011). What have I learned that I will take with me in the future and can share with you? Here are a few of my … Continue reading
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Drawing on walls update!
It’s been an exciting month for me as a novice visual practitioner. I owe a lot of this to taking the advice of Nancy White who told the students of our graphic facilitation workshop last year to simply ‘step forward’ … Continue reading
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Online and Offline Tools for Weddings
Anyone who has organized a wedding likely knows that it can come with its fair share of stress. As someone who often plans engaging events for others, the pressure is on for my own wedding! I have found two tools … Continue reading
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Dining for Women in Rossland
This post is to share two great things: 1. Dining for Women is a group that originated in the US to support and empower women in developing countries. Instead of going out for dinner to a restaurant, women … Continue reading
People perspective and empowerment
Today was Day 1 of the Graphic Facilitation Workshop I have been organizing with Nancy White. I organized the workshop with the ulterior motive of wanting to take the workshop and learn more about visual practice. It was a great … Continue reading
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