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5 days left for early bird special…

Are you looking for inspiration?  Want to get creative?  Would you like to learn how to engage the people you work with using visuals?  You can!!! I am co-hosting a Graphic Facilitation Workshop in Rossland, BC, July 18-20th with Nancy … Continue reading

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A quick harvest from Art of Hosting Water Dialogues

I recently experienced 2.5 days doing of joint training with The Art of Hosting and Waterlution called the Water Dialogues. The training was a combination of learning and experiencing. What do I mean? There were a few sessions dedicated to … Continue reading

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Participatory Facilitation Techniques

A few weeks ago I facilitated a 1.5 day meeting for young leaders on the topic of the Columbia River Treaty (CRT).  The CRT is an international agreement between Canada and the United States which governs how water is managed … Continue reading

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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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Climate Change 201 in the making

In 2010, with the help of creative colleagues (Ingrid Liepa and Zeb Hansell) I pulled together a short animation on climate change science for the Columbia Basin.  I was coordinating a three year project on helping local governments to adapt … 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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