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Hi all, I’m passing this along because it’s a rare chance to learn from Sandra Janoff, co-creator of Future Search*. For those of you who don’t know Sandra, she is one of the few leaders still actively working who launched the great era of experimentation with whole systems change work that transforms how groups come together and move forward. Sandra has been one of my most important teachers. One of numerous ways she has influenced my work is in how I think about and draw in the people who make up a system. Sandra co-directs the Future Search Network with Michael Donnelly, who lives in Northern Ireland and was introduced to this work 25 years ago when it became instrumental in rebuilding civil society at the time of the Good Friday Peace Agreement. Together, they have created a high quality learning experience which they are offering in-person in Philadelphia on May 20-22. About the workshop: The P-10 Facilitation Training is for facilitators, leaders, and anyone who wants to run better meetings in today’s complex world. It’s about leading more, controlling less, and keeping groups whole—even when tensions run high. This is a hands-on, in-person learning with practical tools you can use immediately. The fee is now $800 to make it more accessible. Because Sandra and Michael want to be sure that price isn’t a barrier, if the price is too high, call Sandra at 610 909 0640. In Sandra’s words: "Michael and I really want to see this workshop be accessible because we believe so strongly in the way it can help leaders, facilitators, and the groups they work with, be successful." If this resonates, or you know someone who could benefit, take a look: www.futuresearchacademy.com Appreciatively, Peggy *This workshop isn’t about doing a Future Search but since I’ve mentioned the process, I’ll say a bit about it. Like other whole system change practices, it has an emergent quality. Per The Change Handbook: The purpose of a Future Search is: To evolve a common ground future for an organization or community where stakeholders build high commitment to action and rapid implementation. _________________________________ Peggy Holman peggy@... Bellevue, WA 98006 206-948-0432 www.peggyholman.com Enjoy the award winning Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity "An angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get burnt, is to become the fire". -- Drew Dellinger

Dear Facilitators I am co-hosting a graphic facilitation workshop May 1-2 in Winnipeg. I would love you to join and/or help me spread the word! We have a great group of registrants already and there is space for more. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day! Michelle Laurie Graphic Facilitation Workshop in Winnipeg May 1-2, 2025. Are you being asked to increase engagement at your meetings, help plan collaboratively, gain buy-in, track progress, and facilitate others to see the bigger picture? If yes, this hands-on workshop has tools to help! We work at a large scale, drawing on walls (literally!). Still, what you learn is very applicable to adding visual elements to presentations, reports, and websites, designing meetings, trainings, and guiding your consultants to do their best. In addition to helping people make sense of complex ideas, this fun filled workshop will fill your creativity cup. No drawing experience needed! Over two days you will have a safe, supportive space to practice and build confidence to lead your next meeting (or project) with more visual engagement and facilitation tools. Find out more online and to register: https://michellelaurie.com/graphic-facilitation-workshop-winnipegviz25/ -- michellelaurie.com connect@... Strategy-Assessment-Engagement-Faciltation

Dear Facilitation Community, I hope you are doing well from near and far! We have not been active for a while, however I am spreading my love for 'never a boring meeting again'! I will be co-hosting my annual Graphic Facilitation workshop May 1-2 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, ??. All information is online. I have found that 'word of mouth' is the best way to share this workshop so please feel free to share the information below with your networks! Please consider joining us and thank you for sharing! Wishing you a wonderful ? year ahead, Michelle What is the workshop about? The 2-day graphic facilitation workshop in Winnipeg is where people learn about visual vocabulary, templates and visual harvests, creative facilitation processes and have time and safe space to practice and gain confidence! Anyone working in planning, engagement, facilitation or simply never wants to attend another boring meeting should consider this workshop. The location is central and easy to get to for locals and travelers in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Central Canada). This workshop is co-hosted with Laurie Ringaert of Change Weavers Consulting and joining me to deliver this very practical (and fun) workshop is graphic recorder and illustrator Lisa Gates. There is an early bird registration until Feb 16th. If price is the only barrier, contact me so we can find a solution. Thank you for helping to spread the word with your colleagues and networks. 1.250.231.0635 | michellelaurie.com connect@... Learn about upcoming workshops here! -- michellelaurie.com connect@... Strategy-Assessment-Engagement-Faciltation

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This B.Joel-parody features Lego-animation (done by Liel Shalom) The video turns 'OFF' on Friday morning (approx. 03:30ish am) until Sunday (approx. 10:00 am) EST (I, Abe, didn't play kybd. on the video's 'audio-track') Video Link: https://youtu.be/T2AEfmBf5to Enjoy! :)

Hi facilitators, Thanks to those who participated in the survey I posted here and in a few other places: What facilitation training is needed to help people succeed in the post-pandemic context? I summarized the answers and posted a quick presentation with the highlights here. To note, the top ranked thought was being able to switch from in-person, to hybrid, to online on a dime. That is a lot to ask for no? Thankfully good listening skills also ranked high assuring me that the basics of "process" still hold true despite technology enhancing and complicating things! Have a good evening! Michelle 1.250.231.0635 | michellelaurie.com connect@... -- michellelaurie.com connect@... Strategy-Assessment-Engagement-Faciltation

Hi facilitators, This email list was in response to the pandemic as we all shifted to go online during that time. It's been a great community to share ideas and practice with. With the pandemic waning and the opportunity for in person meetings back (yet still a desire to be online or hybrid), I am interested to hear from you what you have found is the greatest challenge for "meeting" that we could be focusing on as facilitators. I've started an online exchange to collect and share and vote on ideas. I'll create a report at the end to share with you. Please consider sharing a few thoughts! As well, if you think this is a conversation worth having, I'm happy to host something in May, drop me a line and I will start a list. Thanks so much, Michelle 1.250.231.0635 | michellelaurie.com connect@... Check out workshop offers for June and July! -- michellelaurie.com connect@... Strategy-Assessment-Engagement-Faciltation

Hi facilitators, I am going to support a med-sized non-profit economic development org with a 3 year strategic plan. They have about 12 full time staff, 10 board members and their budget is shrinking due to some key programs they used to administer not taking place anymore. They currently have an annual plan (which they updated annually for the past 10 years) which they really like, however it is more of an 'activity plan' for the year (from my perspective). I'm looking for examples of plans from other economic development / not-for-profit that are public or shareable. Or if you have great strategic plan examples to share, that would be excellent as well. I don't have a lot of plans I can share publicly that fit this profile. If you are looking for a more indepth plan, I did this one recently for a multistakeholder partnership (more complex) that took almost a year and is public. Thanks in advance for sharing any examples or links you love and are able to share! Much appreciated, Michelle 1.250.231.0635 | michellelaurie.com connect@... -- michellelaurie.com connect@... Strategy-Assessment-Engagement-Faciltation

Hello Fellow Facilitators, I am looking to connect with facilitators who use any of the following higher-order organizational learning (OL) concepts to inform all or part of their non-profit client work: double loop learning (Argyris & Schon), higher-level learning (Fiol & Lyles), Learning II (Bateson), Emergent Learning (Senge). These concepts would be used in OL, organizational development, change management, leadership development, and transformational learning among other processes. I am not so much seeking training contexts where these are a part of a curriculum, but applications by facilitators that help non-profits with their work. I am aiming to undertake a piece of academic research as a part of my PhD work on organizational learning in NGOs to understand how facilitators use these OL concepts and the results they produce. If you use any of these (e.g. they inform your work, and/or you introduce them to your clients) please send me an email and I can tell you more about the research (which will go forward only if I can find enough facilitators who are using these concepts!) Eventual participation would be through an interview with you and potentially a counterpart in your client organization. The output will be a peer-reviewed journal article which would anonymize all participants (if you want your name attached I can include it in the acknowledgements). with kind regards, Gillian Martin Mehers, CPF-Master (IAF) Bright Green Learning @ Atadore SARL gillian@...

Hello facilitator friends! I am writing to share information about an upcoming workshop we are hosting in Easthampton, Massachusetts at the end of March (March 27-30). This introductory workshop will provide aspiring and emerging practitioners a solid foundation in graphic facilitation, and equip them with tools, visual frameworks, listening strategies and capture techniques that will support the development of their craft. Seasoned professionals are also welcome to join to learn about new materials and applications, and to learn from two practitioners who have been practicing in the field for over 20 years. If you’re looking to enter the world of graphic facilitation and want to hit the ground running, this course is for you! Please pass along to anyone in your networks who you know that might be interested! Thanks! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scribing-fundamentals-easthampton-ma-march-27-30-2023-tickets-472747750247 PS: Please note, we are more than happy to adjust the pricing on a case by case basis as needed, We don’t want cost to be a barrier to learning for anyone. Warmly, Sita Sita Magnuson she/her | why? sita@... | dpict.co

Happy December to All! No one likes a sales pitch, so here is a gift pitch! I built something that I'm really excited about and I'm giving it away to everyone on this list. Until December 31st, you can sign up for a free lifetime subscription to Qiqo Pro+ (the regular cost is $22/month so you are saving $264/year). Why use Qiqo Pro? Use it when you want to impress a client by turning a Zoom meeting into something a little more special. You can easily create a splash page for your Zoom meeting; here is my meeting space: https://qiqo.pro/lucas What are the advantages? You can customize the links so that they are easy to remember and add to a calendar invitation. People can go back to the link in their calendar to see the event space and notes (this is a big advantage because participants currently cannot go back to your Zoom meeting to find meeting notes), and you can even use your event spaces for pre-work (asynch brainstorming, co-creating an agenda, etc) before meetings begin and between meetings for regular clients. Where do I sign up? Here is your discount link to get Qiqo Pro+ for free for life: https://qiqo.pro/discount/friend-of-a-friend And the gift to others: The best part is that you are invited to give that link as a gift to either 1 or 2 people between now and the end of the year. If you want to share it with more people (on social media, etc), please instead share the 50% discount link: https://qiqo.pro/discount/earlybird Where do I learn more? Here are a few 3-min YouTube videos to help you set up your event space. Please feel free to ask questions in response to this email or to join me office hours each week for free, live support: https://community.qiqochat.com/events Lucas Cioffi QiqoChat | Lead Software Engineer lucas@... +1.917.528.1831 Live Online Events | Engaging Communities | Real Collaboration Drop in for open office hours!

Hi All, This message is for anyone who has not yet hosted an event on the QiqoChat event platform. It is also for those who want to learn about all the new capabilities. You are invited to sign up for a free, 2-hour training in either December or January. If you're new to Qiqo, you will earn a $1000 free credit for your first event, plus 2 free hours of support. Please choose one: Friday, Dec 16 @ 9am Eastern (15.00 CET) Friday, Dec 16 @ 11am Eastern (17.00 CET) Wednesday, Jan 4 @ 10am Eastern (16.00 CET) Wednesday Jan 11 @ 10am Eastern (16.00 CET) Wednesday, Jan 18 @ 10am Eastern (16.00 CET) Why Qiqo? Use Qiqo when you want to host an event on Zoom but Zoom is not enough. Qiqo was built from a facilitator's perspective, so you will find that it is possible to do many of the things that a facilitator would want to do. Use Qiqo when you want to strengthen an online community. Many facilitators depended on Qiqo to survive during the pandemic. We love helping you bring your vision to life. Please don't hesitate to reach out! Lucas Cioffi QiqoChat | Lead Software Engineer lucas@... +1.917.528.1831 Live Online Events | Engaging Communities | Real Collaboration Drop in for open office hours!

Dear all, for the design of an experimental session I am doing research and reaching out, would you please so kind to feed my curiosity ? Inspired by the prompt in ‘The Wonder Journal’ by #HeyAmberRae & #OlafactoryArt Please share your anonymous input through this Google Form When do you feel shame? Either as a member within a group (participant) or as a facilitator (someone in the position of power)? How do you notice when shame is in the room? How does it show up in your and influences others behaviour? What does shame feel like to you, when you are feeling it? Where in your body or mind does shame live? If shame would be a scented candle What would it smell like? Would highly appreciate your anonymous associations here: https://forms.gle/cDB3CLYmnPdzVStV7 Thank you so much in advance! With gratitude, Sara www.bureautwist.nl/seehearfeel

Hello folks! I extensively use Zoom Meetings for my online facilitation/tech hosting, and haven't used Zoom Webinar yet. I'll be helping a client with a Zoom Webinar for a specific design + audience that is better suited for the Webinar (e.g. no participatory elements/breakout rooms, or for participants to be on video/microphone). I welcome any tips/things to be aware of/horror stories to learn from! Some context bits that might be helpful to know: We won't be using Zoom's registration process (they have a specific invitation list, it isn't an 'open to the public' event, and we don't need to know who is coming in advance). There will be quite a few "panelists" (in Zoom Webinar-speak) over the course of the event, and some screensharing. There will be no ASL interpretation, but we will use Zoom's automated closed captions. They anticipate up to 200 people, likely fewer. We'll also be recording the session. One of the things that is important to this client is that the webinar is very very easy to join, for both participants and the "panelists". I plan to get the one month Webinar add-on right away so I can play around with it before the live event. Thanks in advance for your wisdom - things you wish you knew before you hosted a Zoom Webinar - including if you'd avoid it entirely! Cheers, Amanda

Hi everyone. I'm wondering if anyone has any idea on how to deal with an unprepared participant (e.g., did not do the pre-work) in a meeting? Here's some things I've done already (but need more ideas please!): *Before the meeting:* * emphasize what pre-read/work is required and how much time it will typically take * have a norm regarding prep included in the Agenda *During the meeting:* Do a timeout and meet up with the person to: * name the behaviour (e.g., I'm sensing that you have not read the material, am I reading you right?) * seek to understand (e.g., what's going on?) * paraphrase back what I heard * restate the expectation (e.g., as discussed in your orientation, you are expected to come fully prepared to the meeting) * seek solutions (e.g., what can you do right now to ensure you're ready for at least the next topic?) * acknowledge their solution and act on it Anything else you would recommend?!