2013 Public Graphic Facilitation Workshops – 2 in Canada!

As usual, Michelle is more organized than I am and got a post up PDQ for our upcoming September workshops. Registration is Open! Locations and dates: Rossland, B.C. (September 23-24) and Vancouver, B.C.* (September 26-27). Rossland Worskhop Pricing: $850+GST (5%) Rossland Workshop Registration: Email: michelle.k.laurie@gmail.com Vancouver BC Details: *Please note the Vancouver workshop is being … Continue reading 2013 Public Graphic Facilitation Workshops – 2 in Canada!

Graphic Facilitation 2013 Workshops in Rossland and Vancouver BC

Not one, but TWO workshops are available this coming September, one hosted by Michelle Laurie and I in Rossland BC (a.k.a. RosViz) and another hosted by BC Campus in Vancouver BC. Here is the information. Locations and dates: Rossland, B.C. (September 23-23) and Vancouver, B.C. (September 26-27). Please note the Vancouver workshop is being hosted by … Continue reading Graphic Facilitation 2013 Workshops in Rossland and Vancouver BC

Listening and Acceptance as Core Facilitation Skills

I’m preparing for what might be a challenging facilitation gig this month involving a very complex domain, diverse perspectives, at least three languages and rooms where the tables are nailed to the floor. I actually love the first three things. The tables nailed to the floor asks for every bit of my creativity and ability … Continue reading Listening and Acceptance as Core Facilitation Skills

A great example of facilitation…

…at a restaurant! From: Foodtography: Seattle Is Not Jumping on the NYC Train of Banning Cameras at the Table. The context is Brian Canlis, co-owner of Seattle’s iconic Canlis restaurant, talking about how to deal with disruptions. In this case, the disruption is people taking flash pictures of their food! Substitute “customer service” with “facilitation.” … Continue reading A great example of facilitation…

Shahab from #CommProj12 Interviews Me About Online Facilitation

We are deep into week 5 of the Project Community course. The course explores the role of online communities and networks in open, innovative design engineering. (See previous posts here and our shared Faculty blog.) Shahab, one of my co-faculty, and I did a Google hangout on online facilitation. Here is the short 12 minute … Continue reading Shahab from #CommProj12 Interviews Me About Online Facilitation