Approach
Whether we're facilitating a half-day team planning meeting or a sector-wide multi-stakeholder action process, we begin with deep listening and generative dialogue with you, our client. What do you need us for? What will success look like? What is the core issue at hand? What key questions need to be answered? Who is part of the system, and who needs to be part of the conversation?
Once we have helped you get clear on purpose and players, we pull together a convening team of experienced hosts and facilitators. When we can, we include your people in the hosting team, to support you in anchoring new and effective ways of working together. Then we help put in place the structure, timing and logistics for a seamless event. This includes supporting selection and preparation of the space and participants, and helping to craft the invitation.
Once we have helped you get clear on purpose and players, we pull together a convening team of experienced hosts and facilitators. When we can, we include your people in the hosting team, to support you in anchoring new and effective ways of working together. Then we help put in place the structure, timing and logistics for a seamless event. This includes supporting selection and preparation of the space and participants, and helping to craft the invitation.
Then we turn to designing the process. What is the core question? What mix of methods and tools will allow everyone to contribute their whole self and their best work? What flow and sequencing will support the kinds of collective generativity, decisions, and actions that are needed? What frameworks and principles will help create a container for deep reflection, emergent leadership, and courageous exploration of uncharted territory?
During the session, we help facilitate the process, ensuring participants have the inputs they need to engage in the conversation, and the optimal mix of structure and flexibility to elicit creativity and breakthrough thinking.
During the session, we help facilitate the process, ensuring participants have the inputs they need to engage in the conversation, and the optimal mix of structure and flexibility to elicit creativity and breakthrough thinking.
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We ensure the meaning-making that emerges gets captured through whatever means are appropriate--from graphic recording to visual group methods, card or flip chart notes, photos, videos, tweets, websites, reports, and strategic documents. Finally, we work with you to share the results of the work within the system and to plan next steps.
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