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Monthly Archives: October 2025
One Story of Integrity as a Facilitator
The memory of this story was catalyzed by a LinkedIn Post by a colleague who talked about her experience of the power of personal integrity as a facilitator in choosing work. Many years ago, after a successful facilitation with a … Continue reading →
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“No Time for Planning a Meeting”
I have heard this more and more often. Huge demands for productivity in meetings, but less and less time allotted to them. Here is a story of a team’s discovery about the impact of taking time to prepare a meeting. … Continue reading →
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Tagged business, facilitation, management, meeting preparation, participation
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Addressing Distrust in a Public Consultation with a Focused Conversation
A school district needed to address the fact that some schools were very old and needed very expensive renovation, and that there were new neighbourhoods in the city that needed new schools. The budget was limited and not everything could … Continue reading →
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Tagged distrust, facilitation, group facilitation, participation, public consultation, ToP methods
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History of Developing the ToP Action Planning Process for Strategic Planning
In 1988, non-profit organizations were required to have a strategic plan in order to get their funding from the province for the next year. Wayne and I facilitated ToP strategic planning for each of 12 regional non-profit organizations that were … Continue reading →
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Tagged action planning, business, facilitation, leadership, management, strategic planning, strategy, ToP methods
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Listening to Polarized Viewpoints and Creating Consensus
Currently we are more and more aware of social issues facing our society – such as addictions as in alcohol, gambling, and illegal drug use; as well as unemployment and job loss, housing, etc. Many social issues trigger emotional responses … Continue reading →
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