Tag Archives: facilitation

Facilitation Stories

Posted on September 4, 2025 by jofacilitator

This series of posts will be stories from my facilitation career, highlighting lessons I learned from working with clients. I intend for these to be helpful for those I am mentoring, but in general to all facilitators. Perhaps it will … Continue reading →

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“Kitchen Table” Conversation to Discern Challenges and Actions to Address Them

Posted on March 13, 2025 by jofacilitator

One of the things I have heard the most in the last few months is a yearning to understand how different people can think so differently about what is going on in the world. Others have said that making meaningful … Continue reading →

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I’m proud to announce that The Art of Focused Conversation, 2nd Edition is Available!

Posted on July 9, 2024 by jofacilitator

The Art of Focused Conversation, Second Edition: More Than 100 Ways to Access Group Wisdom in Your Organization by R. Brian Stanfield and Jo Nelson The Art of Focused Conversation is the quintessential theoretical and practical guide to group communication … Continue reading →

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“Mastering Facilitation to Navigate a Fractured World” Podcast

Posted on August 25, 2023 by jofacilitator

I was honoured to be interviewed by Myriam Hadnes for a podcast about my experience of facilitation in May. The podcast was posted in mid-August. The overview: This link is to the podcast itself (note: it is about 80 minutes … Continue reading →

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Keynote “Event”

Posted on January 31, 2023 by jofacilitator

Recently a colleague asked me if I would do a presentation for a webinar. I reluctantly agreed, but this is the memory that the request brought up. I once was asked to do a keynote speech at a conference of … Continue reading →

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Fifty Years of Facilitation

Posted on August 28, 2020 by jofacilitator

September 1, 2020 marks 50 years since I first started working with ICA. At the end of this calendar year, I will be wrapping up my career, but not my vocation. I’m still working on what that looks like — … Continue reading →

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A Summary of My Professional Pathway as a Facilitator

Posted on March 22, 2020 by jofacilitator

I am declaring 2020 as the last year of my career, but not of my vocation! This essay was written as a submission for IAF “Facilitator Emeritus” certification. It was limited to 1500 words, so there is a lot of … Continue reading →

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