I had no idea how this was going to work out, and I enjoyed every moment of it. All these engaging tools! This has been the most engaging virtual meeting I've participated in. - Virtual Meeting Participant Strategic, intentional and fun to work with. They are very dynamic and have a plethora of experience and expertise. Their ability to listen, understand and facilitate strategic meetings is phenomenal. I highly recommend you start the conversation with them. - Community Organizer This experience was much needed for our staff and enabled us to connect on a much needed level to advance our organization. - Nonprofit Staff Member |
Whether the group is 5 motivated neighbors in a living room, 15 members of a virtual focus group, or 500 stakeholders in a statewide coalition, we help groups work together to reach their goals smoothly and efficiently.
Here are just a few examples of what we could help you accomplish:
Our inclusive, participatory methods build equitable spaces for groups to draw on a rich diversity of perspectives and experiences to build solutions that last. |
With clear session objectives, Kim guided us smoothly through strategically planning our next move. Her examples and illustrations were a delight and helped the group understand the process. Thoughtful and thorough, but also very skilled at articulating the details and tough questions that need to be asked when goal setting. Thank you for sharing such an impactful process! - Civic Leader We all worked together to identify goals, challenges, and dreams and practical steps on how to make those things a reality. The facilitator asked the right questions to the right people in the right way to make the time engaging and productive for our team. - Nonprofit Board Member |
We guide organizations through a step-by-step process to plan for the future.
Our engaging process helps teams assess their current situation, clarify their long term vision and goals, craft powerful strategic directions, and then build and launch an implementation plan to translate great ideas into sustainable action. Our methods integrate all perspectives and parts of the system to create holistic solutions. We use a structured but agile process that allows groups to thoughtfully and creatively analyze and organize large amounts of data and ideas in a short time, and agree on clear and concrete intentions for the future. Our facilitation ensures efficient use of time: keeping conversation on track and freeing the team to fully engage. |
I can honestly say that the way Kim organized the conversation, managed the crowd, and strategically brought the group together to form a consensus was one of the best examples of community engagement that I've seen. - City Planner It was high energy, outcome oriented and concrete. We made more progress than I expected. - University Faculty |
Authentically engaging a large number of diverse stakeholders in a meaningful way is a complex undertaking. We can help you engage, equip, and activate the people you serve and employ more effectively.
We'll help you define your goals and provide guidance and assistance at all levels of the participation spectrum, from informing to consulting to empowering. We can support you in navigating the most challenging situations, such as:
We have experience with crafting and managing a range of multi-model engagement strategies, including:
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I just had to let you know how much I enjoyed the training and how impressed I was with both of your skills as trainers and facilitators. Honestly, I was hesitant to take this [virtual] workshop because so often these things are boring, above my level of understanding of technology, full of marketing hype and ultimately not that useful in my work... your session was the opposite of all those. You are both amazing and covered so much ground and made this session engaging at levels that I did not expect. I also appreciated how open and non defensive you were about hearing my concerns and other folks' concerns about this format and its challenges. - Virtual Bootcamp Participant Thank you so much for sharing your expertise and your time with the world. Your virtual bootcamp was phenomenal! ...The gathering was meaningful, engaging, and effective (x10)! - Virtual Bootcamp Participant |
We can train you and your team to navigate complex topics and decisions effectively through practical, hands-on training in two main areas: facilitative leadership and virtual facilitation.
Virtual Facilitation We provide training for facilitator and meeting leaders transitioning their events online. Please contact us by email for a current list of upcoming courses. Courses include:
Facilitative Leadership We teach the Technology of Participation (ToP) facilitation methodology, and courses are offered in partnership with the Great Plains ToP training consortium. Visit www.top-training.net for a current list of upcoming courses. Courses include:
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We can design, develop, and deliver hands on, interactive learning modules to meet your unique needs.
A sampling of some of the in-house or conference workshops we have offered:
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CoCreative Labs offers facilitation and training for in-person, virtual, and hybrid groups. We have trained over 1500 people in best practices for creating meaningful, engaging, and effective online group experiences and have extensive expertise designing and facilitating both synchronous and asynchronous collaboration.
We are skilled in a range of virtual communication and collaboration platforms including: |
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Virtual facilitation is not as scary as I had imagined! - Virtual Facilitation Bootcamp Participant Thanks again for turning a technophobe with a love of sticky walls, paper and marker pens into a confident virtual facilitator. I adapted your email invitation and your Google Docs template for an online reflection session with artists, added hand drawn graphics for the agenda. We used Zoom, Google Docs and Mural, and it worked! Feedback was very positive ... including incredulity that I knew what I was doing in a virtual space! I pointed them to your details at bottom of the doc so they can learn from experts! - Virtual Facilitation Bootcamp Participant The Virtual Bootcamp you facilitated was inspiring, illuminating and left me filled with confidence. The resources you have sent have been incredibly valuable. You need to know that I am a complete Luddite - I always shy away from anything techy and am much happier with my sticky wall/paper and marker pens. As a result of your session, I signed up for Zoom and on Wednesday I hosted a Zoom sandbox for my associate facilitators to play in. I used your templates and did a proper invite with links, used a shared Google Doc to do introductions, put them into breakout rooms to chat... I was so pleased with myself, and they were amazed at my confident hosting. Last night I hosted a virtual cocktail hour...THANK YOU! - Virtual Facilitation Bootcamp Participant |
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• Google Suite • BlueJeans • Adobe Connect • Skype for Business • WebEx • GoToMeeting • Miro • Mural |
• Explain Everything
• Microsoft Teams • Office 365 • SharePoint • Slack • Asana • Trello • Basecamp • Kahoot |