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We design and facilitate meetings to help groups reach their goals smoothly and efficiently, 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.
Our asset-based, collaborative, and democratic methods build equitable spaces for groups to draw on a rich diversity of perspectives, experiences, and strengths to build share understanding, resolve conflict, make solid decisions, and plan for action. Here are just a few examples of the types of goals that a facilitator might help a group accomplish:
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We guide organizations through a step-by-step process to plan for the future - ensuring efficient use of time, keeping conversation on track, and freeing the team to fully engage.
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 fluid and responsive 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. |
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We help clients engage, equip, and activate the people they serve and employ more effectively. We advocate for an approach that works WITH stakeholders, rather than FOR them.
Authentically engaging a large number of diverse stakeholders in a meaningful way is a complex undertaking. We can help you define your goals and provide guidance and assistance at all levels of the participation spectrum, from informing to empowering. We can support you in navigating the most challenging situations, such as language, age, and culture barriers; dispersed, asynchronous, or virtual teams; and high-stakes public/civic participation. We have experience with crafting and managing a range of multi-model engagement strategies, including surveys, focus groups, virtual facilitation and digital decision making tools, large scale participatory events, and more. |
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We offer practical, hands-on training in facilitative leadership skills and tools, empowering formal and informal leaders at all levels to help diverse groups navigate complex topics and decisions effectively.
We teach the Technology of Participation (ToP) methodology, and courses are offered in partnership with the Great Plains ToP Facilitation training consortium. Courses include:
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We 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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We design and facilitate meetings to help groups reach their goals smoothly and efficiently, 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.
Our asset-based, collaborative, and democratic methods build equitable spaces for groups to draw on a rich diversity of perspectives, experiences, and strengths to build share understanding, resolve conflict, make solid decisions, and plan for action. Here are just a few examples of the types of goals that a facilitator might help a group accomplish:
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We guide organizations through a step-by-step process to plan for the future - ensuring efficient use of time, keeping conversation on track, and freeing the team to fully engage.
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 fluid and responsive 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. |
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We help clients engage, equip, and activate the people they serve and employ more effectively. We advocate for an approach that works WITH stakeholders, rather than FOR them.
Authentically engaging a large number of diverse stakeholders in a meaningful way is a complex undertaking. We can help you define your goals and provide guidance and assistance at all levels of the participation spectrum, from informing to empowering. We can support you in navigating the most challenging situations, such as language, age, and culture barriers; dispersed, asynchronous, or virtual teams; and high-stakes public/civic participation. We have experience with crafting and managing a range of multi-model engagement strategies, including surveys, focus groups, virtual facilitation and digital decision making tools, large scale participatory events, and more. |
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We offer practical, hands-on training in facilitative leadership skills and tools, empowering formal and informal leaders at all levels to help diverse groups navigate complex topics and decisions effectively.
We teach the Technology of Participation (ToP) methodology, and courses are offered in partnership with the Great Plains ToP Facilitation training consortium. Courses include:
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We 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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