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AUGUST 20, 2014

Writing people’s ideas on a flip chart or white board helps with the group memory and knowledge capture. The chart writer’s role is to captures the groups ideas. Whenever possible, the chart writer writes down the speaker’s exact words. It is basically a pause. It helps people process complex thoughts.

Facilitation 121

Facilitation Technique Chart Method 121

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

The workshop had 16 participants, mostly people who run innovation and research labs from corporations. Since we were spending two days together, working on collaborative exercises, a good opening where we could introduce ourselves and make connections was important. This may be mean rapid prototyping as well as front-end research.

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Facilitation Method Technique Exercise 132

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

” I was lucky enough to collaborate with Janet McIntyre , a nonprofit leadership coach and Jeffrey Golde , Adjunct Professor of Management: Columbia Business School, along with Abe Flores from AFTA. My inspiration for the instructional design was learning that there was a game show in the 1980s called “ The Body Language Game.”

Reflection 64

Reflection Arts Exercise Facilitation 64

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Is there a lead facilitator who is responsible for the final decision or is the team to work collaboratively making decisions? The team’s first planning session should be one of learning about each’s other trade craft versus diving into the design of the session. I’ve written about these techniques here ).

Reflection 124

Reflection NTEN Change Facilitation 124