Take a sneak peek behind the curtain of the Future of Technology track planning for 14LCS. Our track on the Future of Technology is coming together in a great way. We will be exploring the elements that help our organizations manage change as our technology, our staffing, and our constituencies evolve and change. 14lcs Community future of technology Leadership leading change summit peter campbell tanya tarr Tracy Kronzak IT Staff MORE
Library clips :: Online communities - technical facilitators are not enough :: October :: 2009: "I’m finding that some Communities of Practice (CoPs) at work are lacking leadership even though they have a community leader.This is a broad statement, and there can be many reasons for this, but in this post I want to focus on one particular reason MORE
I haven't yet seen any case-studies or how-to posts with advice to free agent fundraisers or nonprofits on how to organize or facilitate this a "Charity 2.0" MORE
Recently, a colleague asked me a wonderful question: How did you learn to become a good facilitator and trainer? Evaluate your content, facilitation, and logistical skills against participant evaluations. As the facilitator, you have give clear instructions to people and keep time. MORE
All this summer weve been introducing you to the facilitators who will make the three tracks so memorable. View the lineup of #14LCS speakers and facilitators and register today! MORE
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Whether our meeting is useless or valuable depends on how we design, facilitate, and follow up. If you are facilitating the meeting you need figure out logistics like scheduling, materials, and effective use of technology for virtual meetings. The facilitation methods are participatory. MORE
The design lab was facilitated by Pete Maher, founder of Luma Institute. I even facilitated design labs to help with the research for my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. I also get asked about where to get facilitation training for design thinking methods. MORE
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of participating in Twitter chat series #socialmedia. MORE
I first learned about this technique from Sam Kaner''s excellent book, Facilitator''s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making. Tag Team the Facilitation. And if you want a more efficient approach to multi-vocal facilitation, try an unconference. MORE
The process is simple – any nonprofit team, staff, or even board could facilitate this process in less than hour in three steps. Facilitation Meetings MORE
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I’ve just returned from an inspiring week in Kiev, Ukraine where I got to facilitate a training for women’s organizations organized by Wake , an amazing start up founded by two respected colleagues Trish Tierney and Heather Ramsey. MORE
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Each track will have two Lead Facilitators and several additional Facilitators who will design spaces and lead small group conversations to make sure that every participant has the chance to both learn and share. Today we want to introduce you to one of them: Deepa Kunapuli , a Lead Facilitator for the Digital Strategy track. MORE
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Today we want to introduce you to one of them: Tanya Tarr , a Lead Facilitator for The Future of Technology track. MORE
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Today we want to introduce you to one of them: Tracy Kronzak , a Lead Facilitator for The Future of Technology track. MORE
Does your work at a nonprofit include facilitating meetings or trainings? Looking for new techniques to add to your facilitator’s toolbox? The most critical thing that distinguishes brainstorming from other types of facilitated group activity is the absence negative feedback. MORE
We used sticky notes and the mandala template. David modeled a full group discussion to gather up all the ideas – using a template that used the basic flows of facilitation – attention, energy, information, and operations. MORE
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Today we want to introduce you to one of them, recognizing that she needs no introduction to many of you: Beth Kanter , a Lead Facilitator for the Impact Leadership track. MORE
Gunner also facilitated a brainstorming and affinity mapping exercise to unpack all the possible topics for deep dives in small groups in the afternoon. These techniques are based on human-centered design principles. MORE
Live facilitation has a varied role in museums. In special immersion exhibits like Dialogue in the Dark , in which visitors are led through a pitch black experience by a blind guide, or live action games like Operation Spy, facilitators are a necessary part of the experience. MORE
Facilitator bits. While Jim and I explained clearly to Wild Idea proposers what they needed to do to submit their project for consideration before MuseumNext, we didn't give them enough support in actually facilitating their group brainstorming at the event. MORE
I also wanted to experiment with translating some facilitation techniques I use for face-to-face meetings (like sticky note facilitation ) to virtual meetings. Depending on the number of people in your group, there are different ways to facilitate the report out. Facilitation MORE
Gain tips on how to facilitate sessions that will strengthen professional development across your teams and organization. Register now! One of the biggest challenges that many nonprofits face is the finding time and resources for professional development activities. MORE
The co-facilitator was Amy Hedrick who works in Product and Design Innovation at Intuit. Here’s a some of what I learned about facilitating innovation and train the trainers design. How does your nonprofit facilitate innovating thinking and doing? Facilitation MORE
This image (and many more) came via Nancy White from Michael Erikson. All I can say is wow MORE
Will Colely. Producer/Founder. Aquifer Media. Instead of siloing social media into “that stuff that so-and-so does,” what would a more integrated approach look like? Has this happened to your nonprofit? MORE
It was expertly facilitated by Allison Lin and Odin Zackman. Last week, I participated in the “Funders Learning Lab: Investing in Networks and Network Leadership.” MORE
I'm an alumnus mentor of Nancy White's Online Facilitation Workshop. Even better, the other people I met through the workshop -- other professionals who do online facilitation, support communities of practice, and work with web2.0 I was a student in the workshop almost two years ago and have subsequently served as mentor. I have never learned so much in my whole life and had fun doing it! Both as a student and as a mentor. MORE
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Today we want to introduce you to one of them: Elissa Perry , a Facilitator for the Impact Leadership track. And check out the full lineup of #14LCS speakers and facilitators MORE
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Today we want to introduce you to one of them: Bridget Marie Todd , a Lead Facilitator for the Digital Strategy track. MORE
Crowdsourcing Data Experimentation Facilitation InnovationI’m just back from SXSW where I did a session on Tech Wellness with Aliza Sherman. We are working on a book together called The Happy,Healthy Nonprofit : Strategies for Impact without Burnout. A blog post on that is coming! MORE
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Today we want to introduce you to one of them: Peter Campbell , a Facilitator for the Future of Technology track. MORE
I enjoy meetings when there has been a lot given to the design and you have expert facilitators in the room because I not only learn about the content, but also learn some new facilitation techniques. MORE
Post-It Note Facilitation of A Network Map - 2012 Pakistan NGOs. What’s in your facilitation toolkit? Take for example my colleague Eugene Eric Kim who shares his facilitation toolkit which includes links to his favorite Post It notes and markers. Facilitation MORE
Note from Beth: As a trainer and someone who teachers other trainers, I’ve been obsessed with improving my facilitation skills and written a lot about it on this blog. 7 Tips to Make You A Stronger Facilitator. Build your facilitator’s toolkit. Facilitation MORE
There are a lot different styles, philosophies, and techniques for facilitating groups of people. Check out the International Association of Facilitator’s Method database which contains more than 500 entries. Networked Facilitation. Facilitated Listening Skills. MORE
Over the past month, I have been thinking about a couple of different ideas and how to incorporate them into training design to facilitate learning. My questions are: 1. Graphic Facilitation by Jonny Goldstein - click to see larger image. MORE
It creates a safe space to share learning in a way that isn’t about pointing fingers or blaming (if facilitated in the right way). Capacity Facilitation Leadership Learning Meetings Reflection MORE
TechSoup holds regular meetings for nonprofits in Second Life and I have been attending regularly and sometimes facilitate like this I did this past week. I learned one from Nancy White when I took her online facilitation workshop. It kinds of gets in the way of effective facilitation. MORE
Workplace flexibility creates a need for better skills in facilitating virtual meetings and hybrid meetings where some participants are in the room and others participate are using audio-only or video conferencing platform. Roles may include: Facilitator: Designs and Facilitates Meeting. MORE
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Facilitation Related Topics Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 9, 2017
The design lab was facilitated by Pete Maher, founder of Luma Institute. I even facilitated design labs to help with the research for my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. I also get asked about where to get facilitation training for design thinking methods.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 13, 2018
Does your work at a nonprofit include facilitating meetings or trainings? Looking for new techniques to add to your facilitator’s toolbox? The most critical thing that distinguishes brainstorming from other types of facilitated group activity is the absence negative feedback.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
Whether our meeting is useless or valuable depends on how we design, facilitate, and follow up. If you are facilitating the meeting you need figure out logistics like scheduling, materials, and effective use of technology for virtual meetings. The facilitation methods are participatory.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
Note from Beth: As a trainer and someone who teachers other trainers, I’ve been obsessed with improving my facilitation skills and written a lot about it on this blog. 7 Tips to Make You A Stronger Facilitator. Build your facilitator’s toolkit. Facilitation
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 20, 2014
There are a lot different styles, philosophies, and techniques for facilitating groups of people. Check out the International Association of Facilitator’s Method database which contains more than 500 entries. Networked Facilitation. Facilitated Listening Skills.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 24, 2013
I enjoy meetings when there has been a lot given to the design and you have expert facilitators in the room because I not only learn about the content, but also learn some new facilitation techniques.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
Workplace flexibility creates a need for better skills in facilitating virtual meetings and hybrid meetings where some participants are in the room and others participate are using audio-only or video conferencing platform. Roles may include: Facilitator: Designs and Facilitates Meeting.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 25, 2017
Recently, a colleague asked me a wonderful question: How did you learn to become a good facilitator and trainer? Evaluate your content, facilitation, and logistical skills against participant evaluations. As the facilitator, you have give clear instructions to people and keep time.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 13, 2015
It was expertly facilitated by Allison Lin and Odin Zackman. Last week, I participated in the “Funders Learning Lab: Investing in Networks and Network Leadership.”
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 14, 2015
I’ve had the honor of facilitating an online peer learning exchange of Knight Grantees that are hosting Giving Days, applying and iterating on the Giving Day Playbook since 2013. This can be a mix of presentations by peers, with lots of facilitated discussion and interaction.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 25, 2017
Gain tips on how to facilitate sessions that will strengthen professional development across your teams and organization. Register now! One of the biggest challenges that many nonprofits face is the finding time and resources for professional development activities.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
We used sticky notes and the mandala template. David modeled a full group discussion to gather up all the ideas – using a template that used the basic flows of facilitation – attention, energy, information, and operations.
NTEN
JUNE 5, 2014
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Today we want to introduce you to one of them, recognizing that she needs no introduction to many of you: Beth Kanter , a Lead Facilitator for the Impact Leadership track.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
I’ve just returned from an inspiring week in Kiev, Ukraine where I got to facilitate a training for women’s organizations organized by Wake , an amazing start up founded by two respected colleagues Trish Tierney and Heather Ramsey.
NTEN
JULY 1, 2014
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Today we want to introduce you to one of them: Elissa Perry , a Facilitator for the Impact Leadership track. And check out the full lineup of #14LCS speakers and facilitators
Museum 2.0
AUGUST 13, 2014
I first learned about this technique from Sam Kaner''s excellent book, Facilitator''s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making. Tag Team the Facilitation. And if you want a more efficient approach to multi-vocal facilitation, try an unconference.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 18, 2010
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of participating in Twitter chat series #socialmedia.
NTEN
JULY 11, 2014
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Today we want to introduce you to one of them: Peter Campbell , a Facilitator for the Future of Technology track.
NTEN
JUNE 10, 2014
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Today we want to introduce you to one of them: John Kenyon , a Lead Facilitator for the Impact Leadership track.
NTEN
JUNE 12, 2014
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Today we want to introduce you to one of them: Tanya Tarr , a Lead Facilitator for The Future of Technology track.
NTEN
JUNE 6, 2014
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Today we want to introduce you to one of them: Bridget Marie Todd , a Lead Facilitator for the Digital Strategy track.
NTEN
JULY 2, 2014
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Today we want to introduce you to one of them: Londell Jackson , a Facilitator for the Impact Leadership track.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 7, 2013
Gunner also facilitated a brainstorming and affinity mapping exercise to unpack all the possible topics for deep dives in small groups in the afternoon. These techniques are based on human-centered design principles.
NTEN
JUNE 9, 2014
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Today we want to introduce you to one of them: Tracy Kronzak , a Lead Facilitator for The Future of Technology track.
NTEN
AUGUST 6, 2014
All this summer weve been introducing you to the facilitators who will make the three tracks so memorable. View the lineup of #14LCS speakers and facilitators and register today!
AFP Blog
OCTOBER 30, 2009
Library clips :: Online communities - technical facilitators are not enough :: October :: 2009: "I’m finding that some Communities of Practice (CoPs) at work are lacking leadership even though they have a community leader.This is a broad statement, and there can be many reasons for this, but in this post I want to focus on one particular reason
Museum 2.0
OCTOBER 29, 2009
Facilitator bits. While Jim and I explained clearly to Wild Idea proposers what they needed to do to submit their project for consideration before MuseumNext, we didn't give them enough support in actually facilitating their group brainstorming at the event.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 12, 2006
This image (and many more) came via Nancy White from Michael Erikson. All I can say is wow
NTEN
JUNE 16, 2014
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Each track will have two Lead Facilitators and several additional Facilitators who will design spaces and lead small group conversations to make sure that every participant has the chance to both learn and share. Today we want to introduce you to one of them: Deepa Kunapuli , a Lead Facilitator for the Digital Strategy track.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
The process is simple – any nonprofit team, staff, or even board could facilitate this process in less than hour in three steps. Facilitation Meetings
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 15, 2011
Over the past month, I have been thinking about a couple of different ideas and how to incorporate them into training design to facilitate learning. My questions are: 1. Graphic Facilitation by Jonny Goldstein - click to see larger image.
Museum 2.0
JUNE 18, 2007
Live facilitation has a varied role in museums. In special immersion exhibits like Dialogue in the Dark , in which visitors are led through a pitch black experience by a blind guide, or live action games like Operation Spy, facilitators are a necessary part of the experience.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 1, 2017
It creates a safe space to share learning in a way that isn’t about pointing fingers or blaming (if facilitated in the right way). Capacity Facilitation Leadership Learning Meetings Reflection
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 28, 2007
TechSoup holds regular meetings for nonprofits in Second Life and I have been attending regularly and sometimes facilitate like this I did this past week. I learned one from Nancy White when I took her online facilitation workshop. It kinds of gets in the way of effective facilitation.
NTEN
AUGUST 11, 2014
Take a sneak peek behind the curtain of the Future of Technology track planning for 14LCS. Our track on the Future of Technology is coming together in a great way. We will be exploring the elements that help our organizations manage change as our technology, our staffing, and our constituencies evolve and change. 14lcs Community future of technology Leadership leading change summit peter campbell tanya tarr Tracy Kronzak IT Staff
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 26, 2007
I'm an alumnus mentor of Nancy White's Online Facilitation Workshop. Even better, the other people I met through the workshop -- other professionals who do online facilitation, support communities of practice, and work with web2.0 I was a student in the workshop almost two years ago and have subsequently served as mentor. I have never learned so much in my whole life and had fun doing it! Both as a student and as a mentor.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 5, 2009
I haven't yet seen any case-studies or how-to posts with advice to free agent fundraisers or nonprofits on how to organize or facilitate this a "Charity 2.0"
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 18, 2016
Crowdsourcing Data Experimentation Facilitation InnovationI’m just back from SXSW where I did a session on Tech Wellness with Aliza Sherman. We are working on a book together called The Happy,Healthy Nonprofit : Strategies for Impact without Burnout. A blog post on that is coming!
NTEN
MARCH 13, 2013
Will Colely. Producer/Founder. Aquifer Media. Instead of siloing social media into “that stuff that so-and-so does,” what would a more integrated approach look like? Has this happened to your nonprofit?
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