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Trainer’s Notebook: Just A Few Participatory Facilitation Techniques

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I answered yes to all, but more importantly I think these two methods helped me the most: Carve out time for reflection after each training and do an after-action review with yourself. If time is available, also do a plus/delta exercise with participants as a close out to the session. Measure, evaluate, reflect, and improve.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Finding Inspiration and New Ideas for Facilitation Techniques

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Yesterday, I had the pleasure of participating in a convening on “Data Informed Philanthropy” hosted by the Packard Foundation – not only was the content compelling (stay tuned for a post on that), but it was also a fantastic opportunity to observe one of the best facilitators I know, Allen Gunn from Aspiration.

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NTEN Leading Change Summit #14lcs: Reflection

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Kudos to NTEN for breaking the template on the typical type of events it has hosted. The Leading Change Summit was more intimate (several hundred people), participatory and interactive, intense, and stimulating. Often, facilitation teams are brought together by an event host. Overnight Reflection.

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Explore Impact Leadership at NTEN’s Leading Change Summit: Free Registration Giveaway

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NTEN is hosting the “ Leading Change Summit ” in San Francisco from September 3-6th. As you can see from the schedule overview , this is more of a participatory event versus the traditional conference with powerpoints and panelists. I’ll pick a winner by July 3oth.

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Some Reflections About Civil Society 2.0 and Why I’m Not On A Plane To Tunisia Right Now

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I am asking myself and colleagues who do networked NGO training and social media skill building outside the of US – the question about building resilient networks and how to incorporate non-violent techniques. [ here and here ]. We don’t have any answers, but we all feel that our work is all the important as is a conversation.

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Participatory Campaigns: The Hold A Sign Meme

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Maybe he share some reflections in the comments - like for example - about the making of the video which is quite good in terms of production values, although not glossy campaign video. And, there was a protest against Target using that technique (holding signs) although it was not on flickr: [link].

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Reflections from Wow2 conversation: Nonprofit Due Dilligence and Micro Blogging in the developing world.

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The question forced me to reflect on my experience last summer. It isn't all about technical issues like compression, but it is also covers aesthetics -- for example, with video blogging using the technique of moment capture. WOW2 hosts immediately made the connection to micro blogging or micro media making.