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Trainer’s Notebook: The Art of Good Openings and Closings

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New Zealand Workshop: Burning Questions. One technique I use is the “Burning Question” board. I’ve used the burning question technique in many different ways over the years, this is an example of one way to do it. Circle and Workspace in New Zealand. Pass the Ugly Doll in New Zealand.

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Six Tips for Evaluating Your Nonprofit Training Session

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Here are six tips that will help you deliver highly successful technology training workshops by using effective evaluation techniques. To do this analysis, you need to ask for both positive and constructive criticism. The technique is called Plus/Delta. Closing Circle at Workshop in New Zealand. Group Photo.

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Happy New Year: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

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I have a couple of New Year’s rituals that help prepare me for a new year. Since were are on the Mediterranean Sea, I did the final reflective exercise as a walk on the beach. I got to perfect it when I taught master classes and workshops for NGOs and activists in New Zealand and Australia. Photo by Gary Clark.

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Will They Play in Pyongyang? Culture, Geography, and Participation

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In New Zealand: "this might work in Australia, but it will never work in New Zealand." I saw how participatory techniques were working in diverse museums around the world. In Asia, I''ve noticed museum visitors are willing--enthusiastic, even--to take photos with strangers. To pose with them.

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NpTech Tag Summary: The Faces of NetSquared Champions and NpTech Power of Ten Summary

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They are posting their introductions and photos here. Eduardo Bejar, of Fundapi , representing Yankana , one of the featured projects, says " Hola Mundo " with a photo of himself with his right foot on the southern hemisphere and left foot on the northern hemisphere. If you're on Facebook , search for the n2y2 group!

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Preservation in Action: Ambition and Excitement at Zealandia

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This week at the National Digital Forum in New Zealand, a librarian stood up and said, “one of the great challenges of this sector is to make preservation sexy.” Zealandia’s signage opened with an unambiguous image: a black and white photo of the valley pre-nature preserve—barren, clear-cut, devoid of natural life.

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