Resources for Facilitators
2 February 2009Facilitators like me have traditionally drawn on processes, activities, and often the wisdom and experiences of other facilitators for inspiration when designing workshops. Today I had a completely different experience. I promised I’d develop a slide show for a group as a thought starter for a discussion. I identified the key messages, developed a rough…
At home & on-the-road ‘must have’ tools
24 November 2008Here’s my top 10 things (that’s a technical term) that have made my life easier as a self-employed facilitator working from home: Skype Enables an easy (and a cheap) way to talk with people anywhere in the world, from anywhere I happen to be. Great for conference calls too. iStockphoto Fantastic high-quality and inexpensive photos…
Getting serious about collaboration
20 November 2008I’ve been talking about collaborating for a while – now it’s actually happening. And it’s VERY exciting. Projects underway include a fantastic (even if I say so myself!) presentation skills workshop; a book about facilitating with confidence; and yet another book on facilitating and improv. These collaborations are happening locally, in NZ and in the…
A few ‘end of week’ links
31 October 2008Luke Weaver has written a nice paper (easy to read too) that explains the phenomenon Twitter. Read, then sign on and see for yourself what it’s all about. I love this return post by Hugh MacLeod on blogging – good to laugh at ourselves. Nick Smith has a nice post about our gifts to share.…
Benefits of blogging
24 September 2008A friend of mine recently signed up to Twitter (hi Kim!). We had this email conversation about what it means to be on Twitter, and about blogging. This got me reflecting on what a difference these web tools have made to my business and to my facilitation practice. Contactable in many ways Less than two…
Web 2.0 only for some?
10 September 2008Language alert This is a conversation I had today (via email) with a friend who works in the Kimberley. The Kimberley is in north-western Australia. Properties can be the size of small countries and neighbours may be 100s of kilometres away. It’s like a different country. There’s lots of space and very few people.…
Pushing boundaries
3 July 2008I’ve been searching for ways to encourage training participants to write their own manual, in real time, while taking part in a training program that they will later deliver to others. I can hear a whole lot of people out there thinking, ‘oh, that’s train-the-trainer’ stuff. For some reason the term ‘train-the-trainer’ leaves me cold…
Join Us for a chat about web tools for facilitators
11 June 2008Tomorrow I’m taking part in a Leading Lights sessions hosted by Carla Rogers of Evolve. Please join us. Click here to find out more. ****LEADING LIGHT – ‘Geeks R Us – An hour of profound hilarity exploring the exciting and scary www tools for facilitators with Viv McWaters, Nigel Russell, Geoff Brown and…
Who cares about web 2.0?
31 May 2008Lee Lefever over there at Commoncraft has written about a reality check regarding who is using the web tools like blogs, and twitter, and social networking. He has a good point. Those of us doing what I’m doing now may well be early adopters – although I must admit to feeling nothing like an early…
Friday links
18 April 2008Here’s a few links for a Friday afternoon: Simplicity quotes from Commoncraft A virtual whiteboard application Twiddla from Academhack. A great example of visual reflecting by Geoff – and I know it’s accurate, cos I was there! A podcast from Matt Moore and friends on Blended Facilitation. Comic Life enables you to make comics from your photos.