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May 12, 2021 • 54min

112 - Demystifying Visual Collaboration with Ole Qvist-Sørensen

I have always said that words make worlds, but language is just one lens through which we can see and decipher our experiences.What of drawings? Colours? Icons?Expanding our vocabulary and incorporating visual collaboration into our lexicon can only be a good, productive thing.So, in an effort to better understand the application and impact of visual collaboration, I wanted to learn from one of the most experienced and clearest-thinking practitioners - Ole Qvist-Sørensen, author of Visual Collaboration and founder of Bigger Picture Aps.So listen in, enjoy, and explore a new way of communicating and collaborating.Find out about:●       Why communicating complexity requires more tools than just language●       Separating graphic recording, visual facilitation, and visual collaboration●       How to manage the risk of miscommunicating when using visuals●       How visuals can complement language, not replace them●       Exercises and ideas for implementing visual collaboration in workshops●       How we can address bias in our visual communication●       Whether we should consider updating our cultural iconography for the digital world Don’t miss the next show: Subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player. Click here to download the free 1-page summary.And if the idea of NeverDoneBefore 2021, the community of facilitators, caught your attention; click here to explore it in more detail!Questions and Answers[01:15] When did you start calling yourself a facilitator?[04:09] Has your definition of facilitation changed over the last 20+ years?[08:42] What’s the difference between visual collaboration and visual facilitation?[12:39] How do you deal with things getting ‘lost in translation’ when we communicate visually?[25:17] How can we prepare a group for visual collaboration and avoid having a long ‘training’-focused introduction?[32:01] To what extent can visual communication be biased and how can we challenge this?[37:37] What makes a workshop fail?[40:07] What did you learn from your ‘failed’ experience?[42:59] What would have been the best moment to introduce visual collaboration in this instance?[49:14] Have you ever had a client that found visual collaboration to be ‘too alien’?[51:09] What is the one thing you would like listeners to take away from this episode?LinksOle’s dedicated ‘podcast supplement’ webpage with exercise examples and guidesBigger Picture, Ole’s company websiteVisual Collaboration, Ole’s bookConnect to Ole:On LinkedInOn Twitter Share your thoughts about our conversation!Support the show✨✨✨Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a free 1-page summary of each upcoming episode directly to your inbox, or explore our eBooks featuring 50-episode compilations for even more facilitation insights. Find out more:https://workshops.work/podcast✨✨✨Did you know? You can search all episodes by keyword to find exactly what you need via our Buzzsprout page!
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May 11, 2021 • 54min

111 - More Space for Innovation through Facilitation with Dan Levy

Facilitating innovation in times of need, the world of ‘futuring’, examining greys in a black and white world - these are big topics, but Dan Levy explores them with guile and clarity.This is little wonder, as Dan is a deeply-experienced in a variety of fields. Moving from sports media to UX design and later to facilitating strategy and innovation, Dan’s CV is a rich, broad spectrum of fascinating experiences.He joins me in this episode to talk about a little bit of everything - from the nuts and bolts of how and why he facilitates innovation workshops to creating wild ideas in the process of ‘futuring’.It’s a real smorgasbord of thought-provoking nuggets. Tuck in!Find out about:How lateral thinking, design, and a little inspiration from his son led Dan to start his businessExploring the grey areas and shades in a world obsessed with black and white choicesUnderstanding innovation as an outcome, not a processWhy facilitating innovation in-house should come before outsourcing itExploring ‘futuring’, its role in facilitation, and vice versaDan’s methods for empowering clients to get the right people in the roomHow to deal with dissenting voices in a workshop – and why we shouldn’t simply try to silence themDon’t miss the next show: Subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player. Download the free 1-page summary.Thanks to our sponsor “Dancing with Markers”. Get the workshops work discount for Lauren’s upcoming visual facilitation course!Questions and Answers[01:01] When did you start calling yourself a facilitator?[01:53] What is “your world”?[03:35] Which is more important in facilitation – confidence or expertise?[09:34] What’s the story behind your company’s name – More Space for Light?[13:23] What role do shades play in our lives?[18:20] What are the opportunities and challenges in facilitating organisational innovation?[23:23] Can you say a little about The Future of Now – the monthly talkshops you started last year?[29:45] Where is the line between the urge to outsource innovation and being forced to innovate?[32:49] What is ‘futuring’?[34:40] Is it important to invite dissenting voices to a workshop?[36:09] What makes a workshop fail?[37:10] Whose responsibility is it to make sure the right people are in the room?[39:46] Is there a sweet spot for the number of participants in a workshop?[49:12] What’s your favourite exercise?[52:40] What is the one thing you would like listeners to take away from this episode?LinksMore SShare your thoughts about our conversation!Support the show✨✨✨Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a free 1-page summary of each upcoming episode directly to your inbox, or explore our eBooks featuring 50-episode compilations for even more facilitation insights. Find out more:https://workshops.work/podcast✨✨✨Did you know? You can search all episodes by keyword to find exactly what you need via our Buzzsprout page!
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Apr 28, 2021 • 58min

110 - Facilitation as a Service - with Aleksandra Potrykus-Majewska

Aleksandra (Ola) Potrykus-Majewska knows the struggle of finding a great external facilitator when stuck in a corporate procurement system. But she also knows what it’s like to set out and find work as a solo facilitator.That’s why she cofounded WeWent, a kind of matchmaking service for facilitators and companies.Combining her deep knowledge in both sides of the collaboration, and now with several years of experience with WeWent, Ola is perfectly-placed to help facilitators understand how they can better appeal to their clients and vice versa.This episode is not to be missed if you are serious about offering facilitation as a service.Find out about: What 10 years in corporate HR taught Ola and how it led to her co-founding WeWentWhy procurement processes can limit the quality of workshopsWhy cultural fit is as important as professional expertise when hiring a facilitatorThe skills and certifications that are most in demand with Ola’s clientsOla’s thoughts on the different ways to promote yourself as a solo facilitatorWhy being rigid with methodologies and language can alienate potential clientsOla’s thoughts on pricing, based on her own experience and the facilitators she works withDon’t miss the next show: Subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player. Click here to download the free 1-page summary.A huge thank you must go to SessionLab, the sponsor of Workshops Work. Claim your free two months of SessionLab Pro now – this deal is exclusive to Workshops Work listeners!And if the idea of NeverDoneBefore 2021, the community of facilitators, caught your attention; why not explore it in more detail now?Questions and Answers[01:06] Do you call yourself a facilitator? If so, when did you start?[03:14] What’s the difference between your work now and your work in corporate HR?[07:53] Can you explain what WeWent is? Why is it so important? What problem are you solving?[12:55] How do you categorise and filter facilitators on WeWent?[15:20] Are the most successful matches down to expertise or personality and chemistry?[18:42] How do you assess the quality of a facilitator?[21:57] What would be a red flag from a facilitator?[25:35] Do you expect certifications from facilitators?[29:08] How do you measure the quality and validity of certifications – can you?[30:20] How can facilitators promote themselves?[35:10] Have you ever had a facilitator turn down a potential client on your platform?[36:54] What makes a workshop fail?[41:51] Do you have guidelines for facilitators in preparing for a session?[43:23] What determines the price that a corporate is willing to pay for a workshop?[49:52] Have you seen more requests for tech hosts/co-facilitators in the last year?[52:58] Do you have a favourite exercise?[55:33] What is the one thing you woShare your thoughts about our conversation!Support the show✨✨✨Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a free 1-page summary of each upcoming episode directly to your inbox, or explore our eBooks featuring 50-episode compilations for even more facilitation insights. Find out more:https://workshops.work/podcast✨✨✨Did you know? You can search all episodes by keyword to find exactly what you need via our Buzzsprout page!
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Apr 21, 2021 • 53min

109 - How to talk about soft topics with rational people with Marloes Sikkema

Purpose is becoming an increasingly important part of corporate culture, but how there are still misconceptions and doubts about its value - especially in ‘rational’ fields, such as engineering.But the thing is, every company has a purpose - even if it doesn’t seem obvious to the people within it.  How can we help clients understand purpose, empower their people to take ownership of their part in it, and take it away from theory and into ‘real world’ application?Marloes Sikkema, the founder of AMICA Innovatie and designer of ZENITH (the Purpose Anatomy game), is the perfect person to ask… so I did!Find out about:Marloes’ technique for translating ‘elusive’ purpose into ‘rational’ languageCutting through buzzwords and broad terms when defining purposeManaging the risk of opening schisms and misalignments within a companyWhy innovation and purpose share far more in common than we might thinkExploring ‘purpose in action’ – the real-world application of purposeMarloes’ one piece of advice for anyone who wants to push their company towards a conversation around purposeDon’t miss the next show: Subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player. Click here to download the free 1-page summary.And if the idea of NeverDoneBefore 2021, the community of facilitators, caught your attention; why not explore it in more detail now?Questions and Answers[01:24] When did you start calling yourself a facilitator, if you do?[02:54] What does facilitation mean to you?[04:45] What do you think holds people back from really buying-in to purpose and believing that their voice matters?[06:48] How do you align with a client before starting an engagement to help them get over the purpose ‘threshold’?[10:33] How do you help groups understand that purpose is important to work on and how do you use games to help them do that work?[17:07] Can you explain the relevance of animals in your game, ‘Zenith’?[19:57] How do you overcome broad, corporate buzzword terms (e.g. ‘being trustworthy’) when working on purpose?[23:11] Do you often uncover contradictions within a company when working on purpose?[27:25] Whose responsibility is it to own and manage realignment from moments of contradiction?[29:42] How much time do you spend on properly defining the words used to describe a company’s purpose?[35:19] What makes a workshop fail?[38:51] What’s your favourite exercise?[41:47] When you ask somebody about their purpose, do you put them into breakout rooms or ask as part of the wider group?[46:03] How do you bring the conversation about purpose back together after breaking it down into smaller parts?[47:36] What’s the impact of the purpose conversation on the innovation conversation?[50:02] What is the one thing you would recommend to someone who wants their company to start talking about purpose?[51:42] What is the onShare your thoughts about our conversation!Support the show✨✨✨Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a free 1-page summary of each upcoming episode directly to your inbox, or explore our eBooks featuring 50-episode compilations for even more facilitation insights. Find out more:https://workshops.work/podcast✨✨✨Did you know? You can search all episodes by keyword to find exactly what you need via our Buzzsprout page!
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Apr 14, 2021 • 1h 10min

108 - From frustrated leader to impactful facilitator with Bjarne Holmes

What can educators and facilitators learn from each other to benefit their practice? And where do the two crossover? These are wide-ranging questions and the kind that open up rabbit holes of complexity… but this is exactly why I wanted to explore them with Bjarne Holmes. Bjarne is a Professor of Psychology at Champlain College, a relationships expert, and a researcher for the remote video conferencing tool InSpace. His experience of both facilitation and education, with the added factor of developing a remote learning tool, made him the perfect person to explore this topic. Find out about: Identifying the microcultures of each individual workshop and lessonThe perils of overpreparing and how to balance our need for safety with the group’s need for self-determinationThe power in peer learning and handing participants and learners the reinsWhy experiential education should be our priority and why the lecture format is the fastest way to lose a roomExploring collective consciousness and group intelligenceThe merits of online, asynchronous learning (and its drawbacks)Don’t miss the next show: Subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player. Click here to download the free 1-page summaryA huge thank you must go to SessionLab, the sponsor of Workshops Work. Claim your free two months of SessionLab Pro now – this deal is exclusive to Workshops Work listeners!Questions and Answers[01:13] When did you start calling yourself a facilitator – do you at all?[03:48] Do you find yourself applying the same skills in teaching as you did in mountaineering?[06:53] When participants are key to the success of a workshop, does that remove the concept of a ‘leader’?[09:45] How did you get rid of your ego?[10:49] How do you create learning experiences for your students?[13:03] Why do people overprepare?[18:25] How can educators challenge the default status of being on a pedestal and breaking the concept of ‘the person teaching and the people learning’?[24:06] Is it the educator or the student’s responsibility if a student zones out?[29:45] You mentioned that your classes take breaks every 20 minutes?[30:51] Does the fact we talk about collaboration, rather than lecturing, show that our education system has developed recently?[38:26] What have you learned from your research into relationships that helped you become a better educator and facilitator?[42:13] What makes a workshop fail?[43:06] Is it easier to facilitate experiential learning in an online environment?[56:58] Do you think teachers are hesitant to adopt new tools because they don’t want to risk ‘not knowing’?[01:02:41] Can we create digital tools that enhance learning experiences, rather than just replicate them?[01:07:55] What is the one thing you would like listeners to take away from this episode?LinksShare your thoughts about our conversation!Support the show✨✨✨Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a free 1-page summary of each upcoming episode directly to your inbox, or explore our eBooks featuring 50-episode compilations for even more facilitation insights. Find out more:https://workshops.work/podcast✨✨✨Did you know? You can search all episodes by keyword to find exactly what you need via our Buzzsprout page!
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Apr 7, 2021 • 1h 1min

107 - Unleash your facilitation superpowers with Jacob Chromy

We use our facilitation skills in our work, but these are universally applicable skills. Negotiating with a toddler, hosting parties, working out which takeout to order!Join me and Jacob Chromy in this episode of workshops work to learn how we can apply our facilitation skills in more walks of life - and how people from all walks of life can identify the facilitation skills they’ve been using this whole time!It felt so liberating to explore the different ways our tools of the trade can be applied to make a difference in so many ways I hadn’t considered before. This conversation with Jacob really helped me see my work in a new light. I hope it will do the same for you, too!Find out about:What Jacob learned from product design that he applies to workshop designHow Jacob used facilitation skills with local climate groups to great effectHow we are using facilitation skills in our daily lives without realising itExploring barcamps – “ the anti-conference” – and how Jacob uses barcamps as part of in-house peer learning programmesFlattening the room in person and onlineWhy Jacob created ‘family workshops’ and how they are usedDon’t miss the next show: Subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player.Click here to download the free 1-page summaryAnd if the idea of NeverDoneBefore 2021, the community of facilitators, caught your attention; why not explore it in more detail now?Questions and Answers[01:20] When did you start calling yourself a facilitator?[03:15] What is ‘pen and paper role play’?[06:18] Did you learn anything from Role Playing Games that apply in your work today?[08:05] What do you apply from your past in product design to your present in workshop design?[19:43] What is a barcamp?[21:48] How does this differ from an open space format?[27:50] Can you explain Troika consulting in a little more detail?[34:54] How do you use barcamp at quäntchen + glück - what are ‘Donedays’?[38:49] What makes a workshop fail?[40:53] Do you treat ‘workshop’ and ‘process’ as synonyms?[44:12] I feel like I can sense the room in a remote workshop, is that not the same for you?[52:49] Could you talk about your family workshops?[58:27] What is the one thing you would like listeners to takeaway from this episode?Links‘Doneday’ at quäntchen + glück Rolepay/Rollenspiel & Facilitation LinkedIn Group (German) Facilitating For Future and Climate Activists - Climate Roundtable (German) and TemplateShare your thoughts about our conversation!Support the show✨✨✨Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a free 1-page summary of each upcoming episode directly to your inbox, or explore our eBooks featuring 50-episode compilations for even more facilitation insights. Find out more:https://workshops.work/podcast✨✨✨Did you know? You can search all episodes by keyword to find exactly what you need via our Buzzsprout page!
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Mar 31, 2021 • 54min

106 - From offline to online to hybrid meetings with Joseph Allen

This week, I am joined by Joe Allen – a meeting scientist, professor of Industrial Organisational Psychology, Director at the Center for Meeting Effectiveness, and co-author of Suddenly Virtual.Joe’s dedication to the science of how and why we meet is helping to advance organisations’ understanding of how to have better meetings and, for the last year or so, his focus has been on the sudden shift we had to make to online meetings.Now, as we start to emerge from the throes of the pandemic, he is predicting a rise in hybrid meetings - in which some people are on-site and others are remote.Together, we explore how we can have successful hybrid meetings and how we can make meetings of all formats run more smoothly, efficiently, and enjoyably.Find out about:Why better meetings start with diagnosis, not solutionsThe three most common issues Joe finds in meetings – and their solutionsWhether cancelling a meeting is helpful or harmfulWhat lessons Joe learned in writing his book: Suddenly VirtualThe positive and negative changes we’ve seen in the shift to online meetingsExploring hybrid meetings: their limitations, potential, and use casesHow businesses and teams can prepare for hybrid meetingsDon’t miss the next show: Subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player.Click here to download the free 1-page summaryAnd if the idea of NeverDoneBefore 2021, the community of facilitators, caught your attention; click here to explore it in more detail !Questions and Answers[01:01] You are a meeting scientist! What is that?[03:16] Would you call yourself a facilitator?[06:36] What gets in the way and creates the knowing vs. doing gap?What are the top three issues you encounter with meetings?[08:18] 1) Overload[12:36] 2) Challenging personalities[18:46] 3) Stale meetings[24:25] What has been the impact of the switch to ‘Suddenly Virtual’?[27:32] Did people at the top of the hierarchy struggle most with the shift to virtual?[31:30] What is a hybrid meeting?[34:17] What are the traps in hybrid meetings that facilitation can help us avoid?[37:38] Do people naturally fall into ‘subgroups’ in hybrid meetings?[43:47] Do hybrid meetings require more facilitation than other formats?[45:20] What makes a meeting fail?[52:00] What is the one thing you would like listeners to take away from this episode?LinksJoe’s websiteJoe’s new book, Suddenly VirtualThe Meeting by Helen B. SchwartzmanShare your thoughts about our conversation!Support the show✨✨✨Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a free 1-page summary of each upcoming episode directly to your inbox, or explore our eBooks featuring 50-episode compilations for even more facilitation insights. Find out more:https://workshops.work/podcast✨✨✨Did you know? You can search all episodes by keyword to find exactly what you need via our Buzzsprout page!
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Mar 24, 2021 • 49min

105 - Facilitation beyond the Toolbox with Nadia von Holzen

Structure contains us and sets boundaries, it can’t make space for freedom or creativity… can it?Liberating Structures says otherwise - and Nadia von Holzen joins me in this episode to discuss the benefits and practical applications of these methods.Nadia is an independent facilitator and advocate for better meetings, collaboration, and creativity. I was taken aback by how many insights and great ideas she left in this episode, speaking with passion and conviction about a huge range of topics.We danced from Liberating Structures and digital facilitation to thinking fast and slow and analysing the language we use to describe the people we work with. It was a wonderful conversation that I hope you will enjoy.Find out about:The importance of process thinking and why COVID has made it more urgentWhy Nadia doesn’t like to call people “participants”Identifying a new zeitgeist of workshops, collaboration, and workWhy facilitative skills are needed in every area of an organisationWhy more content and inputs will rarely make a better meetingHow to get started with Liberating StructuresFinding the balance between fast and unhurriedDon’t miss the next show: Subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player.Click here to download the free 1-page summaryAnd if the idea of NeverDoneBefore 2021, the community of facilitators, caught your attention; click here to explore it in more detail!Questions and Answers[01:09] When did you start calling yourself a facilitator?[02:58] How does facilitation change when you focus on the “how”, not the “why”?[04:18] How do you bring your experience in knowledge management into facilitation?[07:25] How has the pandemic changed the way you prepare and deliver your workshops?[13:09] Is everyone equally in charge of the process, not just the facilitator?[14:35] How can we strengthen our ‘process muscles’?[18:12] Nobody intends to host a bad meeting, so why do they happen?[19:14] What’s the minimum facilitation skill people should learn that would have the biggest impact?[22:42] Could Liberating Structures be the holy grail for helping organisations have better meetings?[24:46] What is beyond the toolbox?[27:21] Is four the magic number of people to have in a breakout room?[29:30] What makes a workshop fail?[32:15] How do you select a person within an organisation with whom you will co-facilitate?[37:09] Can you share more about speed and pacing?[44:15] How does quality conversation and communication contribute to sense-making?[46:04] Why confidence matters so much – and why it’s a constant work in progress.[48:21] What is the one thing you would like listeners to take away from this episode?Links:Nadia’s websiteShare your thoughts about our conversation!Support the show✨✨✨Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a free 1-page summary of each upcoming episode directly to your inbox, or explore our eBooks featuring 50-episode compilations for even more facilitation insights. Find out more:https://workshops.work/podcast✨✨✨Did you know? You can search all episodes by keyword to find exactly what you need via our Buzzsprout page!
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Mar 17, 2021 • 54min

104 - How to use Integral Facilitation Quadrants to design successful workshops with Gabriel Couture

Empathy is a cornerstone of facilitation. Without it, we are only thrusting ideas and intentions on people. With it, we meet people where they are and work with them, as they need us too, to create the right outcome for that moment.Gabriel Couture, a Learning and Service Experience Designer based out of Toronto, has been working on structuralising empathy - using a framework of integral facilitation quadrants that tap into people’s motivations, personalities, and moods.We discussed integral facilitation quadrants at length, but also delved into the idiosyncrasies of facilitating large groups and the challenges of meeting online. It was a wide-ranging conversation that flowed beautifully and uncovered some fascinating insights for both of us. I hope you will find it just as illuminating! Find out about: What integral facilitation quadrants are and why they are effective toolsWhy orientation and alignment are the ‘true north’ of meetingsWhy appreciating that we all have different starting points (orientations) is the key to guiding a groupHow we come from different places, have different motivations, and need different things to feel comfortableThe differences between facilitating small and large groupsApplying integral facilitation quadrants in online spacesHow Gabe has adapted his practice for online spacesIdentifying where structure stops helping and starts hindering the groupDon’t miss the next show: Subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player.Click here to download the free 1-page summaryAnd if the idea of NeverDoneBefore 2021, the community of facilitators, caught your attention; click here to explore it in more detail!Questions and Answers[01:20] When did you first call yourself a facilitator?[04:08] To what extent did gaining a certification change the way your worked as a facilitator?[08:12] Do the integral facilitation quadrants have a hierarchy? Do they have to be approached in a sequence?[10:44] How important is it to understand your audience when using integral facilitation quadrants?[12:28] Do you design online and offline events in different ways, to accommodate for the increased variance of personalities?[15:57] Can we picture the quadrants as obstacles that we need to overcome to achieve a successful outcome?[20:07] What have you learned from integrating quadrants in your workshops and events?[23:00] Is it easier or harder to facilitate large groups online?[27:06] What is your experience with bringing people back from breakout rooms?[33:29] Why is it that we tend to over-explain or over-structure in online meetings?[35:37] What makes a workshop fail?[37:18] Do you have a silver bullet exercise to get people to buy-in?[41:48] What do you do when you realise somebody doesn’t want to be in your workshop?[45:58] It seems you’rShare your thoughts about our conversation!Support the show✨✨✨Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a free 1-page summary of each upcoming episode directly to your inbox, or explore our eBooks featuring 50-episode compilations for even more facilitation insights. Find out more:https://workshops.work/podcast✨✨✨Did you know? You can search all episodes by keyword to find exactly what you need via our Buzzsprout page!
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Mar 10, 2021 • 55min

103 - Facilitation and Jazz Music with Rich Goidel

This toe-tapping, energy-flowing, jam of a workshops work episode explores the similarities (and differences) between jazz music, strategy, and facilitation - with fabled facilitator Rich Goidel leading the beat.Rich fell into facilitation from his career in creative planning and brand strategy and has been uncovering fascinating insights ever since, thanks in no small part to the unique intersections he finds between music, strategy, and facilitation.We explore where these crossovers work and fall short, how we can all embody a bit more musicality in our work, and even find ourselves practicing a live activity using Rich’s industry-favourite Catalyst Cards!Find out about:Rich’s accidental journey from brand strategy to facilitationHow the need for alignment shows up in so many places in our livesJoining the dots between strategy, music, and facilitation – and how they can each inspire new thought in the othersHard skills vs. soft skills – and why soft skills are the hardest to masterUnderstanding who owns the ‘blame’ if a workshop doesn’t go to planWhy preparation often takes twice as long as the workshop delivery itselfThe tricky debate of whether we can own creative ideasWhy practice grants us the freedom to work with flexibility and creativityDon’t miss the next show: Subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player.Click here to download the free 1-page summaryAnd if the idea of NeverDoneBefore 2021, the community of facilitators, caught your attention; click here to explore it in more detail!Questions and Answers[01:08] When did you first start calling yourself a facilitator?[04:32] What are the similarities and differences between strategy, music, and facilitation?[09:05] What’s the magic ingredient in creating the space for leaders to be vulnerable?[17:17] How do you help groups push themselves further and into discomfort – where real progress is made?[19:57] Where do you draw the line between experimentation and taking the workshop off course?[24:32] What does neutrality in facilitation mean to you?[28:18] Who owns the ‘mistake’ if a workshop goes off track?[31:43] What makes a workshop fail?[35:50] What’s your stance on ownership of creative exercises? Can we own ideas?[40:43] What is your favourite way to use Catalyst Cards in an exercise?[45:34] Rich and I practice using Catalyst Cards mid-podcast![48:08] What would be the wrong way to use Catalyst Cards?[51:32] If you had a hashtag, what would it be?[52:41] What is the one thing you would like listeners to take away from this episode?Linksdangerous.kitchen - Rich’s company websiteRich’s Catalyst CardsShare your thoughts about our conversation!Support the show✨✨✨Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a free 1-page summary of each upcoming episode directly to your inbox, or explore our eBooks featuring 50-episode compilations for even more facilitation insights. Find out more:https://workshops.work/podcast✨✨✨Did you know? You can search all episodes by keyword to find exactly what you need via our Buzzsprout page!

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