Facilitating on Purpose

In this episode, Beth Cougler Blom talks with Kirsty Lewis about how we facilitators need to do our own inner and outer work to be able to take care of and invest in ourselves as well as serve our clients. Beth and Kirsty also discuss: finding people to help us at points of transition in our career the benefit of coaching and supervision for facilitators and trainers how a combo of yin and yang activities can support us seeking out communities of practice to keep learning and stretching   Engage with Kirsty Lewis Website: School of Facilitation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schooloffacilitation/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsty-schooloffacilitation/   Other Links from the Episode Episode 15: Dealing with Self-Doubt Insights Timer app (available through various app stores) The DO Lectures   Connect with the Facilitating on Purpose podcast: Follow Facilitating on Purpose on Instagram, LinkedIn, or YouTube Show notes and transcripts available at facilitatingonpurpose.com   Connect with Host Beth Cougler Blom: Give feedback or suggest upcoming show topics or guests at hello@bcblearning.com Visit bcblearning.com to explore Beth's company's services in facilitation and learning design Purchase a copy of Beth's book, Design to Engage Follow Beth on Instagram or LinkedIn     Podcast cover art by Emily Johnston of Artio Design Co. Podcast production services by Mary Chan of Organized Sound Productions

In this episode, Beth talks with Rebecca Sutherns about her book, ELASTIC: Stretch Without Snapping or Snapping Back, and how its insights can apply to facilitators and their groups. Rebecca uses the metaphor of a rubber band to explain how people can try to find the right amount of stretch - their "zone of optimal elasticity" - while neither understretching or overstretching. She explains some of the seven qualities within the ELASTIC acronym (Energy, Likeability, Adaptability, Strategy, Trust, Imagination, and Curiosity) and how facilitators can enliven these qualities in themselves and their groups.   Engage with Dr. Rebecca Sutherns Website: rebeccasutherns.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/RebeccaSutherns LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccasutherns/ ELASTIC: Stretch Without Snapping or Snapping Back book   Other Links from the Episode AQai Rebecca Sutherns' book Nimble, on her Books page Dan Pink's book, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing Ish: The Problem with Our Pursuit for Perfection and the Life-Changing Practice of Good Enough, by Lynne Cazaly   Connect with the Facilitating on Purpose podcast: Follow Facilitating on Purpose on Instagram, LinkedIn, or YouTube Show notes and transcripts available at facilitatingonpurpose.com   Connect with Host Beth Cougler Blom: Give feedback or suggest upcoming show topics or guests at hello@bcblearning.com Visit bcblearning.com to explore Beth's company's services in facilitation and learning design Purchase a copy of Beth's book, Design to Engage Follow Beth on Instagram or LinkedIn     Podcast cover art by Emily Johnston of Artio Design Co. Podcast production services by Mary Chan of Organized Sound Productions  

In this episode, Beth Cougler Blom talks about some of the ways we might experience self-doubt as designers and facilitators of learning and what to do about it. She reveals some of the ways self-doubt has crept up for her and shares some of the things she thinks about and does to deal with it.   Links from the Episode Liberating Structures User Groups Design to Engage: How to Create and Facilitate a Great Learning Experience For Any Group Episode 8: Being Lifelong Learners with The Cougler Family Episode 13: Experimenting with Experiential Learning with Romy Alexandra   Connect with the Facilitating on Purpose podcast: Follow Facilitating on Purpose on Instagram, LinkedIn, or YouTube Show notes and transcripts available at facilitatingonpurpose.com   Connect with Host Beth Cougler Blom: Give feedback or suggest upcoming show topics or guests at hello@bcblearning.com Visit bcblearning.com to explore Beth's company's services in facilitation and learning design Purchase a copy of Beth's book, Design to Engage Follow Beth on Instagram or LinkedIn     Podcast cover art by Emily Johnston of Artio Design Co. Podcast production services by Mary Chan of Organized Sound Productions  

In this episode, Beth talks with Chad Littlefield about designing group experiences for contribution, not just consumption. They explore Chad's concept of "connection before content" and how to do that particularly at the starts and ends of meetings or learning experiences. Beth and Chad also explore: how an intentional 'uofficial start' helps create real connection with groups connecting with purpose when designing an experience participants' five states of mind and how to move people towards contribution (potentially from critic or curmudgeon) the importance of listening so that people feel heard Engage with Chad Littlefield Website: http://weandme Free printable tools and resources: https://weand.me/ideas/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/weandme LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadlittlefield Other Links from the Episode Mark Collard, Playmeo Chad's Creative icebreaker game for shy or logical groups - IF...THEN activity (YouTube) Jan Keck's Episode 10 Facilitating Connection Romy Alexandra's Episode 13 Experimenting with Experiential Education Reid Hoffman interviewing Sam Altman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHoWGNQRXb0 Chat GPT Connect with the Facilitating on Purpose podcast: Follow Facilitating on Purpose on Instagram, LinkedIn, or YouTube Show notes and transcripts available at facilitatingonpurpose.com   Connect with Host Beth Cougler Blom: Give feedback or suggest upcoming show topics or guests at hello@bcblearning.com Visit bcblearning.com to explore Beth's company's services in facilitation and learning design Purchase a copy of Beth's book, Design to Engage Follow Beth on Instagram or LinkedIn   Podcast cover art by Emily Johnston of Artio Design Co. Podcast production services by Mary Chan of Organized Sound Productions    

Join Romy and Beth as they explore experiential learning through sensory activities, emotions, and memories. They discuss the impact of liberating structures on learning outcomes and delve into the power of sensory experiences like taste, smell, and music. Get ready to engage in a unique learning journey!

In this episode, Beth chats with Maya Chupkov of the Proud Stutter podcast about facilitators who stutter. They talk about how groups might perceive stuttering and what to do about that, strategies that facilitators who stutter might use when working with groups, and the benefits people might experience when working with a facilitator who stutters. Beth and Maya also explore: different types of stutters respecting a person's wishes to talk about their stutter or not a facilitator's considerations around acknowledging their stutter to a group strategies to deal with people's misconceptions around stuttering how we encourage verbal diversity and diversity in general in the work of facilitation Engage with Maya Chupkov and Proud Stutter: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProudStutter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proudstutter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProudStutter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proud-stutter Website: www.proudstutter.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEDPRORSa4elXrYYmYQxsdA Other Links from the Episode: International Stuttering Awareness Day Meet Three Bay Area Artists Working to Amplify the Voices of People Who Stutter (KQED article) Liberating Structures Bailey Levis uses trauma-informed techniques to help people stand up to their stutter: https://www.standuptoyourstutter.com/ Sam Simpson approaches stuttering from a trauma-informed lens: https://www.redefiningstammering.co.uk/understanding-stuttering-therapy-through-a-trauma-informed-lens/ Understanding Stuttering Therapy Through a Trauma-informed Lens - article by Chaya Goldstein Connect with the Facilitating on Purpose podcast: Follow Facilitating on Purpose on Instagram, LinkedIn, or YouTube Show notes and transcripts available at facilitatingonpurpose.com   Connect with Host Beth Cougler Blom: Give feedback or suggest upcoming show topics or guests at hello@bcblearning.com Visit bcblearning.com to explore Beth's company's services in facilitation and learning design Purchase a copy of Beth's book, Design to Engage Follow Beth on Instagram or LinkedIn   Podcast cover art by Emily Johnston of Artio Design Co. Podcast production services by Mary Chan of Organized Sound Productions  

In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom shares several recommendations about how to work with course content that you might, at first, consider dry or boring and make it come alive for your learners. It's not the content of our sessions that is naturally "dry" - it's how we approach it when we're designing the learning experience! Connect with the Facilitating on Purpose podcast: Follow Facilitating on Purpose on Instagram, LinkedIn, or YouTube Show notes and transcripts available at facilitatingonpurpose.com   Connect with Host Beth Cougler Blom: Give feedback or suggest upcoming show topics or guests at hello@bcblearning.com Visit bcblearning.com to explore Beth's company's services in facilitation and learning design Purchase a copy of Beth's book, Design to Engage Follow Beth on Instagram or LinkedIn   Podcast cover art by Emily Johnston of Artio Design Co. Podcast production services by Mary Chan of Organized Sound Productions

In this episode, Beth chats with Jan Keck, an experience designer, facilitator, and trainer whose mission is to help people feel less alone. Jan shares with us some of the ways he intentionally helps people create deeper human connection through facilitation. Beth and Jan also explore: Considering people's senses and feelings when designing experiences Increasing participants' comfort levels - and therefore engagement - over time The necessity of bringing more play into facilitations Fostering connection with and between very large groups Connect with Jan: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrjankeck Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrjankeck YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/mrjankeck LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jankeck Free Resource: The Secret to Avoiding Crickets in Online Meetings Other Links from the Episode: Priya Parker Connect with the Facilitating on Purpose podcast: Follow Facilitating on Purpose on Instagram, LinkedIn, or YouTube Show notes and transcripts available at facilitatingonpurpose.com   Connect with Host Beth Cougler Blom: Give feedback or suggest upcoming show topics or guests at hello@bcblearning.com Visit bcblearning.com to explore Beth's company's services in facilitation and learning design Purchase a copy of Beth's book, Design to Engage Follow Beth on Instagram or LinkedIn   Podcast production services by Mary Chan of Organized Sound Productions  

In this episode, Beth talked with guest Hannah Brown about her new book, Training that Clicks: Virtual Design Playbook, which is all about designing and facilitating virtual learning. Hannah helps us remember to use technology to our advantage and think both about our participants' experience and how we need to show up as facilitators in virtual spaces. Beth and Hannah also explore: the different people involved in learning and development and how their needs vary focusing on desired performance or behaviour changes in learners finding a good tech host to support virtual training extending participants' learning before and after virtual sessions engaging learners who may show up as "resistors" Engage with Hannah Brown: Website: PerformanceMatters.ca Training that Clicks book Design for a Digital Age course LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahbrown-kw/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0WloB_Py0hi05s5_PmqJUA Connect with the Facilitating on Purpose podcast: Follow Facilitating on Purpose on Instagram, LinkedIn, or YouTube Show notes and transcripts available at facilitatingonpurpose.com   Connect with Host Beth Cougler Blom: Give feedback or suggest upcoming show topics or guests at hello@bcblearning.com Visit bcblearning.com to explore Beth's company's services in facilitation and learning design Purchase a copy of Beth's book, Design to Engage Follow Beth on Instagram or LinkedIn   Podcast production services by Mary Chan of Organized Sound Productions  

In this episode Beth talks with her parents, Ron and Elaine Cougler, and her brother, Kevin Cougler, about being lifelong learners and how that has presented itself in their family. Listen for ideas to take into your own life and relationships – with family, friends, or colleagues – about how to be and support each other as lifelong learners. The Cougler Family also explore: Learning when we’re ready to learn and seeking out learning Supporting and being supported by people in our life The effort it takes to be lifelong learners Taking risks and learning from failure   Engage with Ron, Elaine, and Kevin Cougler Kevin Cougler, Founder, STEM Camp Elaine Cougler, Author & Speaker – ElaineCougler.com Ron Cougler, STEM Camp Foundation   Other Links from the Episode Ron Calhoun (family friend of the Couglers) was the National Special Events Chair for Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope. Elaine wrote his biography in her book, The Man Behind the Marathons. Elaine Cougler’s four historical fiction novels, the Loyalist books Beth’s book, Design to Engage: How to Create and Facilitate a Great Learning Experience For Any Group The “God particle” Kevin refers to is the Higgs boson particle   Connect with the Facilitating on Purpose podcast: Follow Facilitating on Purpose on Instagram, LinkedIn, or YouTube Show notes and transcripts available at facilitatingonpurpose.com   Connect with Host Beth Cougler Blom: Give feedback or suggest upcoming show topics or guests at hello@bcblearning.com Visit bcblearning.com to explore Beth's company's services in facilitation and learning design Purchase a copy of Beth's book, Design to Engage Follow Beth on Instagram or LinkedIn   Podcast production services by Mary Chan of Organized Sound Productions