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Welcoming is the first step to building collective belonging. This facilitator script can support you in starting your sessions with an inclusive welcome.
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A potential investment scenario allowed our team to dream big. Rather than focusing on curriculum and instructional materials or even online courses, we honed in on supporting and skilling people– leaders and essential advisors in our field. Why?
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How do consultants and clients work together to support the broader mission of our field? This piece outlines five things we as consultants won’t do and sets a call for a new way to invite consultants, funders and clients into dialogue to support youth centered work.
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As a leader-facilitator of capacity building efforts, you are constantly coaching. You are supporting and learning from others just all the time. Be a guide by the side, not a sage on the stage. Here are some tips to embrace that role.
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As leader-facilitators who work to change the world for the better, you are often focused on developing others' capacity. But what about your own? Here are six capacities, innate abilities you already have and can strengthen to better support your work in the world.
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You may be new to facilitating groups or ready for a refresh. As a leader, as a facilitator, you want to create a space that allows for participants to bring their sense of possibility. This starts with your own preparation. Ideally, begin preparing for a workshop or meeting several weeks in advance. This gives you time to read through the workshop materials, practice, and prepare materials and supplies. Here are some key tips to get you on track.
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Connecting with others is one way to open yourself to possibility. Not sure where to begin when you meet new people at in-person conferences, meetings or networking events? Here are some starting points.
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Facilitating discussions that elevate possibility is harder than it looks, but easier than it seems. Make sure you have these basics down—remember that *you* are mirroring and modeling with your participants the ways you want them to work with their participants.
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