On this call, Lisa discusses strategies for attending to power differences. Participants listed all the ways they’ve seen power differences show up in meetings and practiced interrupting someone with lots of power to hear from other members of the group.
Interested in facilitating a large (25 person or more) multi-stakeholder group decision? Already in the middle of one? Bring your questions, challenges and concerns. Possiblilites of what we can cover include coming up with strategies for getting as much alignment as possible before the first meeting, what to say to kick off that first meeting, how to keep things moving forward with large groups of people, and what to do if there's only token or no representation of a particular stakeholder group.
How can we experience more harmony and happiness on a daily basis? How can we teach children to collaborate? How can we transform longstanding conflicts with our partners into dilemmas that we are motivated to solve together? Practicing Convergent Facilitaiton at home can help. Bring the situations that annoy you the most and we'll see what's possible.
Come with your real life situations and you'll have a chance to practice with lots of coaching and support.
Come with your real life situations and you'll have a chance to practice with lots of coaching and support.
Come with your real life situations and you'll have a chance to practice with lots of coaching and support.
Come with your real life situations and you'll have a chance to practice with lots of coaching and support.
Learn how to use the App and help Convergent Facilitator Barb Bickford prepare to use it for a real Convergent Facilitation process she's leading.
On this call, Lisa discusses strategies for maximizing collaboration when time is tight. Topics discussed include how to let go of attachment to outcome in the face of time pressure, strategies for raising the threshold of willingness while lowering the stakes, how to check to see what the cost of having a majority vote if time runs out will be for the group, what to do when you can’t find the noncontroversial essence in the moment, and how to describe what Convergent Facilitation is so that a group has enough context to buy into the process.
Sometimes people have strategies that are diametrically opposed to each other. When does it make sense to find the noncontroversial essence underlying each of them and when does it make sense to find a noncontroversial essence that applies to both of them?
Sometimes people have strategies that are diametrically opposed to each other. When does it make sense to find the noncontroversial essence underlying each of them and when does it make sense to find a noncontroversial essence that applies to both of them?
You will have an opportunity to sit in the facilitator chair and practice your skills related to holding a Convergent Facilitation process. Please bring your own situation(s) so we can work with real life examples. We will practice the whole process or certain phases depending on your preference. You will be able to dial the difficulty level to best serve your learning. And you will have lots of support.
Determining where to set the Threshold of Willingness is essential for maximizing creativity and conserving the group's energy and your own. If it's too high for the context, you risk squelching input. Too low, and resentment mounts and fatigue grows. Lisa looks forward to in depth exploration and practice of this skill with you!