>This fall I am teaching two classes through SRJC’s Community Education program. I am really excited about this – I’ve been trying to get on their calendar for two or three years! Now I just need enough of you to go sign up to stay on it! Meetings That Work! (I really prefer the title […]
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> I spent a good chunk of last week at the annual conference of the International Forum of Visual Practitioners, a creative bunch of folks who help businesses document meetings, capture ideas, and solve problems using graphics. I am relatively new to this practice (you can see examples of my graphic work here), so it […]
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>The nature of my work is such that I spend a lot of time listening to people talk about the problems/challenges that are going on in their organization or community. It seems to be human nature to assign some degree of blame to a person or people identified as “difficult.” “If only A would stop […]
>Most of the classes and workshops that I teach are born out of my own desire or need to learn and explore the topic. I learn SO much in the process of developing the workshop…and every time I teach, I learn something new from the interaction among my students. I just updated my calendar of […]
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>I spent Saturday in a workshop on Kinesthetic Modeling (KM), a right-brain, hands-on, 3-D facilitation tool. Like a child with a new toy or a craftsperson with a new tool, I am itching to play with it some more! I first heard of KM from my colleagues Andrea Saveri and Leslie Salmon-Zhu; we used it […]
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>On Friday, about twenty GoLocal business members met for breakfast. The GoLocal campaign is all about promoting the benefits of purchasing local products and services, and of course we all want local consumers to patronize our businesses. We also need to examine our businesses’ buying behaviors, and maximize our own opportunities to Shop Local. We […]
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>I started my facilitation & consulting practice working with cohousing communities scattered around the state, doing a LOT of driving. Over the past year, I have been working to grow my business locally. Some facts about going local: Buying from locally owned businesses keeps money circulating in the local economy THREE TIMES longer! Small businesses […]
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