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Indaba logjam breaking process: a photograph of delegates to the 2015 Climate Change Conference which led to the Paris Accords.
Indaba — The logjam-breaking technique and simple consensus process that saved international climate change conferences.
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#facilitation #GroupWork #ClimateConference #Paris #Accords #GroupProcess #indaba
photograph of participants discussing during the GMIC 2014 conference "from broadcast to learning" RSQP collaboration session
Is it possible to go from broadcast to learning in 25 minutes? Yes, you can—and this is how you can do it!
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#learning #facilitation #MaximizingMeetingValue #sharing #GroupWork #process #eventprofs
explore opposing viewpoints: Photo of Jan Steen's "Argument Over a Card Game" c.1665. A crowd of people indoors, two fighting around a backgammon table with some pieces of the game on the floor. Flickr user johnmcnab
How to use a two sides fishbowl to explore opposing viewpoints in a group
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#facilitation #GroupWork #ExploringOpposingViewpoints #fishbowl #eventprofs
conference participation techniques: a black and white photograph of jazz dancers leaping in a dance studio. Photo attribution: Flickr user teo_ladodicivideo
A glossary of 38 conference participation techniques that I cover in my book "The Power of Participation".
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#meetings #EventDesign #facilitation #participation #SessionFormats #GroupWork #eventprofs
Developing an evidence-based pedagogical framework through investigation of current practice in teaching #employability skills inherent to online #groupwork
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Tips for Effective Group Work
Strategies for structuring collaboration, assigning roles, and using tech tools.
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#GroupWork #TeacherTech #EduSky
sharing our experience: illustration of two people, seated in chairs, facing each other
Sharing our experience of others directly with them can be incredibly powerful. Example: a story about facilitating a workshop group in 2019.
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#meetings #facilitation #sharing #feedback #GroupWork #connection #isolation #LifeLessons
Our Creative Clusters spent a lovely afternoon decorating beautiful Ogham wooden discs together! Every child in the school made one. They will be on display in the gairdín soon! #creativefebruary #groupwork #helpingeachother #creativity
A photograph of a smiling conference participant who, with others, is dot voting on session topics written on large sticky notes posted on a wall
How to use sticky notes to crowdsource sessions and level of interest dot voting to choose the sessions your attendees need & want
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#meetings #EventDesign #GroupWork #crowdsourcing #SessionSelection #DotVoting #PeerConference #unconference #eventprofs
Try Seating Chart Slides to assign students to different roles for group work
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#EdTech #GoogleEDU #GroupWork #EduSky
The bust of Two-faced Janus (Ianus Bifrons) at the Cameron's Gallery in Tsarskoye Selo 18th century. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en
Make a spective the closing session of your conference. You'll unlock its full potential to build a community that endures.
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#community #facilitation #GroupWork #GroupSpective #eventprofs #assnchat
Tips for effective student groups. Cartoon image of students.
One tip for effective group creation is to NOT let students choose their own group. grouper.school can help you design groups based on attributes you assign.
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#GroupWork #EdTech #EduSky
Group work practice. An image of two people who are seated in adjacent chairs looking at each other. They are part of a circle of chairs filled with other people.
I'm a big fan of the "pair share" facilitation technique. Besides stimulating active engagement, we can use it for group work practice too!
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#facilitation #PairShare #GroupWork #practice #TheThreeQuestions #eventprofs #assnchat
photograph of a candy wrapper, torn at the corner, with the name "no" in large pink letters. A sticker has been added that says "problem". Photo credit: Flick user themaxsons
What can we learn from the story of a man with no problems? More than you might think! Because, as Jerry Weinberg said: "There's always a problem!"
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#facilitation #GroupWork #learning #problems #NoProblems #story
How old are you? Photograph of two old men standing and talking.
"How old are you?" can be an awkward question. Here are safe ways for a group of meeting participants to share their "age".
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#meetings #EventDesign #HowOldAreYou #facilitation #GroupWork #HumanSpectrograms #safety #eventprofs
Photograph of an aluminum foil baking dish with the words "SUPPORT THE BOTTOM" embossed at its center.
A Thanksgiving moment reminded me that, when working with people, the "bottom" of the group also needs support.
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#facilitation #GroupWork #support #engagement
Two iPhone screens showing (on left) a photo of a set of sticky notes on a wall, and (on right) showing each note recognized by the Post-It Plus app
Post-It Plus makes categorizing and analysis of sticky notes post-session just about as simple as possible—and the price is right!
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#meetings #GroupWork #Post-ItPlus #stickynotes #tool #app #eventprofs
improve your facilitation: a photograph of a Solution Room conference session, with participants talking animatedly in groups of eight at round tables
How to improve your facilitation practice using continual improvement. Practice -> Notice -> Respond -> Implement -> Test and repeat!
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#facilitation #ContinualImprovement #GroupWork #Kaizen #LifelongLearning #practice
pair share: photograph of Malii Brown
Here's a pair share question you can use during group work that generates plenty of conversation: "What's on your mind right now?"
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#facilitation #PairShare #GroupWork
Testing consensus using Roman voting: a black-and-white photograph of a racehorse jockey displaying both thumbs up. Photo attribution: Flickr user vegaseddie.
How can groups make decisions? First, publicly discover the degree of consensus on a proposal by using Roman voting.
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#facilitation #GroupWork #testing #consensus #HandVoting #RomanVoting
Tips for Effective Group Work
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Group work can be a love hate relationship. We know it's good for students to learn to work together, but sometimes we wonder if the possible hassle is worth it.
#GroupWork #TeacherTech #EduSky
what attendees want to talk about: a photograph of a portable cork board covered with flipchart paper containing many different written sticky notes. Photo attribution: Flickr user edmittance
Discover what attendees want to talk about with Post It! for all the attendees at an event, breakout groups, or a single conference session
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#meetings #EventDesign #ChoosingSessionTopics #facilitation #GroupWork #PostIt #topics #questions #eventprofs
How does group size impact process design? It affects the tension between intimacy (going deep) and discovery (uncovering possibilities).
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#meetings #EventDesign #GroupWork #GroupSize #IntimacyVersusDiscovery #TheThreeQuestions #facilitation #eventprofs
The bust of Two-faced Janus (Ianus Bifrons) at the Cameron's Gallery in Tsarskoye Selo 18th century. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en
Make a spective the closing session of your conference. You'll unlock its full potential to build a community that endures.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#community #facilitation #GroupWork #GroupSpective #eventprofs #assnchat
Sometimes, consensus is dangerous. Seeking it is hard for large groups. What's important is the journey towards consensus, not the destination.
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#facilitation #GroupWork #consensus #InformedConsent #RomanVoting
photograph of participants discussing during the GMIC 2014 conference "from broadcast to learning" RSQP collaboration session
Is it possible to go from broadcast to learning in 25 minutes? Yes, you can—and this is how you can do it!
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/le...
#learning #facilitation #MaximizingMeetingValue #sharing #GroupWork #process #eventprofs
sharing our experience: illustration of two people, seated in chairs, facing each other
Sharing our experience of others directly with them can be incredibly powerful. Example: a story about facilitating a workshop group in 2019.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/fa...
#meetings #facilitation #sharing #feedback #GroupWork #connection #isolation #LifeLessons
the potential of group process: a circular photograph taken from above of a circle of people looking up toward the camera
A personal story about the potential of group process to change lives in profound ways.
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#meetings #facilitation #GroupWork #LifeLessons #ChangingLives
Indaba logjam breaking process: a photograph of delegates to the 2015 Climate Change Conference which led to the Paris Accords.
Indaba — The logjam-breaking technique and simple consensus process that saved international climate change conferences.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/fa...
#facilitation #GroupWork #ClimateConference #Paris #Accords #GroupProcess #indaba