It’s very useful to make explicit what we think makes a good team, and decide what kind of a team … More
Category: Facilitation
Personal User Manual Tells Others how to Work With You
Maybe the most useful thing I have come across lately is My User Manual. I picked up the idea from … More
Facilitation: Team’s Strengths
First part of the workshop is used to discover team’s strengths. Second part of the workshop is used to figure … More
Energizing Group Forming Method for Workshops
Here is a method to quickly form small groups in a workshop in an energizing way. I learned this couple … More
Using Advice Process in a Workshop
Here’s a great idea we came up with on how to insert advice based decision making into small group workshop … More
New Twist to Timeline Facilitation Technique
This idea is from my colleague Juhani Snellman. Exercise starts with the team building a timeline for the chosen time … More
From Crappy Meetings to Happy Meetings
This is a continuation on the GRASP model for improving meetings, which I blogged about recently. How do you know … More
My Basic Retro Technique
Here’s a technique I currently use when facilitating a basic retrospective. Depending on the situation, I might use some way … More
GRASP – How to Run Energizing and Effective Meetings
Here’s a cheat sheet for running better meetings – meetings where people are energized and enthusiastically participating. This model is … More