Pivotal’s logo was inspired by one of our daughter Kate Smail’s designer necklaces. Multi-coloured and multi-layered it shouts energy, uniqueness and flair. Expert design skills coupled with specialist techniques and creativity transformed individual buttons – a mix of everyday and extraordinary – into a work of wearable art much greater than the sum of its parts. …
Right from the outset the IAF Oceania 2016 Conference was fantastic! The buzz started with reconnecting with my facilitator colleagues from around the globe then continued when I attended a pre-conference workshop ‘Understanding Group Functioning using Aesthetic/Intuitive Senses’ with Dr George Wills, a psychologist and Rhonda Tranks, CPF. The day flew by as we explored …
Facilitating for Consensus One of the many roles facilitators are called on to play is to be an independent party to assist groups to make consensus decisions. What is consensus? What is considered group consensus depends on many variables including the culture and community, the nature of the task or decision, and the commitment required from …
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Next month I’ll be off to Melbourne for the May 2016 IAF Oceania Conference pushing the boundaries of facilitation. I’m going to be facilitating a workshop designed to strengthen less experienced facilitators’ tool kits. It’ll be a lot of fun!! We’ll explore and practice together common process tools for facilitating meetings more easily and productively, …
It was a very proud moment for pivotal when the International Association of Facilitators awarded the Gisborne District Council and Sheryl Smail a Gold Facilitation Impact Award (FIA) for the development of the Wainui Beach Erosion Management Strategy. Oceania Regional Director Nick Housego presented the award at a Gisborne District Council meeting. The IAF’s Facilitation …
Yes, I already knew this BUT it’s not till you do it and have to deal with it that it really is something you know and will not repeat. Be very cautious in encouraging narrative responses!! You get wonderful rich feedback that will make everyone happy except the person who has to analyse it!! In …
Website launched Finally made it! We’ve wanted to refocus and freshen Pivotal’s website for some time. The initial site was to be transitional only – and how long ago was that? Wow those years have flown! What’s prompted us to turn plans into action? Well, we gave ourselves some of our own medicine – a …
I’ve found a couple of ‘free’ websites that have reduced markedly my time and effort in working across time zones. Each has far more capabilities than I’ve outlined below. I have simply covered the functions that have been invaluable for me. TimeAndDate This website lets me include a link in meeting invites giving the equivalent …
I have learnt so much in the last few months about working across time zones to make things happen. In my Director role with the International Association of Facilitators, I have global Professional Development accountabilities. This has resulted in me having to transition from being a participant in multi-participant online meetings to facilitating them. My sense …
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