Pivotal Logo

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.  …

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IAF Oceania 2016 Conference a great success!

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 …

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Consensus Decisionmaking at IAF Oceania 2016 Conference

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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Facilitation Excellence Wins Gold Award

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 …

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Website launched

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 …

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