by Anne | Sep 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
I just came across this funny little video. A joking comment on simple things that can make a meating go completely off track. Do you recognize this, or some of it? I certainly do! The good news: it can be fixed – reach out, I’d love to help! Thanks to...
by Anne | Aug 17, 2016 | Facilitation
On Monday, I was invited by the Canadian Mental Health Association to facilitate a working meeting for The Spot – an evolving food community center in Kentville. With a mix of conversations with the entire group and conversations in smaller groups, participants...
by Anne | Jun 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
Today I had the honour to facilitate a brainstorming session for a new Slow Food Nova Scotia project at their AGM. We had very little time in a tight agenda, and we needed to hear ideas as well as concerns from the members. Sometimes groups will default into an open...
by Anne | Oct 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
“Why is it that some meetings bring life to your soul, while others leave you wishing you’d never stepped in the room?” That is a very good question – and patterns for group processes are a wonderful answer. The question holds true not only for...
by Anne | Oct 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
Playing the piano, singing opera and learning to play the guitar, I have long had a deep love for music. Yet I had never thought of it as a vehicle for supporting sustainable change… During our last ARC workshop, I learned that music has a new quality for me:...