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Facilitation Friday #6: Balance Content and Process, Ideas and Action

Idea Architects

Facilitation Friday #6: Balance Content and Process, Ideas and Action. Effective facilitation must manage (or balance content and process, as well as attention to both ideas and action. The right content rushed through too quick a process is unlikely to lead to participants truly owning any commitments made.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: The Benefit of the Doubt

Idea Architects

Instead of trying to engage in genuine dialogue with other people, too many individuals seem content to engage in caustic monologues that speak only to themselves. Dec 2009 (12). Oct 2009 (2). Sep 2009 (10). Aug 2009 (6). Jul 2009 (5). Jun 2009 (8). May 2009 (4). Apr 2009 (6).

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: The One Rule for Public Speaking.

Idea Architects

But it will be difficult to forget if you lack passion in your tone or substance in your content. Dec 2009 (12). Oct 2009 (2). Sep 2009 (10). Aug 2009 (6). Jul 2009 (5). Jun 2009 (8). May 2009 (4). Apr 2009 (6). Mar 2009 (7). Feb 2009 (7). Jan 2009 (6). Dec 2002 (6).

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Getting Married to Membership May Require Engagement First

Idea Architects

are present, engaged, and contributing, we help create the content and. We will often offer some free content to gain an opt-in for the organization and then cultivate the relationship with additional free information. Dec 2009 (12). Oct 2009 (2). Sep 2009 (10). Aug 2009 (6). Jul 2009 (5).

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Seen Elsewhere: Building Creative.

Idea Architects

Summary: A selection of thought-provoking content from beyond the association management realm that offers new ideas for association executives. Both of these sites also serve as great examples of how associations could more effectively curate and share interdisciplinary content for members and facilitate ideas spreading. Oct 2009 (2).

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Seen Elsewhere: Crowdsourcing.

Idea Architects

In one of my volunteer roles, I contribute content for a feature in the ASAE Executive Management Section IdeaLink newsletter called Seen Elsewhere. Dec 2009 (12). Oct 2009 (2). Sep 2009 (10). Aug 2009 (6). Jul 2009 (5). Jun 2009 (8). May 2009 (4). Apr 2009 (6). Mar 2009 (7).

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Facilitation Friday #16: Over-prepare, Under-present

Idea Architects

You identify your outcomes, select the appropriate content, and then outline your talk in the most logical order. But in general, we must bridge our content with what participants want and need. Build slide decks that include additional content you can turn to if the. Dec 2009 (12). Oct 2009 (2). Sep 2009 (10).