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Facilitation Friday #9: Build Capacity to Accomplish More

Idea Architects

Its definition of success also includes helping a group or team learn together so they might be more productive in the future. Doing so helps the group become aware of the interdependent nature of their actions, what Barry Oshry calls, " seeing the system.". Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3).

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Facilitation Friday #29: Six Questions for Decision-Making

Idea Architects

Drawing on the discipline of system thinking , effective facilitation helps participants move beyond d iscussing things at the event level, digging deeper to explore the patterns, processes, structures, and mental models influencing what is occurring. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3).

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Facilitation Friday #12: Should I Do.

Idea Architects

Systems thinking makes a wonderful distinction between observations (the facts of what is happening) and inferences (your interpretation or judgment about your observations). Take time to thoughtfully consider the various interpretations of what you are observing before assuming you definitely know what it means. Dec 2002 (6).

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: I Want ASAE to Fail. And You.

Idea Architects

Your observations about risk definitely factor into what I've observed in groups I've helped facilitate. I've found some success in getting people to talk about how they perceive risk, failure, and experimentation and what has led them to their belief systems in those areas. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4).

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Email Marketing Trends: What’s Hot in 2017

Associations Now

Building emails, as I’ve written before , is effectively like designing websites with technology only available before 2002. Another challenge that causes problems is the production process. Microsoft’s tendency to base Outlook’s rendering on Microsoft Word has forced email designers to stick with tables.