 | Do virtual meetings support diversity?Diversity is a hot topic. What initially began as an ethical, and then a legal issue, is fast becoming a creative and competitive one. Organisations … Read more |
– 8b. Strategies for understanding
 | 4 good reasons keep your webcam onWhy does Teams focus on the faces of the most vociferous and active participants in a meeting? Why does Adam Grant report studies of determining … Read more |
 | Breakout Groups within meeting sessionsHow to use breakouts to increase participation and ownership – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
 | Techniques to Advance Listening and Shared UnderstandingListening is a skill. However, because it is often not seen that way, many people listen poorly. The result of this can be entrenched debate, … Read more |
 | Tracking Audience Mood and ResponsesThere is a skill in presenting at the right pace and detail for your audience. In a physical meeting, this is facilitated by watching your … Read more |
 | Using Blob Trees to Assess Mood and ReactionsBlob Trees are an excellent inexpensive resource for assessing the mood of a group either at the start of the meeting, or at various points … Read more |
 | Honeycomb DiagramThe honeycomb diagram is essentially a tree diagram laid out in a more graphically attractive manner. This can be helpful in gaining a better psychological … Read more |
 | Bringing the best version of yourself …You have probably heard the phrase ‘bring your “A game”‘. It reflects the idea that we can turn up in different states of preparedness and … Read more |
 | Pictorial VisioningUsing visual images to work with our hopes for the future can prove very motivational – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
 | ‘Active’ ListeningActive listening is wonderfully parodied by the actor Robert Lindsay in ‘The Helping Hand’: “Active listening? How am I supposed to listen ‘actively’? What do … Read more |
 | Walk and Talk MeetingsWalk and Talk is a different type of meeting. It takes place outside, between two people (or a series of two people by mixing pairs … Read more |
 | Task Skills and Maintenance SkillsKurt Lewins’ model provides a really helpful insight into keeping your team on track. – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
 | Kolb’s Learning CycleIt used to be thought that learning was something people did when they were at school or on a training course of some type. This … Read more |
 | Affinity DiagramThe Affinity Diagram is one of the Seven Management and Planning Tools and is deceptively simple. It is a means for looking at patterns and … Read more |
 | Six Thinking HatsSix Thinking Hats is a useful tool for taking different perspectives on a situation. It was developed by Edward deBono, and despite its apparent simplicity it … Read more |
 | Clothesline for target setting by consensusThe clothesline process enables the development of powerful targets by consensus. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
 | Red Green Cards for Consensus ReachingRed Green Cards are a specific adaptation of Consensus Reaching and help a group arrive at a conclusion and develop a shared commitment to it through … Read more |
 | Walk Round Process – Breakout FeedbackAn alternative to breakout feedback that is quicker, more engaging, and more effective – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |