 | Rules of BrainstormingEnsure people understand the following simple set of rules of brainstorming before they start: Defer judgment Go for volume Stay focused/on topic Capture every idea … Read more |
 | Force-Field AnalysisThe Force-Field Diagram is premised on the assumption that people and events behave (or fail to behave) as they do because of the balance of … Read more |
 | Planning ChartThe Planning Chart is simply a grid, with either months, or numbers along the top, to represent periods of time into the future, and rows … 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 |
 | Shortcutting the consensus processConsensus Reaching is a really useful mechanism both for building shared commitment, and for ensuring a complete understanding of all of the available facts and … Read more |
 | Consensus ReachingConsensus is where every individual member of a group fully accepts the group’s conclusion for the collective benefit of the group, and is fully committed … Read more |
 | Castles in the air – Setting stretch targetsAs Henry David Thoreau observed ‘If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. … Read more |
 | Clothesline for virtual meetingsSee also Clothesline for target setting by consensus The Clothesline is a tool used to develop group consensus on target setting. In the physical environment, … Read more |
 | The empowerment processEmpowerment is a process. As such it has a number of steps, each of which is important if it is to take place efficiently and … Read more |
 | Interviewing GuidelinesInterviews are an extremely useful strategy for effective facilitation. They can help you to better determine the objectives for your meeting, and to to develop … Read more |
 | ‘Parking Lot’ PrinciplesA ‘Parking Lot’ is an extremely useful device for ensuring your meetings keep on track with the full support and attention of the attendees. Essentially, … Read more |
 | The peril of shortcuts in fuzzy languageCertain words and turns of phrase are deceptively ambiguous. We think we understand them, but our understandings likely differ. – – – – – – … Read more |
 | Fat Words – the problem of ambiguityIt is not particularly easy to reach agreement on things across a group of people. It takes time and effort to reach consensus. But as … Read more |
 | Templates to support meeting toolsMeeting templates are large workspaces which encourage simultaneous participation from everyone. They provide the means for everyone to engage: to contribute and ‘listen’ at the … Read more |
 | Tracking your progress in ensuring productive meetingsWhy do so many inefficient meetings exist? Meetings are a crucial process to the effective running of an organisation, and meetings consume so much of … Read more |
 | Meetings ChecklistPhase 1 Clarity of purpose/process Is there a clear objective defined which warrants the meeting? Is it necessary (as a meeting) or can (at least … Read more |
 | What does it mean if I receive feedback that is less than perfect?The straight answer is basically that for some people, at some level, the MEETING did not achieve what you had hoped it would achieve. Plain and simple. … Read more |
 | Are perceptions of value a fair assessment of meeting effectiveness?Pivotal to the measurement of meeting effectiveness is the micro-poll, which enables the attendees at the meeting to rate their perception meeting effectiveness in a … Read more |
 | Seven Rules of FeedbackFor most of us, feedback is an unresolved paradox between our head and our heart. Logically, we embrace the notion that feedback is essential to … Read more |
 | Example Ground RulesThe following ground rules are offered as an example for you to adapt or utilise as you wish. For more information, see Guidance on meeting … Read more |
 | Walk Round Process – Breakout FeedbackAn alternative to breakout feedback that is quicker, more engaging, and more effective – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
 | Memory effectsAll meetings are about learning, both individual learning and collective learning. For a meeting to be effective it must result in change of some type … Read more |
 | Engaging presentations listFor use with ‘What makes a presentation more engaging and memorable?’ Read through this list once, slowly, without going back over any part of it. |
 | What is meta?The term ‘meta’ is used when something refers to itself or, as Wikipedia explains, it is a concept which is an abstraction behind another concept, … Read more |