Archive for tag: help with group sessions

20.122017May 3, 2018

Holding the Reigns – Facilitation, a Good & Gentle Grip

Holding the Reigns – Facilitation, a Good & Gentle Grip

By Galen EllisIn NewsTags facilitation, facilitator, group prioritization, help with group sessions, meeting, mission, organizational development, planning, strategic framework, strategic planning

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen, but what you may not know is the chaos of the meeting before the start of their first annual journey. It went a little something like this:

10.072017May 17, 2018

Doing What You Do Best: Wise Selection of Strategic Directions

Doing What You Do Best: Wise Selection of Strategic Directions

By Galen EllisIn NewsTags facilitation, group prioritization, help with group sessions, mission, organizational development, planning, strategic framework, strategic planning, values, vision

Part 4 of our 4-part series on Strategic Planning in a Rapidly Changing Environment.

01.062017November 14, 2018

The Environmental Scan: Using Informed Insight to Manifest Your Vision

The Environmental Scan: Using Informed Insight to Manifest Your Vision

By Galen EllisIn NewsTags facilitation, group prioritization, help with group sessions, mission, organizational development, planning, strategic framework, strategic planning, values, vision

Part 3 of our 4-part series on Strategic Planning in a Rapidly Changing Environment

30.042017November 13, 2018

Celebrate and Elevate Who You Are and Why You Exist! Values, Vision, and Mission

Celebrate and Elevate Who You Are and Why You Exist! Values, Vision, and Mission

By Galen EllisIn UncategorizedTags facilitation, group prioritization, help with group sessions, mission, organizational development, planning, strategic framework, strategic planning, values, vision

Part 2 of our 4-part series on Strategic Planning in a Rapidly Changing Environment Co-authored by Galen Ellis and Selma Abinader (www.abinadergroup.com) Did you catch...

28.032017May 21, 2018

Strategic Planning in a Rapidly Changing Environment

Strategic Planning in a Rapidly Changing Environment

By Galen EllisIn NewsTags facilitation, group prioritization, help with group sessions, organizational development, planning, strategic framework, strategic planning

How do you create a road map for the future of your organization that can adapt to changes in your environment over time? Consider developing a Strategic Framework instead of a Strategic Plan. What is the difference between the two?

31.012017January 27, 2017

Just Include Me – J.I.M. Part II

Just Include Me – J.I.M. Part II

By Galen EllisIn NewsTags Access, all access, empowerment, FREED, help with group sessions, Jim Eli, planning

As more and more business and education is conducted via webinars, virtual meetings, and other online venues, the independent living community is faced with new challenges to access.

09.112016June 5, 2017

Logic Models for More Than Planning

Logic Models for More Than Planning

By Galen EllisIn UncategorizedTags AEA, concept of logic models, guide groups, help with group sessions, learning, Logic Model, organizational development, planning

We've been working with a number of our clients on logic models and using them for critical planning processes to advance their organizational missions.

02.062015November 2, 2016

Facilitate to Innovate, Part 1: Appreciative Inquiry

By Galen EllisIn UncategorizedTags empowerment, group prioritization, guide groups, help with group sessions, learning, planning, process

Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is one model that can help structure these questions, tapping into each participant’s potential to innovate toward successful outcomes. It grounds participants in the best of what has been, in order to envision the best possible future.