How to analyze the gap between where a team or company or group is at present and where they wish to be. Read more →

Meetings can be very boring when we remove all drama and energy from them. Instead, look for the points of high interest and highlight them. Appreciate conflict as adding energy and focus on resolving disagreements. Your meetings will become interactive and truly interesting. Read more →

Some meetings run well and do not need a facilitator. Or they think that is the case. If your role is to be the facilitator, do not force yourself on the group. Participate in a low-key way and offer your skills when the group appears to be stuck or unproductive. Read more →

When to hire a professional facilitator: when emotions are strong, everyone’s input is needed, fresh and innovative thinking is required, and more. Read more →

Any meeting can be improved by starting off right. How? Here are 5 easy steps to begin your meetings and focus them for successful results. Read more →

Everyone has attended brainstorming meetings. Here are the essential guidelines that will make your brainstorming more productive. Read more →

When the objective is to generate creative ideas in a brainstorming context, an enormous help is to have participants representing diverse backgrounds, expertise, and experience. Read more →

Meetings tend to run long. Here are five techniques to shorten your meetings. Read more →

This creative thinking exercise is useful in helping a group or team generate fresh ideas. Read more →

For a speedy and effective meeting, consider using Sticky Notes (or Post-It® Notes). You can get lots of ideas up quickly and then organize them into appropriate categories for action. Read more →