Stacking
Overview Stacking is a simple tool wherein the facilitator or meeting leader establishes the order in which people will speak. This provides an opportunity for everyone’s voice to be heard. […]
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Appreciative Inquiry
Overview Originally proposed by David Cooperrider and Suresh Srivastva, Appreciative Inquiry is a strengths-based approach to organizational & community-level change. Appreciative Inquiry leads groups through a change process while learning,
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Changing the Way We Think About Systems Change
“The System is Broken” In a time when the political left and the political right can’t agree on even basic facts, they do agree on one thing: “The system is
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Consultancy Protocol
Overview The Consultancy Protocol is a method of structured conversation around a dilemma you are facing. It’s used to gather input or feedback on how to approach a challenge. Designed
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Sí, Se Puede: Helping Grassroots Changemakers Navigate Conflicting Visions of Equity
Photo Credit: Alamosa Citizen In 2021, a group of community members came together with a seed of an idea: how could we help students without documentation access a college education?
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Maintaining Momentum: Keeping Collaboration Going When We’re All Busy
There’s that magic moment that happens when people come together who are working on the same issue, but never realized they had company. Coming together with others who are working
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Prioritizing by Impact and Feasibility
Overview When there are multiple ideas competing for your time, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed and at a loss for where to prioritize your attention. It can be
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POPRA Tool
Overview When starting a meeting or a project, POPRA provides groups with a shared understanding of what they’re doing together, why they’re doing it, and how they’ll do it. The
Fist-to-Five
Overview Fist-to-five is a simple voting tool used to make a decision that requires a group to come to full agreement. This is known as consensus. It can also be
Facilitation: The Art of Making the Difficult Easier
Recently I dropped off my car at the mechanic and the person at the front desk asked me what I do. I told her I was a facilitator. Her eyes
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Don’t Make the Same Mistake: Lessons from Our First Hybrid Meetings
Just when we got the hang of virtual meetings, the world began shifting once again. As each week welcomes new COVID-19 guidance, it can feel a little bit like doing
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Supporting the Resistors
The conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on all three counts for the murder of George Floyd was hailed by police and community members alike as a rare
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