by Beth Cougler Blom | Sep 24, 2025 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom explores the role of silence in facilitation and how it can be a powerful and intentional tool. Beth shares personal reflections, practical tips, and cultural considerations around silence, encouraging facilitators to embrace it...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Sep 10, 2025 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Marie Dubost about neurodivergent-affirming practices in facilitation and learning design. Marie shares insights from her work as an accessibility consultant, facilitator, and trainer, drawing on both professional and...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Aug 27, 2025 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Julie Dirksen about designing learning experiences that support real behaviour change. Julie shares insights from her latest book, Talk to the Elephant, and offers practical ways to go beyond knowledge transfer to...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Aug 13, 2025 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with accessibility consultant Nora Loyst about designing learning experiences that truly welcome everyone. Nora shares how personal experiences led her to this work and explores the shift from a medical model to a social...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Jun 25, 2025 | Podcast Episodes
In this solo episode, host Beth Cougler Blom reflects on how to create learning that truly lasts. Beth shares thoughts about how we can shift from simply delivering content to designing experiences that drive behaviour change and embed meaningful memories for...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Jun 11, 2025 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Sumesh Khatua and Simrat Pahwa about the power of storytelling to create lasting impact in learning experiences. They explore how stories help drive clarity, build emotional connection, and support learning transfer...
by Beth Cougler Blom | May 28, 2025 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Leanne Joe and Amea Wilbur about how they designed a course on Indigenous pedagogies for adult educators at the University of the Fraser Valley. Their conversation offers insights that can inspire all of us, wherever...
by Beth Cougler Blom | May 14, 2025 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Guillaume Vermette about his work as a therapeutic clown, using theatre, emotion, and deep listening to build human connection in long-term care homes. While the conversation doesn’t focus directly on facilitation,...
by Beth Cougler Blom | May 2, 2025 | Facilitation, Online facilitation, Teaching, Teaching online, Workshops
This post is about preparing to meet with us about our facilitation services. To learn about exploration meetings for our learning design services, read this post. We offer two types of facilitation services: Meeting facilitation: To help your group have...