by Beth Cougler Blom | Apr 22, 2026 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Eric Wang about his experience building Algorithm Alchemists, a student-led nonprofit that teaches coding and computational thinking to elementary and high school students through interactive online classes. Special...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Apr 8, 2026 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom shares a conversation with members of the IAF Future Now community about what facilitation feels like right now. With Beth intentionally stepping out of the discussion, this group of younger facilitators reflects on...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 26, 2026 | Facilitation, Meeting Facilitation
We create two main types of facilitation experiences for our clients: facilitated learning experiences and facilitated meetings. In our most recent post, we shared examples of custom workshops we’ve designed and facilitated to help groups build facilitation skills. In...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 25, 2026 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Alina Pete about the power of comics to teach, connect, and tell stories. They explore how comics can invite people into learning through joy, creativity, and representation, and how Alina’s community-engaged work...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 17, 2026 | Learning, Professional development, Teaching, Teaching online, Workshops
We create two main types of facilitation experiences for our clients: facilitated learning experiences and facilitated meetings. While both draw on strong design and facilitation skills, they serve different purposes. Sometimes clients hire us to help a group learn...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 11, 2026 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Nora Sheffe about using visuals in facilitation to create more engaging, inclusive, and participatory learning experiences. They explore how visuals can support connection and clarity in both in-person and virtual...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Feb 25, 2026 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom is interviewed by Joseph Diaz about Beth’s upcoming second book, Everyday Acts of Facilitation, and how facilitation shows up far beyond workshops and meeting rooms. Together they explore Beth’s story-driven approach to writing...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Feb 11, 2026 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Nathy Ravez about making connections with participants—both early in our interactions with them and ongoing through the workshop—and why what happens before the workshop often matters just as much as what happens...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Feb 9, 2026 | Facilitation
Not every great facilitator is a learning designer, but many learning designers make exceptional facilitators. Here are just some of the reasons why we think our learning design expertise makes us great facilitators of both meetings and workshops. We care about...