by Beth Cougler Blom | Jan 14, 2026 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Chanchal Garg about what it means to facilitate as a conscious leader and how truth-telling, vulnerability, and intention shape the way we work with groups. Beth and Chanchal also talk about: How inner safety and...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Dec 30, 2025 | Books, Facilitation
All this year I (Beth Cougler Blom) have been working on a special project: writing and publishing my next book, which will be called Everyday Acts of Facilitation: Learning to Facilitate Through Life’s Ordinary Moments. I’ve been documenting some of my...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Nov 26, 2025 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom answers a listener’s question about how to help people shift from lecture-style delivery to a more engaging, participatory approach to facilitating learning. Drawing from years of experience supporting faculty and facilitators,...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Nov 12, 2025 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Gwyn Wansbrough about how to design and facilitate online sessions that are energizing rather than exhausting. Gwyn shares strategies for crafting engaging virtual learning environments and explains the importance of...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Oct 22, 2025 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Andy Sontag about what experience design really means and how it connects to facilitation and learning. Beth and Andy explore how designing with emotion, meaning, and intention can create transformative learning...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Oct 16, 2025 | Editing, Facilitation, Learning design
Over the past few years, we’ve quietly added formal editing services to our projects in both learning design and facilitation. We weren’t trying to keep this quiet on purpose (!); we’ve just been enhancing our services as we typically do over time and hadn’t yet...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Oct 8, 2025 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Tolulope (Tolu) Noah about designing and facilitating workshops with intentionality. Tolu, an educational developer and author, shares insights from her new book of the same name, which offers a comprehensive and...
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...