by Beth Cougler Blom | Feb 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
I mentioned two or three weeks ago on my Facebook page that I’d love to spend more of 2016 blogging. Believe it or not, I’ve been a blogger since 2005, from back when it was very “out there”, very weird and I felt I had to be slightly furtive... by Beth Cougler Blom | Jan 15, 2016 | Learning design
I mentioned in my last post that we moved homes in the fall and I’ve been busily (or languidly) setting up my new home office ever since. Since I LOVE to organize, this activity fills me with glee as I add each piece of art or furniture or storage solution to... by Beth Cougler Blom | Dec 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
What a year! It’s been wonderful, transitional, and full of great work and new beginnings both in business and at home (we moved!). As I wind down for the holiday season I thought I’d leave you with some little gems that have engaged me in one way or... by Beth Cougler Blom | Sep 8, 2015 | Business back end
One of my not-so-guilty pleasures is reading the blog of Kelly Rae Roberts, a Portland-based mixed media artist. Today I listened to Episode 3 of her “Possibilitarian Podcast” in which she talks about (among other things) the time when she had lots of... by Beth Cougler Blom | Jul 25, 2015 | Facilitation
The other week I pinch-hit for a friend of mine, facilitating a workshop of her repertoire which teaches participants a whole bunch of energizers, icebreakers and games. The workshop is experiential – we don’t just talk about the activities, we do them! It... by Beth Cougler Blom | Jun 24, 2015 | Business back end
I’ve been working on a few little tweaks for my website this past week. For one, I’ve always meant to have a custom banner image created and I’m finally getting around to making it happen. I’m working with my fabulous graphic designer who is... by Beth Cougler Blom | Jun 17, 2015 | Facilitation, Learning design
Recently I went to a presentation which had me feeling unsafe. The presenter asked us to write a personal statement (about our business niche) on an index card and place it in a basket at the front of the room after we came back from a break. He didn’t tell us... by Beth Cougler Blom | Jun 13, 2015 | Facilitation, Workshops
I’ve been reading a lot about human-centred design these days and one of the “mindsets” of HCD is to have creative confidence. To help achieve this, experts advise that we should venture out of our comfort zone, including learning about and immersing... by Beth Cougler Blom | Jun 8, 2015 | Facilitation
While facilitating a recent conference session on facilitation skills, near the end of the session a participant I was sitting beside asked me a direct question about my opinion on something. We were having a “raise the curtain” sort of workshop, talking...