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... by Beth Cougler Blom | Jun 4, 2015 | Facilitation, Learning design
A friend of mine here in Victoria was a “maple syrup connector” for me this week. She, through a friend of hers, brought in a few cases of Quebec maple syrup and I got my cans out of her trunk on Monday afternoon. We spent a few minutes talking about the... by Beth Cougler Blom | Jun 1, 2015 | Facilitation, Professional development
At a facilitation skills session that I offered at a conference last Friday, the group participated in nine interactive activities in 1 1/2 hours. The first activity was so simple, and something people very often don’t do. As the group wandered into the workshop... by Beth Cougler Blom | May 29, 2015 | Facilitation
I’m in the middle of a two-day conference in Tsawwassen, BC and I have one idea to share about a presenter’s responsibility to her participants. I feel like I could write a whole manifesto on this (maybe someday I will!) but for now here’s just one... by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
Post by yoUnlimited. A week ago I was honoured at the Unlimited Woman Awards in the category of Community. One of the best parts about the night was that my family was there in person to celebrate alongside me. My parents took my daughter around the room as people... by Beth Cougler Blom | Feb 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
When my daughter was small, a friend of mine gave her a wonderful board book by Julia Donaldson called The Snail and the Whale. It starts off, This is the tale of a tiny snail And a great big, grey-blue humpback whale. This is a rock as black as soot, And this is a... by Beth Cougler Blom | Jan 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
Last night I attended my last meeting of the UBC Victoria Leadership Council. It’s a volunteer commitment that I’ve had for the last 2.5 years; the council is made up of University of British Columbia alumni and our main purpose is to advise on events and... by Beth Cougler Blom | Jan 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
I read two interesting blog posts today that both had to do with the merits of being still. They came among the plethora of posts about managing time and setting goals that have been blanketing every corner of the web landscape these past couple of weeks since New...