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 | Sep 11, 2014 | Facilitation, Online facilitation, Workshops
Today I was at Volunteer Victoria meeting with my co-facilitators for the upcoming Leading Volunteers: Foundations in Volunteer Management course. This is the blended model course that I was lucky to be able to develop in 2012 that has become even better over time.... by Beth Cougler Blom | Jun 18, 2014 | Facilitation, Online facilitation
A couple of weeks ago I read Daniel Pink’s new book, To Sell is Human. Pink argues that all of us are in sales jobs these days, no matter whether we think we’re in sales or not. That is, our title might not be “salesperson” but most of us spend... by Beth Cougler Blom | Apr 25, 2014 | Facilitation
It’s funny how sometimes in our culture people can get really down on meetings, saying they’re “not productive”, “don’t allow people to get real work done” or even are “a waste of time.” While there likely are... by Beth Cougler Blom | Apr 19, 2014 | Facilitation
Have you ever heard the expression, “change the room, change the culture”? The quote comes from Peter Block in his book The Structure of Belonging, and I like this post on the CommunitiesKnow blog which used it as a jumping off point in 2011 to talk about... by Beth Cougler Blom | Apr 4, 2014 | Facilitation
Several months ago I stumbled on to the Generosity Network’s site and discovered their resource called How to Plan a Jeffersonian Dinner. As a facilitator and someone who thrives on bringing people together to connect with each other, I was immediately intrigued... by Beth Cougler Blom | Feb 2, 2014 | Facilitation, Workshops
I’m happy to say that there are a lot of facilitation-related workshops coming up in Victoria soon, so I thought I’d make this post a “roundup” of some of the options that I know are available over the next couple of months. Please share in the... by Beth Cougler Blom | Sep 29, 2013 | Facilitation, Online facilitation
I often get asked questions about what I do and what my work looks like, so this post covers some of those questions and my responses. Feel free to ask me anything that I’ve missed in the comments, and I’ll address those in a future post. Q: What are the... by Beth Cougler Blom | Apr 30, 2013 | Facilitation, Online facilitation
I’ve been a little irregular on this blog lately so I thought I better post about why. There are several reasons! One is that I’ve been involved in planning and preparing for a work transition. Another is that I’ve been gearing up activities as...