We are thrilled to share that Beth’s podcast, Facilitating on Purpose, has been voted into the Top 5 Most Listened-To Podcasts featured in SessionLab’s State of Facilitation 2024 report. This report highlights “essential information and expert insights on what is changing in the world of facilitation and workshop design” and we are proud to be a part of it!

Look for Facilitating on Purpose’s mention in the “How do facilitators keep learning?” section, in which the report highlights the Top 5 Most Recommended Facilitation Books, Most Listened-To Podcasts, Most Read Facilitation Newsletters, and Most Consulted Facilitation Websites & Blogs. This part of the report alone is a tremendous resource for our community. If you’re new to facilitation this collection of top resources is an excellent place to start your learning journey, but of course those of us who have been in the field for a while are still benefiting from them as well. In fact, that section (not surprisingly) listed some of our favourite facilitation resources of all time!

If you’re new to the Facilitating on Purpose podcast, we invite you to listen to any of the 30 episodes published so far on facilitatingonpurpose.com (where we also feature transcripts of every episode) or on your favourite podcast app. We also suggest these bundles of episodes that we’ve collected under some broad categories. Enjoy!

Inclusive Facilitation

• EP 25: Understanding our Brains with Dr. Marcia Goddard
• EP 22: Music as a Facilitation Tool with Julias Alego
• EP 21: Pronouncing Participants’ Names with Mary Houle and Sarra Ismail
• EP 12: Stuttering and Facilitation with Maya Chupkov
• EP 7: Learning How to Learn with Taruna Goel
• EP 3: Inclusive Facilitation with Susana Guardado

Facilitating Connection

• EP 23: Building Community Online with Beth Cougler Blom
• EP 14: Connection Before Content with Chad Littlefield
• EP 10: Facilitating Connection with Jan Keck

Facilitating Experiential Learning

• EP 30: Game-Based Learning for Teams with Alexandra Suchman
• EP 19: Choosing Activities with Beth Cougler Blom
• EP 13: Experimenting with Experiential Learning with Romy Alexandra
• EP 11: Bringing “Dry” Content to Life with Beth Cougler Blom
• EP 2: What Does It Mean to Facilitate on Purpose? with Beth Cougler Blom

Being a Facilitator

• EP 24: Maintaining Well-Being with Neelu Kaur
• EP 17: Reaching Inward and Outward as Facilitators with Kirsty Lewis
• EP 16: Exploring Elasticity in Facilitation with Rebecca Sutherns
• EP 15: Dealing with Self-Doubt with Beth Cougler Blom
• EP 8: Being Lifelong Learners with The Cougler Family
• EP 6: Learning From Our Mistakes with Beth Cougler Blom
• EP 1: The Somewhat Accidental Facilitator with Beth Cougler Blom

The Business of Facilitation

• EP 29: Expressing Ourselves Through Photography with Michele Mateus
• EP 27: Mindsets of a Learning Entrepreneur with Beth Cougler Blom
• EP 5: The Business Side of Facilitation with Tara Jaskowiak

Building Facilitation Skills

• EP 28: Navigating Conflict with a Generous Approach with Meg Bolger
• EP 26: Tapping into the Mind and Body with Mirjam Leunissen
• EP 20: Improv in Facilitation with Brett Macdonald
• EP 18: Unhurried Facilitation with Johnnie Moore
• EP 9: Training that Clicks with Hannah Brown
• EP 4: Facilitation is the New Coaching with Moe Poirier