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My musings on all things facilitation, training and coaching, along with life as a BCorp in Oxford, working with charities, NGOs and organisations of purpose.
A Day with Learning to Achieve and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance
There’s arguably no greater example of teamwork than the emergency medical services. The workplace ‘green flags’ of communication, coordination, collaboration, and trust aren’t just nice to have; they’re essential when responding to major incidents and ensuring patient safety and well-being.
Fitting 4 days of content into 16 hours: The Oxfam Project
It’s 2019 and I’ve got a sizable project on my hands: to facilitate a large group of multi-industry, multi-lingual, multi-location participants, comprising companies, NGOs, governments, unions, civic groups and media. But there was an additional challenge to contend with. The event in question had to be hosted online, across two different time zones, with global participants, during a pandemic. Challenge accepted.
What WWF and Learning to Achieve have in common
Many organisations have mastered the art of unnecessary interactions, thanks to a plethora of apps, instant messaging platforms, and video conferencing tools. But genuine, productive, we’re all-on-the-same-page collaboration? That’s arguably harder than ever.
That’s what effective facilitation is all about. Learning to Achieve became a key puzzle piece in helping to drive great communication between WWF and a wide range of external stakeholders.