Missed opportunities

What are the consequences if you miss stuff?

Jacinta Cubis16 June 2020collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

Flexibility rules: online meetings and workshops

Do you enjoy the flexibility of virtual meetings and workshops?

Jacinta Cubis9 June 2020collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

In or out? Virtual meetings and workshops

Do you feel included or excluded in virtual meetings and workshops? #virtualfacilitation #onlinemeetings #facilitation

Jacinta Cubis2 June 2020collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

Love ‘em or hate ‘em? Online meetings and workshops

I asked some clients, colleagues and friends what they liked and don’t like about online meetings. The analysis of their responses unearthed a few surprises.

Jacinta Cubis26 May 2020collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

Beginner’s mind

Observing and noticing with a beginner’s mindset is joyful. What will I see today?

Jacinta Cubis18 May 2020collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

Taken by surprise

If we look to notice, we have a greater chance of finding the unexpected. Even if our eyes don’t at first see it.

Jacinta Cubis11 May 2020collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

Read the room for sticky decisions

Conversations with stakeholders and communities shape decisions about policies, programs and projects. These decisions are more likely to stick if the conversations are meaningful.

Jacinta Cubis4 May 2020collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

Virtual headspin

The sudden switch to virtual has left some of us a bit dizzy. A pause to remind ourselves that fundamentals come first or we lose our balance. Invest in the design – face-to-face or online.

Jacinta Cubis27 April 2020collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

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