Discontent = distrust

If there’s little to no trust, there’s little chance that a group can collaborate, generate ideas and make decisions.

Jacinta Cubis8 March 2022collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

Staying neutral

Despite its bland appearance, ‘staying neutral’ as a facilitator is a strength that we can aspire to. It can have a powerful impact on groups.

Jacinta Cubis22 February 2022collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

Don’t wing it solo – get a Wing Woman

Being the only in-house facilitator doesn’t mean you have to fly solo – in the room and especially not on the screen.

Jacinta Cubis8 February 2022collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

Dig for gold like a three-year-old

We need a range of questions in our tool kit to find out what information or ideas our colleagues or clients want to get from a group

Jacinta Cubis25 January 2022collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

Fool’s Gold

Facilitators mine the gold from groups – even from ‘fool’s gold’.

Jacinta Cubis11 January 2022collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

Top Five Wonders

Thank you for reading my blogs this year. Here’s the top five for 2021.

Jacinta Cubis21 December 2021collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

Let them go

A facilitator’s job is to help a group do their best thinking to achieve their purpose.

Jacinta Cubis7 December 2021collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

Gather the gold from groups 💰💛

We can find gold everywhere. Even in the middle of moving house, which consistently appears as one of the top five most stressful life events, in any google search.

Jacinta Cubis23 November 2021collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

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