Warm-ups (also called “icebreakers”) have been good facilitation practice for a long time. When done well, these activities set the stage for a productive, positive meeting and build a group’s energy from the start.

How many times have you started a meaningful project only to find that you or your team are frustrated by unclear roles and responsibilities, lack of delegation, or confusion around who is making decisions?  We have all been there.

Why spend days or even weeks creating a detailed plan that just sits on a shelf? How can you tie your strategies and activities to the valuable work that needs to happen every day?

Think about a change you see in a project you are working on, one you want to share with others.

Problem trees help diagnose the underlying causes of key issues that the team would like to tackle.

Here are just a few easy changes that will create more workplace flexibility, helping to bolster productivity and improve morale.

This might sound weird coming from someone that facilitates a lot of strategic planning sessions, but watch out for strategic planning – it can be a scary trap.

Social change strategies for INSIDE conservation and animal welfare organizations.  

You were influenced by marketing - images, messages, and ideas that led you to make the choice to buy that specific item. Internal marketing is similar, only you focus on employee behaviors. 

Essential to planning is identifying what you are and are not going to do. Teams can use a variety of approaches for prioritization depending on how much information is needed and how much it will influence final decisions.

We have been working on ways to manage remote work delirium and wanted to share these strategies with you. There is great work to be done offline too.

As people everywhere are transitioning to remote work, Impact by Design (IbD) has been getting a lot of questions about making remote workshops a success.

This will help you run the best meeting possible.

4 Simple Ways to Build A Healthier Board This Year. 

The first few days of working remotely can be glorious. But after a few days or weeks, the comfort and productivity that you first got from telework can begin to crumble.