Remote Facilitation

A re-introduction, and invitation

👋 Ohhhh, new members, followers and connections – time for a little re-introduction 👋… and invitation. I firmly believe our working days should be fulfilling and more than ‘getting by’ or ‘making do’. I also know that remote work or working from home, being part of distributed teams can be a positive game-changer for both

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How to beat ‘breakout bounce’ in your online workshops

“No breakouts! No breakouts! Just no!” This new client was absolutely insistent, even though they said they wanted lots of group participation in their online event. So we asked a few (Clean Language) questions. It turned out that they’d been embarrassed by ‘breakout bounce’ in some of their recent events. You’ll have seen the breakout

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#RollCall: an ‘async standup’ technique for intervisibility

The team at Rees McCann and ImpactBasis wanted to stay in close contact. But we were all busy, and the last thing we wanted was more meetings! So I suggested we tried an ‘async standup’, using our shared Slack channel. Everyone would post a short message each day, close to the start of the work

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How to get people to turn on their cameras

As you’ve probably realised, distributed working isn’t going away any time soon. The new normal is hybrid, with some people in offices, some working from home, and others in all sorts of random places. And as everyone adjusts, one important question is still being asked. “How do I get people to turn on their cameras

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