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June 1, 2009
I’m looking for a trust building exercise for a newly formed group [other than] a “Trust Walk” type of exercise. Any suggestions?
From the LinkedIn Professional Facilitators Network Group
Have you considered using a traditional story about patience, such as “The Tigers Whisker“? Stories promote an understanding of how we are bound together by shared experiences. Shared experience is one way to build trust. You can tell the story and then take five minutes to allow each participant to jot down a story of their own in which the use of patience had value. We are very goal focused and sometimes forget the value of the process. This story and exercise can be used as a jumping off point for facilitated discussion. – John Schraven
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Here’s a good one: pair the group up into dyads, and have one person stand in front of the other, with their back to the person behind them. They should be about 6-12 inches apart. When the person in front is ready, have them fall backward into the arms of the person behind them. If that goes well, then they can stand a bit farther apart, so the distance between them is widening, but the person “catching” is still catching the one in front as they get farther apart. Obviously, this promotes trust on both sides, and it also requires that they not get SO far apart the catcher can’t catch the “fall-er.” –Geoff Laughton
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June 1, 2009
IAF Credential?
From the LinkedIn Professional Facilitators Network Group
Hi! I am a certified coach both for individuals and teams/systems….other facilitators said that I “couldn’t get jobs” in the government and/or large corporations without the IAF Credential – and that they wouldn’t recommend my work because I didn’t have the credential even though I worked with them and they said I was great. What is everyone’s experience? Do you have the IAF credential? If so, how has it assisted your business? If you don’t have it, do you think it has been an obstacle you have had to get around?
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June 1, 2009
Using YouTube in Your Meetings
Have you considered using YouTube clips as a helpful start or ice breaker? Providing a bit of humor; giving everyone a chance to relax and start to bond. Especially in a virtual setting, a humorous video clip can be an effective way to relax the group. We can use videos from YouTube not only as ice breakers but also as humorous or serious examples to help make a point during a meeting. Read the rest of the article.
June 1, 2009
Does anyone have experiences with helping groups (board of directors) establish BHAGs (big, hairy, audacious goals)?
Responses from the IAF Facilitator’s Forum
What you are talking about is a vision-based planning process, that begins with the group’s vision for what is possible, and then steps back to create that future. 1) examples of the process – most recently in a 3-part series on Why Problem-Solving Doesn’t Solve Problems: http://hildygottlieb.com/2009/04/13/…olve-problems/
2) “The Pollyanna Principles” provides details of this planning process, including 3 case studies: http://pollyannaprinciples.org/
-Hildy Gottlieb
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I suggest and have used Appreciative Inquiry with Boards to accelerate BHAGs. AI gives them confidence in reaching beyond expected boundaries and real understanding of where to start building based on current capabilities. – L. Donovan
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If the people are not a part of creating the vision, they will feel like hired hands, not shepherds, and run away. See Senge in _The Fifth Discipline_ on “Shared Vision” for more on this topic. – Ned Ruete
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