Professionals working in science,
healthcare, public health or related fields
Have you experienced any of these?
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Lack of engagement in your meetings
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Poorly-led and unfocused discussions
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Unequal sharing (i.e., dominators and observers)
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Misunderstandings between scientists and decisionmakers
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Stalled decisions that result in lost opportunities
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Information-overload and isolation in large events
Make your meetings, workshops and events
more efficient, effective and engaging
Stop letting poor meetings delay progress
Help everyone focus and contribute
Start getting better results
Relax and stay focused on progress while we help everyone contribute
during your next staff meeting, retreat, planning session, workshop or conference
Get more done in less time. Collaborate with skill and confidence.
Be seen and respected. Advance your career
QUICK RESOURCES
TEN TIPS Do you find it hard to get people to participate in your online meetings? There are simple things you can do that will turn viewers into active contributors. Access our ten tips to foster online engagement (no email required)
Photo credits: Steve Brachman
and Angie Hong
QUICK PLANNING If planning turns you off, but you need to plan something quickly, you can capture the big picture, choose next steps and more with Ecocycle Planning. Access the instructions
(note: we ask for your email so we can send a few emails about the Ecocycle)
* Ecocycle Planning is a Liberating Structure created by Keith McCandless and Henri Lipmanowicx and is used under a Creative Commons license
I improved my meetings -- You can too!
Barb Bickford, owner and principal of Bickford Collaboration
Empowering scientists to collaborate, lead and make a difference
I"m a geologist turned meeting consultant
who guides groups toward clarity and creative solutions.
If you want your meetings to be more efficient,
effective, engaging and even fun, call me!
I also support and teach individuals
(especially geologists like me)
who want to collaborate with confidence.
As a former staff scientist in the public sector, I saw how
poorly-led meetings, top-down decisions.
fear of conflict and lack of trust created unnecessary stress
This impacted not only our results
but also our personal health
What the inability to collaborate
is doing to your results and to you
just isn't right!