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Consulting

Are you an organizational leader who wants to...

  • increase engagement in your meetings?

  • make your meetings more effective?

  • create flexible strategic plans?

  • develop your group's capacity to collaborate?​

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​We help leaders like you have better...

  • technical meetings

  • large meetings

  • conferences

  • planning meetings

  • board meetings

  • retreats, and

  • staff trainings

Each is described below. 

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Technical meetings

Explore issues and solve problems collaboratively, aided by a facilitator with experience in science, healthcare, government, nonprofits and business. 

We design and lead meetings so you can relax and focus on the topic, and everyone can contribute to creating the outcome. 

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Read about projects we have led for our clients. 

Large meetings

Large meetings, workshops and conferences often suffer from information overload, a relentless pace, crowded sessions and the predominance of existing authorities. 
 

But doesn't have to be that way! You can create events that your participants will talk about for years to come.


Check out our invited guest editorial about making conferences more engaging, published in the professional journal, Groundwater.  

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Don't overload people with presentations! Get them talking and working together. 

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We meet you where you are, During the pandemic, we met in driveways! 

Planning meetings

If you think planning is boring and takes too long, or that plans become obsolete too soon, you may be surprised to learn that planning can be fast, flexible and even fun!

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We will customize planning sessions to meet your needs.  ​

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Learn more about our planning methods then book a call to discuss what you have in mind. 

Board or Staff Retreats

Does your group need a jump start or time away from urgent business in order to rest, reflect, or focus in-depth? Move your group forward with more clarity connection and purpose, in- person or online. 

 

Board retreats: These include a pre-retreat assessment to identify your board's strengths and areas for improvement and retreat activities to address your board's chosen bottlenecks and what to do about them. 

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Other retreats: Have a unique retreat in mind? Contact us to discuss what you have in mind. 

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We specialize in retreats about transitions

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Custom Courses and Workshops

Uplevel your conferences, staff development and staff meetings. Enhance collaboration and improve working relationships. 

 

Here are some of our engaging and practical offerings: 
 

  • Networking events (including instruction)

  • Quick and fun strategic planning (workshop/course)

  • Simple & effective ways to increase engagement (workshop)

  • Leading better meetings (course)

  • RestUP: the seven types of rest (workshop)

  • Better communication through listening (workshop/course)

  • Beyond Bob: Exploring Alternatives to Robert's Rules (workshop)

  • Creating Robust Questions (workshop)

  • Building Trust in Groups (workshop)

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Our custom workshops fit your goals and your budget, and are designed for learning! Contact us to discuss what's possible.  

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