Last Thursday Zenergy's Stephen Thorpe had the distinct honour of being recognised at a Standards Recognition Luncheon at Government House in Wellington. Hosted by Her Excellency The Right Honourable Dame Cindy Kiro, Governor-General of New Zealand, and attended by the Hon Cameron Brewer, Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, this reception recognises the contribution of … Continue reading Shaping the Future: Aotearoa’s Seat at the International Standards Table
From Running the Agenda to Reading the Room - An Introduction to the Zenergy Whole Person Facilitation Approach - 5 August - 5PM AEST - 7PM NZST Most people believe great facilitation is about running a better agenda. In reality, it’s about noticing what the agenda can’t tell you. In this webinar, you’ll discover how … Continue reading Sign up for our next free webinar
As Simone Maus and I gear up for the next Stage 2: Essence of Facilitation training programme in Sydney 29 June – Friday 3 July I have been dwelling on the aspect of distinguishing and how facilitators can make transformational distinctions to take their groups forward. The key skill of a facilitator lies in this … Continue reading On Distinguishing in Facilitation
What is completion in facilitation terms? Completion is one of the most powerful distinctions in facilitation. At its simplest, completion means finishing something with nothing left undone. It is meeting the group’s purpose and tying up all the loose ends so that people can move forward with clarity and commitment. My colleague Dale Hunter often … Continue reading Completion: Freeing up a group to move forward
Mining the Gold – Workshop Reflection At the Resonance Festival held north of Auckland on 20-22 March, we had the privilege of offering our workshop Mining the Gold – A Whole-person Approach to Active Listening with participants who brought their openness, curiosity, and presence to the experience. Together with Zenergy Trainers Dan Ducker and Caroline … Continue reading Wisdom Talks @ Resonance – A Whole-person Approach to Active Listening
When I first started putting my Zenergy training into action I can recall a time when I offered to facilitate a friend’s flat dispute. They were four people who had lived together for over 3 years in two different flats before, however, a conflict had occurred regarding the spending of money from the shared flat … Continue reading Emotional Competence: The deep and resilient muscle every facilitator needs
As Simone Maus and I prepare for the next Zenergy Stage 2: Essence of Facilitation in beautiful Sydney in late January, I have been reflecting on the nature of power in groups. Power is a natural force that shapes how people relate, speak, listen, and make meaning together. When facilitators can see and name power … Continue reading Distinguishing the Dynamics of Power in Groups
Following on from my previous posting on the facilitator distinction of safety, another two important distinctions we explore in the Stage 2: Essence of Facilitation training programme and also in Dale Hunter et al.’s The Essence of Facilitation is Fearlessness and Compassion. The distinctions of Fearlessness and Compassion are the focus of today’s discussion as … Continue reading Fearlessness and Compassion
Following on from my previous posting On Distinguishing for facilitators, two important distinctions we explore in the Stage 2: Essence of Facilitation training programme are safety and trust. Trust and Safety are necessary for a group to succeed. Both also need to be maintained throughout the stages of a group’s development (see Tuckman & Jensen’s … Continue reading Safety On
For those interested in undertaking the project module of the Diploma of Facilitation, it can be undertaken at any time after participants have completed Stage 2. Lots of different areas have been explored by facilitators in their projects. See some of the interesting topics that other facilitators have chosen below. The purpose of the project … Continue reading Completing the Zenergy Facilitation Project
