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
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AFN 2019 Highlights & Reflections
Last month I had the privilege of attending the AFN Conference on a scholarship from Zenergy. It was an amazing opportunity and I thought I’d share some highlights and reflections from the Conference. By Anthea Ogilivie.
Testimonials & Participant Comments
Testimonials and Participant Comments from Zenergy Facilitation Programmes and Workshops.
Presence is perfect
By building my ‘presence’ muscle, my work as a facilitator and a programme leader has become paradoxically easier, when being present is far from easy. Below I share four moments where I found presence to be perfect. By Akasadaka Robison.
Being with a Group
This multi-media blog post explores musical performance through the Zenergy Global Facilitation lens of the three states of a Facilitators ‘being’ – ‘being with self’, ‘being with another’ and ‘being with the group’. by Kāren Hunter.
Why unconscious power dynamics block teams from succeeding
I grew up in East Germany and experienced 16 years of living under Russian dictatorship. I then lived in many democratic systems in the UK, USA, New Zealand and now Australia. Coming from this German heritage of catastrophic abuse of power it is a passion of mine to explore how we can remain in integrity when we have power. By Simone Maus.
How Facilitators can change the World.
This article explores three qualities of trained facilitators that can improve significantly the way we work together in the world. By Simone Maus.
The Future Beckons
Dale Hunter is the primary author of Zenergy Global books and programmes. An active and curious reader herself, here are Dale's reflections on the books presently on her table. By Dale Hunter.
Listening for Collective Intelligence.
Reflecting back after my third career, as a professional group facilitator and trainer of group facilitators, I can appreciate that applying my listening skills to group meetings was a natural outreach of my music listening skills. The meetings of people had become the orchestra and chamber music groups of my first career. By Dale Hunter.
Reflections: AFN Conference, Raglan 2017
The theme for the conference was Tuakana / Teina, which refers to the concept of older or more experienced siblings teaching and guiding younger siblings. By Kelly Townsend.
