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		<title>Ten Key Deliverables Every Meeting Participant Has the Right to Expect</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 11:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Even lousy movies and novels have three components: a beginning, a middle, and an end. A meeting participant (or ceremony, event, session, or workshop) should expect every session they attend to provide at least ten clear outputs. Seven clear results from the Introduction and three outputs from the Wrap. Below is a checklist of the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mgrush.com/blog/meeting-participant-2/">Ten Key Deliverables Every Meeting Participant Has the Right to Expect</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mgrush.com/blog">MG RUSH Facilitation Best Practices Blog</a>.</p>
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		<title>How To Facilitate Vague Indicators into SMART Measures and Criteria</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2023 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Decision Making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meeting Structure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meeting Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prioritizing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scenario planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMART criteria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMART Measures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMART Objectives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[William Edwards Deming]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Meeting participants don&#8217;t argue about verbs and nouns, they argue about modifiers. Modifiers include adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions. For example&#8230; Facilitating the transformation of vague indicators into SMART (Specific, Measurable, Adjustable, Relevant, Time-based) measures and criteria is crucial for turning abstract ideas into actionable outcomes. When participants in a meeting debate modifiers—adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions—they&#8217;re [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mgrush.com/blog/smart-measures-and-criteria/">How To Facilitate Vague Indicators into SMART Measures and Criteria</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mgrush.com/blog">MG RUSH Facilitation Best Practices Blog</a>.</p>
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		<title>Facilitation Best Practices – 26 Articles To Help You Lead Better Meetings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 11:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Analysis Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Decision Making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facilitation Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Managing Conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meeting Agendas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meeting Structure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meeting Support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meeting Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planning Approach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scrum Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facilitation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facilitation Best Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead better meetings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meeting canvas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MoSCoW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scrum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stacey Matrix]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://mgrush.com/blog/?p=12951</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>For over ten years, we have consistently posted articles on Facilitation Best Practices. Articles are written as facilitation training that helps you lead better meetings. Throughout, we have updated these articles to keep them fresh, current, and vibrant. Some Facilitation Best Practices articles include links to valuable downloads, such as our one-page meeting template agenda [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mgrush.com/blog/facilitation-best-practices/">Facilitation Best Practices – 26 Articles To Help You Lead Better Meetings</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mgrush.com/blog">MG RUSH Facilitation Best Practices Blog</a>.</p>
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		<title>Remember the WHY Before the WHAT &#8211;  An Integrative Problem Solving Framework and Agenda</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 02:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Meeting Structure]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Getzels]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Journal of Creative Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Problem solving]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Searching for a problem solving approach proven to work in a variety of situations?   Whether you’re a group of highly paid nuclear physicists designing a new multimillion-dollar scanner or a group of unpaid volunteers supporting the growth of a children’s choir, you need to know how to move collaboratively from where you are to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mgrush.com/blog/problem-solving/">Remember the WHY Before the WHAT &#8211;  An Integrative Problem Solving Framework and Agenda</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mgrush.com/blog">MG RUSH Facilitation Best Practices Blog</a>.</p>
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		<title>Your Meeting Pathway to Success and Supplemental Workshop Canvas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 18:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Meeting Agendas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Planning Approach]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Julia Reich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meeting canvas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meeting map]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meeting pathway]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Over the years, students and alumni have clamored for a simple reference sheet of our curriculum and how to prepare for a meeting. Consequently, we think we have it now and hope you agree. Meetings can be expensive and wasteful, especially when poorly prepared. Therefore, download a PDF of the Meeting Pathway guide and Workshop Canvas [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mgrush.com/blog/workshop-canvas/">Your Meeting Pathway to Success and Supplemental Workshop Canvas</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mgrush.com/blog">MG RUSH Facilitation Best Practices Blog</a>.</p>
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		<title>How to Facilitate Speakers and Conference Presentations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2019 18:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Meeting Agendas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meeting Structure]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Planning Approach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conference presentations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facilitating Speaker Content]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>During a four-day conference, we facilitated more than 20 speakers and varying presentations, each citing distinctive topics ranging from embracing social responsibility to utilizing Google® Hangouts for small groups. Participants applauded our approach, and we decided to share it here to help you become a more effective facilitator. Challenges Associated with Facilitating Speakers and Conference [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mgrush.com/blog/facilitate-speakers-conferences/">How to Facilitate Speakers and Conference Presentations</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mgrush.com/blog">MG RUSH Facilitation Best Practices Blog</a>.</p>
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		<title>Do NOT Attempt a Design Sprint Without a Professional Facilitator</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2018 04:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Catalyst Product Innovation Method]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>What is a Design Sprint? Created at Google Ventures, a Design Sprint represents a methodology that helps teams complete a five-day workshop for building and testing some problem-solving product or solution (prototype).  A prototype might include a product on a screen, on paper, a service, a physical space, or an object. Created by Google Venture’s [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Advanced Real-Win-Worth Screening Method that Supports Strategic Decisions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 05:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Previously, we defined &#8216;best&#8217; as projects that performed well in an innovation test, focusing on the relative technology and market risks associated with new ideas (e.g., processes, products, etc.). With the Real-Win-Worth framework—designed for experienced facilitators and meeting designers, but equally valuable for beginners—we take this a step further by isolating the most promising candidates [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mgrush.com/blog/real-win-worth/">Advanced Real-Win-Worth Screening Method that Supports Strategic Decisions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mgrush.com/blog">MG RUSH Facilitation Best Practices Blog</a>.</p>
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		<title>What is TRIZ, When You Should You Use It, and Stop Doing the Counterproductive</title>
		<link>https://mgrush.com/blog/triz/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2017 05:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Analysis Methods]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Prioritizing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[40 Inventive Principles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARIZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASIT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Genrich Altshuller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I-TRIZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[P-TRIZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reverse Fishbone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SIT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TRIZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TRIZICS]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>TRIZ represents a methodology focused on innovative processes or product improvement. Use it when you need innovative thinking that extends beyond common process flow diagrams and requirements gathering. Look at further variations such as ARIZ, I-TRIZ, P-TRIZ, 40 Inventive Principles (with Applications in Service Operations Management), Reverse Fishbone, TRIZICS, USIT, SIT, and/or ASIT. “TRIZ” is a [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Facilitating an Effective After-Action Review (AAR / Hot Wash): Agenda and Best Practices</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2017 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Analysis Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Decision Making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[After Action Review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[debrief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hot wash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lookback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post-mortem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retrospective]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMART]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>An After-Action Review (AAR) is an effective tool for debriefing projects, programs, or other initiatives. It may also be considered similar to a Hot Wash, After-Action Debriefing, Look Back, Postmortem, or, in the Agile community, a Retrospective. Regardless of the name, the primary purpose of an AAR is for participants to reflect on what transpired, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mgrush.com/blog/after-action-review/">Facilitating an Effective After-Action Review (AAR / Hot Wash): Agenda and Best Practices</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mgrush.com/blog">MG RUSH Facilitation Best Practices Blog</a>.</p>
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