Meeting Support Articles

13 Essential Steps to Create a Thriving Collaboration and Innovation Hub

Before we get to the 13 steps, let's talk about what we mean by Collaboration and Innovation Hub. A Collaboration and Innovation Hub is a dedicated team that serves as the engine for enhancing...

Mastering Meeting Engagement Excellence: A Strategic Blueprint

To master the art of meeting engagement (i.e., active involvement, collaboration, and participation in meetings), meeting facilitators need a nuanced understanding of various aspects of meeting...

Mastering Meeting Facilitation Challenges: Tackling Common Hurdles Head-On

Meeting facilitation challenges vary depending on the specific context and the participants involved. However, some common facilitation challenges facilitators often encounter include: ...

How To Develop Questions that Lead to Better Meetings (Three Proven Methods Including the Perspectives Tool)

We've spoken about the power of questions. But while you know the right questions (in the right order) can lead to answers that stimulate learning, the exchange of ideas, and fuel innovation and...

Mastering Meeting Engagement Excellence: A Strategic Blueprint

Jan 18, 2024 | Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support

To master the art of meeting engagement (i.e., active involvement, collaboration, and participation in meetings),...

Mastering Meeting Facilitation Challenges: Tackling Common Hurdles Head-On

Oct 10, 2023 | Communication Skills, Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Managing Conflict, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support

Meeting facilitation challenges vary depending on the specific context and the participants involved. However, some...

How To Develop Questions that Lead to Better Meetings (Three Proven Methods Including the Perspectives Tool)

Mar 23, 2023 | Facilitation Skills, Meeting Support, Meeting Tools

We've spoken about the power of questions. But while you know the right questions (in the right order) can lead to...

Executive Presence Strengthens Your Meeting Facilitation Skills

Communication Skills, Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Meeting Support

In “Executive Presence: The Missing Link Between Merit and Success,” Sylvia Ann Hewlett affirms that executive...

Continuous Team Building Provides Significant Advantages

Leadership Skills, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support

As defined in Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, a team is “two or more draft animals harnessed to the same vehicle...

Myths and Gremlins of New Product Concept Management (PCM)

Leadership Skills, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support

Our last article launched a method for managing new product ideas called Catalyst or PCM Now we take a step back...

Boost Your Product Innovation through Catalyst Workshops (1 of 3)

Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support

The purpose of this article is to prepare you with a workshop approach, including the method and tools you can use to...

Meeting Preparation – How to Quickly Prepare Meetings for Results

Meeting Agendas, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support

Activities and Basic Agenda Approach for Meeting Preparation In an ideal world, you have ample time for meeting...

Facilitation Best Practices – 26 Articles To Help You Lead Better Meetings

Analysis Methods, Communication Skills, Decision Making, Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Managing Conflict, Meeting Agendas, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support, Meeting Tools, Planning Approach, Problem Solving, Scrum Events

For over ten years, we have consistently posted articles on Facilitation Best Practices. Articles are written to help...

Why Meeting Participants Have An Obligation To Contribute

Communication Skills, Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Managing Conflict, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support, Problem Solving

Many articles talk about getting meeting participants involved. Seriously? If the meeting output impacts participants’...

Powerful Facilitation, Gratitude, and Scrum Guide 2020

Leadership Skills, Meeting Support, Scrum Events

While an attitude of gratitude promotes more powerful facilitation, you won’t hear the term ‘happy’ very often in one...

Collaborate Or Die – How Failing To Collaborate Could Ruin More Than Just Your Next Meeting

Communication Skills, Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Managing Conflict, Meeting Support

In life, there is usually more than one right answer, but there is always a wrong attitude—the unwillingness or...

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