Process Ideas for Hosting and Structuring Asynch Conversation in Unstructured...
Is it possible to make peace inside a Google doc? This statement sparked another level of discussion on this topic. Strong discussions played out in small and large groups on facilitating the...
View ArticleEvening Kick-Off
To accommodate participants in Australasia and Asia, we’ll be hosting an evening kick-off tonight at 7pm Pacific Time. Once again, we’ll be using GoToWebinar. Same general agenda as this morning....
View ArticleOctober 23 Afternoon Email to Attendees
Just shared a bunch of updates with the list. Hi, Welcome again! Online Facilitation Unconference 2013 is officially up and running. Following our kick-off webinar this morning, we’ve already seen a...
View ArticleSelf Care for Facilitators
Is facilitation an industry that doesn’t take coffee breaks? Or is ‘coffee break’ no longer really taking care? What are the biggest things I could do for myself? “Self-care” But what does that look...
View ArticleOctober 24 Morning Email to Attendees
Sent this out shortly before 7am this morning. Hi, Thanks to everyone who has added their session proposals to the schedule. There’s still plenty of room for more, so don’t be shy. It’s your...
View ArticleWhat resources are there to learn about virtual facilitation? Let’s make a list!
I’ll be hosting a conference call at 6pm tonight to talk about the resources that are out there. Check the hackpad for dial-in infos: What resources are there to learn about virtual facilitation? Let’s...
View ArticleVirtual Facilitation: Applying the Facilitator’s Methodology from Anywhere
Virtual meetings are the norm today, but meeting facilitators are lacking the skills to keep up with the growing trend. You may know how to facilitate groups – perhaps, even the most diverse,...
View ArticleNCDD asynchronous discussion: Compelling report from AmericaSpeaks
Sandy Heierbacher, Director of the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation is hosting a dialogue on the NCDD site. She’d like to stimulate an asynchronous discussion on the NCDD blog about a...
View ArticleThe Art of Digital Facilitation for Online & Face-to-Face Meetings
The focus of the presentation was on lessons learned from recent projects and the art of facilitating and moderating online sessions and how to use digital tools to support your face-to-face meetings....
View Article3 More Amazing Online Facilitators UnConference Sessions Coming Late This...
10/24 at 5pm Pacific / 2am CEST A review of online learning in higher education: Towards transformational learning - Dr. Stephen Thorpe, Dr. Glyn Thomas and Dr. Dale Hunter We’ve delayed the session...
View ArticleA review of online learning in higher education: Towards transformational...
“The loudest sound in the universe is the sound of a habit breaking”, was a powerful quote made in this session. One of the key challenges in the higher education sector is the ability to offer deep,...
View ArticleToday’s Program (Friday)
As per right now, here’s what the agenda looks like for today: 10/25 at 7am Pacific / 4pm CEST Friday morning office hours Questions? Feedback? Just want to hang out for a bit? Come meet us in the chat...
View ArticleThanks to Our Sponsors!
This event wouldn’t have been possible without the support of our amazing sponsors and in-kind contributors. Sponsors MaestroConference Intellitics Soliya GroupMap Mojo Collaborative In-kind...
View ArticlePoverty and Wealth in America
This is a topic very close to me. My own insights from personal experience suggest this subject addresses the growing gap between struggle and wellbeing and is at the core to today’s failing systems....
View ArticleDigital democracy or a new source of disenfranchisement?
Which is it? The red pill or the blue pill? An evolved democracy? Or a devolving disenfranchisement? Given these new ways of enabling individual’s voices to be heard, how can we ensure that we are not...
View ArticleSoliya Online cross-cultural dialogue and facilitation
We look for information that reinforce our existing beliefs, creating communities of like-minded people that hold similar opinions about particular topics creating agreeable discussions, which limits...
View ArticleThe Destructive and Malevolent Nature of The Digital Realm
A heated and controversial Skype discussion about the darker side of online facilitation, suggesting we may be diving into the digital realm too fast, that innovation is running ahead of research, and...
View ArticleThe Gifts and Challenges of the virtual space/conference in the face of...
This session arises from questions raised during OFU2013 about issues of globalization, cross-cultural communication and technology. As the world “progresses,” and we move more and more into virtual...
View ArticleIn case you missed it…Darin from Crowdbrite hosted a great presentation on...
The focus of the presentation was on lessons learned from our recent projects and the art of facilitating and moderating online sessions and how to use digital tools to support your face-to-face...
View ArticleGroup patterns- how do they apply to online-virtual environments
Unfolding patterns within collaborations? A unique deck of cards called ‘Group Works Deck’ is being used to move and ‘see’ groups online. Questions that arose were: What do you think are the most...
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