Facilitation Lab Podcast

" Sometimes we're blinkered. We think we know what our project should be, and we think we know why we're doing it, but we miss out on a whole area of opportunity simply because we're just too blinkered to see it. So giving people that 'get out of jail free' card can open ourselves up to some opportunities that we might not otherwise realize."   Ben Aston is a digital project manager and founder of...

" People are feeling really overwhelmed and, of course, moving between Zoom meetings, and feel like they're not having those opportunities between meetings to really connect with each other. And so when you're saying, and I love the mantra, "Get the work done in the meeting," work is social and work is playful, and so you need to have opportunities for that in the meeting. " Hailey Temple is the L...

" I've always loved how do you do things, very tool or method-oriented person. Getting there, I think the accomplishments or the path toward it was always kindling, always maintaining that curiosity about what is it that helps people shape their future strategically with others...I think it's that if there was any one thing, it's following a thread, following a hunch from the very first position I...

" The moment I became conscience that I was operating from a certain script, being the instrumental script, I started my own developmental journey, both in the domain of social-emotional intelligence and maturity and on the other side in looking at thought structures in teams and in groups and seeing how the scripts that I was using implicitly and the maps that allowed me to take perspectives, to...

" I think [the students] have found some ownership in taking charge of their education. I think students right now are showing up and saying, I need X, Y, and Z in order to succeed. And they're really finding their voice. I think they're able to find their voice and say, this is my education. This is my future on the line. I'm having to deal with X, Y, and Z at home, but I still need to continue t...

" And it seemed to me that so many of the problems and issues that we face in the world were down to this increasing connectivity, increasing complexity that we weren't really suited to deal with. And so it dawned on me that conversation was the tool that we could use to make better sense of the world."   David Gurteen, director of Gurteen Knowledge, is best known as the creator of the Knowledge C...

" What we need to figure out though, is what is our relationship to these boxes on our computer that we're locked into for so many hours a day. I think it's time for us to just acknowledge that no human being should be in front of a screen for eight to 10 hours a day, that's just not healthy."   Christina Wodtke is the author of the best-seller Radical Focus , which uses the power of story to buil...

" Working with children gives me an opportunity to begin introducing the power of 'I become who I practice being,' so that as they're wiring this neurology, there's more awareness on, well who do I want to be? What's the impact of who I am on a group experience? What's the impact of who I am and how can I reflect on that?"   Solomon Masala is the co-founder of consulting firm Source Consulting Gro...

"Through my continued research, I realized there's a way you can blend and merge identities. And actually that's your truest form of yourself when you're in the intersections of multiple identities. And that's the hybrid." Sarabeth Berk   Sarabeth Berk, Chief Creative Disruptor of More Than My Title, is a researcher and innovation strategist demystifying the human experience. She is known for her...

" Life is gray. It's not black and white. It's possible to admit that the FBI made mistakes and at the same time recognize the ultimate responsibility of Koresh to have led his people out peacefully, as we encouraged him to do every single day." Gary Noesner Gary Noesner, author of the book Stalling for Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator , retired from the FBI in 2003 following a 30-year c...

" I think that's where my background in behavioral science really helps me because we are very often just standing in our own way. So it's uncomfortable to try to figure out the right question, because usually we satisfy this desire of instant gratification by just solving the easy question first."   Myriam Hadnes is on a mission to change the world, one workshop at a time. She is a behavioral eco...

" We're doing all of our education right now remotely, using Zoom and thinking through, okay, how does learning happen there? What's kind of uniquely possible—I like those words—with that medium? And how can we capture those moments? It's not a replacement. It's like, oh, it's going to be just like things that happen face to face. Like, no, it's different, but also good. And how do we get to that...

"You already have this constellation internally that is very capable, and you and me and everyone we know. But some of it is burdened. And so it has intense emotional charge that hasn't been released, or it has belief systems that are old and archaic and need to be discarded. But then once they're unburdened, the energy and the natural expression of that aspect of you is just available." Sunni Bro...

"He's written a book called Finding a Place to Stand, and in that book he talks about citizenship. And he says people join organizations, but they are citizens to institutions. And I'm completely fascinated by that idea because he writes that when you are a citizen, you show it very differently because it is something greater than yourself. When you are a member of an organization, you are bound b...

"I can readily admit that I have been scared to break the firewall between where I stand socially and politically in my private life, with my friends and family and stuff, and this sort of professional, polished persona that I've had, that I've built my livelihood on. And one of the really significant things that is different for me personally about the latest sort of, like, unprecedented wave of...

" We work with the agencies who are culture driven, meaning that, yes, we can make more money, but we'd rather make a little less money and put culture first, because we understand that it's a marathon, right? Like, we understand that if our employees are happy, it's going to make our situation a lot better. " Kaleem Clarkson This week on the Control the Room Podcast, I'm excited to speak with Kal...

"A lot of times, people will think that they're experimenting because they're being scrappy and moving fast, but they're not learning as they go. The fundamental benefit comes when you stop and reflect and learn and improve." Kai Haley This week on the Control the Room Podcast, I'm excited to speak with Kai Haley. In addition to being a founder and leader of their Sprint Master Academy, Kai is Goo...

"Make moments of fun, of celebration, and acknowledging that we're all accomplishing good things together. And micro celebrations and bigger celebrations and learn how to celebrate remotely." Mariano Suarez-Battan In this episode, I'm very pleased to be speaking with Mariano Battan, CEO & Co-Founder of MURAL, a digital workspace that we at Voltage Control love to use both internally and for design...

"We are both in this radical honesty together where...we have a structure that's going to hold us as we evolve and change together and as individuals...I witnessed that many people don't feel safe to evolve and change and be themselves. So if you can't change with the people around you, I don't know that you are allowing yourself to change." Alexandra Jamieson Today, I'm excited to speak with Alex...

"Whoever said, do what you love, the money will come, they got that right. Lots of work, mind you, in between. As we like to say, your passions determine your purpose. But it's your decisions that determine your destiny." - Michael Wilkinson I'm pleased to have Michael Wilkinson here with me today for Episode 9 of the Control the Room Podcast. Michael is the CEO and Managing Director of Leadership...

"What I found is that the workshop format is perfect for a creative team." -Alison Coward Today my guest is Alison Coward, founder of Bracket, a consulting agency that helps teams in the creative and digital industries to work better together. Alison helps organizations build highly collaborative cultures and high-performing teams. She is a strategist, workshop facilitator, coach, trainer, keynote...

"I just started to see really smart, prolific, skilled people who shared my values." -Lynda Baker I'm excited to have Lynda Baker, IAF Certified Professional Facilitator Master, meeting leader coach, and founder and president of Meeting Solutions Online on today's episode of Control the Room. As a certified professional facilitator, she creates collaborative client relationships, plans appropriate...

"I had this moment of really enjoying the launching of ideas within existing structures " -Karen Holst I'm excited to have Karen Holst with me today. She is an entrepreneur turned intrapreneur and helps companies drive product innovation as a product strategy leader. Karen has deep expertise in human-centered design strategies, creative problem-solving, and product innovation. She worked on Ex-IDE...

 "No one wants a boring facilitator, right? It's about being effective. It's about getting their goals accomplished. But if someone's going to be in a room with you for four to eight hours, to an extent it would be nice if you can entertain."  -Harold Hardaway I'm excited to have Harold Hardaway with me on the Control the Room podcast today. Harold is the co-founder and CEO of Cardigan, a branding...

"I think it's about finding, as an individual, what recovery methods work for you and how you are able to carve that out in your own unique schedule." -Ceili Cascarano Sleep seems to be a perpetually tricky routine to land, and it's one of the most important pillars of our overall health–it affects everything from our immune systems to our cognitive function. Listen in as I, your host Douglas Ferg...