There is a Workshop for that! | The greatest Podcast about Facilitation

Today I welcome Deborah Rim Moiso. Not only is she an endorsed *Endorsed Facilitator with the IAF*, but she also serves as one of the editors of the prestigious "State of Facilitation Report" alongside the talented SessionLab team. She join us today to unveil the real state of facilitation as we enter 2024. Tune in to discover: 👉🏻 Her Background 👉🏻 How facilitators can enhance their workshop d...

Today I welcome my 2 partner in crime, Apa hospodková and Audrey Thouvenin, to have a little chat during our Workshopping Weekend at my home in Germany. Both are high skilled corporate Workshop facilitators who will join me on the podcast every 2 weeks in our so called “Spin-off’s” *In these fortnightly episodes, we'll chat about all things facilitation, share our experiences, and explore topics r...

Matthias Lenssen, a skilled facilitation specialised in Design Thinking and Innovation Workshops has created a new way of preparing workshops and meetings using the room and using tape to create creative spaces, playgrounds, but also structure and guidance for the facilitators and the workshop participants I could enjoy and admire his work at a facilitation retreat in 2023 held in the Netherlands,...

My friend Audrey Thouvenin has joined me as we kick off the exciting journey that is 2024. Audrey is a kindred spirit, sharing my unwavering enthusiasm for facilitation. With her extensive background in corporates and fintech startups, she's no stranger to the hurdles of modernizing outdated business systems and she is also convinced that the corporates world need facilitators more than ever. Audr...

obias Dennehy contains multitudes: He is Head of People Experience at Siemens, Singer/Songwriter on stage, and Storyteller at heart. For many years, he worked as a Corporate Story Architect, consulting companies and institutions on how and where to tell their stories best … and workshops were naturally one means of inspiration and education for these clients. He gives insights into 👉🏻 How storie...

Get ready for an inspiring journey with our guest, Jakub Michalski, the good soul behind the Workhopper Master Community and the Facilitator Club Community. Jakub has embarked on a new adventure as a solopreneur, and he's on a mission to help organizations build thriving communities that bring immense value to businesses. In this exciting episode, you'll discover: 👉🏻 **Jakub's Journey Around the...

In this engaging episode, I'm thrilled to introduce you to Maria Wichmann, not only a dear friend but also a fellow workshopper. She is an expert in the field of business succession, using facilitation as a tool to help senior business owners to connect and collaborate with the future owner (their successors) of their business. Here's a sneak peek of what you'll uncover in this episode: 👉🏻 Her b...

In this episode, join David Finnegan, the founder of 'jumble' and a former UX lead, as he shares his journey and experience in facilitating successful team collaborations and becoming a workshop facilitator. With a hands-on understanding of product development, strategy, and team dynamics, he unpacks the essence of facilitation in driving business teams effectiveness. In This Episode, You'll Disco...

Can you believe that someone could ever tell: Objectives and Key Results (OKR) is my gateway drug?! My guest of the day, Sandra Pretzer, is OKR Master and said it with such an enthusiasm that I wanted to hear more about it!. She is truly passionate by this framework, which helps organizations developing their strategy, narrowing it down to their teams. She has help companies from all kind of indus...

In today's episode, we're joined by a powerful woman, Lauren Waldman, also known as Learning Pirate, hailing from Canada. Lauren is not only a learning scientist but also a learning consultant, science translator, and engaging speaker. She is the driving force behind Learning Pirates, where she utilizes her expertise to help individuals and teams harness the power of neuroscience for improved perf...

A year have passed since I started this podcast by coincidence. I had no idea where it would bring me as I started and also no expectations. Realizing a short time ago that this podcast has an impact and is a motivation for some of you has touched my heart so much. I normally love to be the one who guide my guest and let them shine, since they diserve it. But for this special episode, I accept to...

Join us in this episode as we delve into the innovative world of R SPRINT, a workshop system that's set to transform how facilitators craft their workshops, whether online or offline. Our guest for today is Boris Petrovitch Njegosh, Head of Product & Learning at Instellar, and the brilliant mind behind R SPRINT. Boris's journey into the realm of facilitation was no mere accident; it was a natural...

Meet Douglas Ferguson, the President of Voltage Control, a facilitation academy that helps leaders and teams develop the skills they need to facilitate transformative meetings, drive collaboration, and inspire innovation. He is also the host of the podcast 'Control the Room.' Early in his career, Douglas became a leader and realized that effective leadership involves understanding what team member...

Join us in this captivating episode with Charles-Louis de Maere, a facilitator and visionary visual thinking trainer hailing from Belgium. As the founder of Exploration Labs SRL, he has collaborated with a diverse array of organizations. Throughout his journey, he has discovered the common thread that brings about true magic in any endeavor – the moment when human beings work at their best. By mee...

I am very happy to welcome today, Patrycja Pielaszek, founder of WECOCO. Passionate about digital tools and cars, and with a positive and enthusiastic personality, she puts all these great abilities and passions into her work as a workshop facilitator. She helps leadership and teams to better collaborate and communicate with each other. Through facilitation and new methodologies, such as design sp...

In this bonus episode recorded face-to-face in Bali, I have the pleasure of welcoming Jörg Winterhoff as my guest. Jörg, along with his family, has been globetrotting for almost a year and we spent a month together, co-working together into our respective value proposition development as facilitator. Passionate about AI technology and its profound impact on businesses, Jörg recognized a significan...

In today's episode I welcome some exceptional guests, the creators and visionaries behind the Design Sprint Jake Knapp, Creating Clarity, Holger Nils-Pohl, the Storybrand Framework, Daan Schmidt and the organiser of the Together, Alone Retreat Anthony Roose. Together they will tell us about this limited and exclusive 5-day event, which will attract all facilitators who want to become a top-level f...

Welcome to Anamaria Dorgo, our guest today. Anamaria began her career in learning and development and created her first community with her peers before Covid. A few years later, she became community manager of Butter, the remote platform for virtual interactive sessions. She is the queen of member engagement and knows how to create a space where they can grow together so that networking becomes a...

Today, Axelle Vanquaillie is my guest. She's a visual storyteller and founder of Drawify, a platform that helps you turn dull texts into memorable Illustrations. She is the author of the book "Start to draw", a hands-on guide discussing the positive aspects of drawing and visualizing your ideas in your work environment. She will be one of the main speakers/trainers at the Facilitators Connection R...

Today I'm welcoming Laura Duchatelet, a Belgian workshop facilitator, who sent me a message a few weeks ago asking if we could meet in Bali, where I've been based for the last few months. We're involved in the same communities of workshop facilitators, connected on social networks, but we'd never spoken or met before. We spent 4 days together and took the opportunity to record a live episode, as L...

Today I welcome Chris Bradshaw, Product Strategist Director at Infinum and Innovation Consultant, whose mission is to help people turning their ideas into innovations. To do this, he has developed an entire workshops blue sprint to help his clients ask themselves the right questions, identify the real challenges and needs of the market, in order to reduce the risks of a failure. So welcome to this...

In the field of facilitation, there are some people I really admire. My guest today is one of them. Brittni Bowering is a highly skilled workshop facilitator, known in the facilitation world for being the face of AJ&Smart on social media for years. Don't miss our Talk about: 👉🏻 Her background and career transformation 👉🏻 What differentiates good workshops from great workshops 👉🏻 And we get a...

Collaboration within a team has an impact on its performance, which is essential to accelerate innovation. But what are the essential factors for healthy collaboration based on trust and communication? Why do companies still separate team process management from team climate management? What changes in mindset are needed to create and foster collaboration in a team and what is our role as facilita...

Welcome to today's podcast episode, where we will be discussing the challenges and solutions for remote and hybrid working. While the shift towards remote and hybrid work has opened up opportunities for digital nomads and companies to find talent globally, it has also presented new challenges such as social isolation and lack of personal connections. In fact, 25% of employees in a recent survey re...

While a consultant provides advice in a particular area of expertise, a facilitator is a neutral guide who brings a group of people together to accomplish a task. My guest today, Javier von Westphalen has been a consultant for years and is now taking on a new role as a workshop facilitator. Today we are talking about - the role of a facilitator - Why this new role gives him energy when his consult...