Kids, if you love the smell of school supplies, have I got a career for you.

Born to create containers for insight. Forced to nail down those KPIs before our hard stop at 4:45.

Not for nothing, but be on time coming back from break.

We'll be circling back to that thing we put a pin in, if you want to stop by later.

Hop in loser, we're co-creating working agreements.

It's a great vacation if my spouse doesn't have to remind me of our ground rules, such as "no instructional design on the beach."

Facilitators, remember that vacation is the perfect time to refill your metaphor bank. Keep your eyes peeled for: - natural beauty - fractals - animals doing things that relate to strategic planning

It doesn't feel like a true vacation til I've unloaded all my flip charts from the trunk to make room for my beach chairs.

Me: Hey, this family vacation isn't going to facilitate itself! My family: Can you not

Best vacation: When the participants go off to do 60 minutes of small group work. 2nd best vacation: Actual vacation.

Can I bill my client for the time they mentally encroach upon my vacation, or is that on me?

Live, Laugh, Let's all use "I" statements

When white smoke emerges from the breakout group, we'll know they've chosen their recorder.

Nobody: Facilitators: Since spring has finally sprung, please go around and share one thing you think is blossoming on this team 🌸

Workshop participant: Be ungovernable Workshop facilitator: Normally I'd agree but we have an agenda to get through

Me interrupting each small group to tell them they have 5 minutes remaining.

Facilitators will be like "the group needed this" and it will literally just be like 43 seconds of the most awkward silence ever.

Please share your name and pronouns, and one thing you are doing to resist tyranny.

So what I'm hearing you say is, April Fools Day pranks are ok, as long as they do not violate our group agreements?

Bad news, accidently added the client to the co-facilitator group chat 😬

What sounds would be included in a facilitation ASMR video? So far I have: - paper ripping off a flip chart pad - ding of mediation bell calling participants back from break - skid of rearranging tables after room setup request was not followed - marker uncapping/recapping What else??

Someone should invent an adult boxed lunch that doesn't suck. Why do those mustard packets make me so sad.

Friend: Is it hard to turn off facilitator mode in social situations? Friend: ?? Me: I'm listening for what is emergent in the silence

You become a facilitator twice. The first time is when you create group agreements. The second time is when the group is 11 minutes late coming back from break, violating your group agreements.

Any other facilitators #severence fanatics, or just me? #strategicplanning

Another day, another POP.* *Purpose, Outcomes, & Process

Being a facilitator is like hi I'm here to help you to see each other as human so you can annoy each other less as you work toward your KPIs

This is so niche but maybe some of you will get it.

TGIF! * *Thank Goodness It's Facilitated

Your outie prefers off-brand Post-Its.

Happy Friday! I made you a facilitation playlist. open.spotify.com/playlist/7KG...

Babe are you ok you've barely touched your retreat center mug of Yogi tea

Happy Valentine's Day to all my co-facilitators!

We love to see it! Get us some Post-its while you're out!

Cheers to facilitators trying to create containers for insight in this general context:

There is always one.

You haven't experienced tight facilitation until you've violated a group agreement in your local Buy Nothing group. 😅

🥶 It's -1° outside right now. How would you rate the level of trust in here from ❄️ to 🔥?

It's Friday and I still have that facilitator energy so the family better get ready to do some pair shares and/or fishbowls this weekend

"The client owns the problem and the solution" - Edgar Schein "I own these markers." - Me

Please share one word that describes how you felt when you started reading this post, and one word that describes how you feel as you finish it.

Move at the speed of trust but also move back from your breakouts on time because we have a hard stop at 3pm.

Can I get a temperature check on the request that was just made to adjust the thermostat?

Facilitators: what are your favorite DECKS (card decks, not ppt decks) to use with groups, and how do you use them? Share a pic & prompt.

I'll b there 4 u

Like no feeling in the world

Welcome back! What's everyone holding space for as the new year begins?

We love to see it! 🫶

When I violate my own boundaries by looking at work email even though I'm OOO for another 6 days

When I take a peek at my January calendar whilst still on December break