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Great question Jonathan. A couple of thoughts.
I generally try to be pretty transparent and a presenter or facilitator. So if I'm presenting I might telegraph in advance that I'm going to focus most on "what if" creative conversation before moving into more critical thinking discussions. As a facilitator. I would ask for [...]

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I love what you said about how bringing people into "what if?" thinking makes for compelling conversation. The key here is that being in the "what if?" space allows people to be free to imagine and create new possibilities, free from what they already know, which is really exciting.
As a speaker or leader, generating [...]

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Be careful about lowering prices for dues or association programs.
Instead, add value for the same price. You'll give your members and customers more and won't reduce the perceived value of the product.
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David:
I'm with you in spirit, but I don't think lowering prices has to reduce the perceived value off a program. In fact, it could raise the esteem with which the organization is held overall, enhancing its reputation as providing excellent value at affordable pricing.
If an association will never reduce the cost associated [...]

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Thanks Ellen. I share your sentiment. In this post, however, I was merely offering broader principles to guide the design process. Your specific emphasis is embodied for me in spirit in making the connections more concrete, the usefulness more immediate, and the output more shareable, but I'm going to add "the learning [...]

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Jeffrey — Thanks for getting us to think strategically about the designs of our meetings and workshops.
What I expected to see in your list but didn't, especially when it comes to workshops, is what every facilitator wants as an outcome: a learner's ability to apply what they discovered during the session in the real [...]

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What would happen if we spent a solid hour in reflection each week on the direction of our organizations and then shared those thoughts with a small group of colleagues?
Are we too afraid of criticism/judgment from others?
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Phil: I think it is critical that individuals and organizations engaged in regular and discipline self-reflection about the work being done and what is learned from the efforts. Our fast-paced environment is causing many to see regular reflection and debriefing as a luxury or even a distraction from "the real work."
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Joan: thanks for passing on the question. For me, the influence we hold with others derives from our (1) competence, (2) our ideas, (3) our character, and (4) our positional authority.
If your colleague hasn't adequately developed/demonstrated the first three, drawing on the fourth to get him/herself heard will more likely come across as [...]

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As we now live in such a diverse society how would one go about planning an agenda for construction and management at a high school campus? I guess what I am asking is if there is a priority principle involved, and if so itemize them in order of preference.Sincerelyrwlcoach
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