17th Feb 2022
We had an exciting week of it, delivering an in house version of our Designing and Facilitating Hybrid events course. Up to 45 minutes before we were due to merge our Roomies and Zoomies into one beautiful whole, the Roomies
15th Feb 2022
I’m preparing to facilitate a Theory of Change workshop tomorrow and I realise we haven’t widely shared our Framework story of change. We decided not to work on detailed outcome pathways, instead concentrating on sketching out the dimensions of change
2nd Sep 2021
Our collective of independent consultants is currently open to new members! What is Framework? Framework is a collective of independent consultants working almost exclusively with civil society organisations. Framework exists to foster the professional development of members. (The relationships we
19th Feb 2021
Hybrid gatherings have been happening for years, from the team meeting where we arrive and hear that ‘Mary is going to dial in’, to a company wide ‘all hands’ meeting where national teams convene in conference rooms around the globe.
20th May 2020
My first foray into podcasting occurred recently after an International Association of Facilitators (IAF) virtual coffee meetup, where spend a few minutes sharing some thoughts on the next challenge of virtual facilitation: facilitating deep connection. Listen here! (Around minute 05:00-7:00)
20th Apr 2020
Short (90 min) taster sessions in virtual facilitation available while we organise our intensive (16 hour) course. Starting 29th April, on Wednesdays or Thursdays for 3 weeks. Places going like hotcakes, for some reason! Book your slot here.
11th Apr 2020
Many people are unfamiliar with the role of a producer in virtual events, but having a producer can make all the difference between a wildly successful event and one that bombs. I describe the key features of the producer role
7th Apr 2020
And 6 more tips on virtual facilitation here this week, this time as a guest blog for ICA:UK, the facilitation and participation charity of which I am an associate. With thanks to bruce@legophotofy.com for the pics
2nd Apr 2020
The Social Research Association have just published a blog post by Orla on how to design great virtual events. Hop over here to read it. Thanks to bruce@legophotofy.com for the image.
19th Feb 2020
Last year, I was commissioned, via Intrac, to design a micro (10 minute) qualitative data analysis course for Disasterready.org (providing free online courses for humanitarian and international development professionals). 126 satisfied reviews so far! The Arabic translation has just launched:
Monday 7 March 2022
I’m sure many of you are seeing your newsfeeds full of discussion about what is happening in Ukraine, and how best to help. That desire to help is a basic human instinct, and the reason why many of our current
