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:
11th Jan 2020
Avoid this, by learning how to design and facilitate engaging, inclusive and productive online workshops. The long standing online training in virtual facilitation, on which Orla has been collaborating for the past 5 years, starts again on 16th January, and
30th Oct 2019
Do you want to help groups to have constructive conversations? Would you like meetings to be more participatory, collaborative and creative? How can we ensure that groups define and meet their objectives, with no-one left behind? Come to the Group
11th Sep 2019
Very proud to be supporting this and other projects across the UK, Colombia and Bogota as a member of the learning co-ordinator team (in collaboration with Southern Hemisphere) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-48233258/girls-at-risk-having-their-lives-turned-around
28th Mar 2019
We are looking for new members to join us in Framework. If … You are a consultant with approximately ten years of experience in your field You are committed to working with and for a vibrant civil society Your field
19th Mar 2019
The next Group Facilitation Skills course which Orla is training will be in Manchester on 24th-25th April. Information & booking link here. Testimonials for this course include The best training course I’ve ever done It exceeded my expectations, because the
8th Jan 2019
We are currently visiting St. Andrews for our January 2019 Development Day. We’re based at Bruce’s house to celebrate his last day as a member of Framework. In addition to our normal work activities, we have been walking along the
17th Nov 2018
After twenty deeply satisfying years as a Framework member, I have decided to bring my career in consultancy to a close at the end of this year. Since making my decision I have been recalling the many people I have
Thursday 2 September 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
