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
21st Jan 2021
For many employees, the annual review comes with dread. Some see it as a pointless exercise, others try hard to justify a pay rise. Within Framework, we have a commitment to conduct an annual review, but the format is flexible
19th Jan 2021
Perry Seymour formally joined Framework at the end of 2020. He has brought new energy and experience that we have already begun to benefit and learn from and we’re very glad to welcome him! Perry has deep experience of designing
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
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
10th Oct 2018
Several members of the FW collective will often be collaborating on a consultancy, and this means developing effective at-distance working methods. We’ve discovered the huge benefits that using WhatsApp can bring for real-time collaboration. When do we use it? Two
5th Oct 2018
A retreat in the Lake District sounds like ‘just’ having fun – and it is! We’ve just finished our three day autumn retreat: our chance to reflect, re-connect, and recharge. It’s like making bread: after all the hard work of
5th Jun 2018
Some of the best training courses are those where you learn just as much as the participants! Recently, I was training a Group Facilitation Methods course for ICA:UK and a participant let us know (via the comments and requests section
27th Jul 2016
In Framework we place great emphasis on reviewing and learning from our work: this is particularly salient at the moment as each of us works with our Framework supervisor to amass feedback for our annual review. Some of our resources
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
