Facilitation

The goal of facilitation isto foster strategies and solutions that come from the group.

This is who we areand what we do!

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We design and facilitate structured, yet flexible and collaborative sessions that help groups think clearly, make informed decisions, and move forward with confidence. Our facilitation supports teams in tackling complex issues, exploring new ideas, and building shared understanding.

Our services include facilitation of any group process you can imagine for your workplace, including strategic planning retreats and visioning sessions; community engagement sessions and consultations; consensus-building and decision-making processes; conversations about equity, inclusion, and organizational culture; and guided reflection and debriefing sessions for teams and project groups. We can use structured methods such as SOAR, SWOT, Liberating Structures, and appreciative inquiry approaches, or we can work with you to design a customized strategy for your group.

If the above list doesn’t align with your goals, talk to us. We will customize sessions to meet your organization’s needs.

What does this look like in practice?

It can look like many different things. Share your parameters with us, and we can adapt our facilitation to suit your needs. Here are a few examples of forms this could take:

• Facilitating half-, full-, and multi-day planning retreats for whole organizations or individual units using established frameworks to clarify strengths, opportunities, and next steps.
• Leading collaborative design sessions with Liberating Structures to help groups generate ideas, test assumptions, and prioritize actions.
• Supporting cross-functional working groups as they develop new processes or policies through structured discussion and consensus-building tools.
• Guiding community and partner consultations to co-create program ideas, identify shared needs, or refine service models.
• Facilitating reflective debriefs after major projects or transitions to capture lessons learned and strengthen future planning.

We are prepared to support teams or groups of any size and make up, including academic departments and faculties; leadership teams and committees; community partners and advisory groups; educators, staff, and learners involved in collaborative work; or full organizations. We will work with you to tailor gatherings to meet your time frame and institutional goals.