MSU Extension Facilitation

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• I appeal

  Published on September 30, 2015
  An often forgotten motion can help the meeting chair.

• Three simple decision-making tools

  Published on August 21, 2015
  Achieve high quality outcomes with appropriate decision-making tools.

• Don’t let difficult personalities derail your meetings

  Published on August 21, 2015
  Keeping a meeting on track can be difficult at times. It can be difficult to stay on one topic during a well-structured meeting, but can be especially hard when difficult personalities come into play.

• Demonstrating the impact of good versus poor facilitation

  Published on August 19, 2015
  Teaching youth how to use good facilitation tools helps them build life skills, confidence and leadership.

• Managing conflict: Three key components

  Published on August 17, 2015
  Preserve the relationship, create safety and develop a shared purpose.

• Ombudsman – What is that?

  Published on August 3, 2015
  It is a confidential, informal, independent and neutral resource for employees with a workplace concerns.

• Three simple brainstorming tools

  Published on July 27, 2015
  Divergent thinking is the first step toward developing a plan.

• The mood elevator

  Published on June 25, 2015
  If we are not aware of how moods work, we can get stuck in the basement too often.

• Michigan LCE team members train Missouri Extension staff in facilitative leadership

  Published on June 22, 2015
  North Central Region Center for Rural Development makes program swap possible.

• Liberating Structures Part 4: Tools to empower and engage

  Published on May 26, 2015
  Liberating Structures are engaging tools that are able to empower people in an organization or group. This article will explore solutions and crowd sourcing as structures used for generating ideas.