Recently I visited a Conference about Sport Nutrition. Being a ‘Facilitator for Innovation Processes’ mainly working for innovative Foods companies I was hoping to find new clients. Networking is not my favourite thing to do. But, I know I have a good product to sell. So, there we go. It was a great day […]
These 8 tips show how to get people moving in meetings and gives insights how this relates to team dynamics and leadership styles. The 8 tips are written from my role a facilitator point of view. Tip 1 – Stand up for opening and closure This tip is the easiest one. At introduction, ask participants […]
As a facilitator it is my responsibility to properly start a meeting. One of the things to do is the introduction round. On the one hand nobody seems to like it, because they don’t like to be in the middle of the attention and sometimes they are so occupied with ‘what to say’ that […]
The Board of Directors of IAF Global honoured me with an induction into the International Association of Facilitators’ Hall of Fame. I am truly thankful for their recognition and I am happy to pass on this news to my clients and colleagues. I would like to thank Jan Lelie and Henri Haarmans who initiated my […]
We used the Lego Serious Play method at the closure of the Bridge2Food 11th Food Proteins Course 2016 with 100 scientists to facilitate them to stay connected with each other after the Conference. 99% of the participants had never heard about the Lego Serious Play method, and were happy learn about this new method. This […]
Het Service Design team van Rabobank in Utrekt wilde graag iets meer over Lego Serious Play weten en hoe dat kan worden ingezet om een creatief proces te faciliteiten. Het 1,5 uur durende programma bestond uit eerst twee oefeningen om modellen te leren bouwen met de Lego Serious Play steentjes. Daarna maakten de deelnemers het […]
“These are only plastic bricks!” our trainer Michel Cloosterman shouts at us whilst we are in a fierce discussion about the next move of our team. We are all facilitators in Day 4 of our facilitation training for the Lego Serious Play method. And although we are not a real team, the method does make […]
