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IAF Continued ConversationsInside Magic Mountain: How the IAF made Magic happen!How Leadership, Learning and Community Were Built Behind the Scenes
You can find out more about our work, seminars and publications at www.freiheit.org/iaf.
Recommendations from this episode:
Book // Priya Parker - The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
Book // Deirdre Nansen McCloskey - Why Liberalism Works: How True Liberal Values Produce a Freer, More - Equal, Prosperous World for All
Book // Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson - Abundance
Book // Marian L. Tupy , Gale L. Pooley - Superabundance
Book // Maria Ressa - How to Stand Up to a Dictator
Documentary // Navalny
2025-12-231h 23
Facilitation Storiesđď¸ FS79_Julia Slay & Ending Sessions WellIn today's episode, Olivia is joined by Julia Slay, founder of Facilitation 101, to explore an often-overlooked part of facilitation: how we end sessions well. With 15+ years' experience across social policy, consultancy and learning design, Julia shares her journey into facilitation and what sparked her growing fascination with powerful endings. They talk about: Why endings matter,and common mistakes at the close of sessions â rushed checkouts, lack of closure, and clunky feedback moments. How to design meaningful endings, using buffer time, reflection, grounding and action planning. The power of circularity too.
2025-12-0534 min
Facilitation Storiesđď¸ FS 78 â Relaunch Episode: Meet the New Hosts; Umah, Sam, OliviaIn today's episode, the Facilitation Stories podcast returns with a brand-new hosting team â Olivia, Sam, and Umah â who share their stories, inspirations, and hopes for the next chapter of the podcast. They talk about: Why they joined the Facilitation Stories team and what excites them about podcasting as a way to connect facilitators and share learning. How their diverse backgrounds â from healthcare and construction to creative arts, community engagement and youth work â have shaped their facilitation practice. The power of collaboration and curiosity in creating spaces for reflection, learning, and human connecti...
2025-11-2128 min
IAF Continued ConversationsPeak Human - How openness and institutions shape progress across timeA conversation with Johan Norberg
You can find out more about our work, seminars and publications at www.freiheit.org/iaf.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Book // Johan Norberg: Peak Human
IAF podcast episode with Deirdre McCloskey
IAF podcast episode with Lant Pritchett
IAF podcast episode with Sam Bowman
Book // Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Antifragile
2025-09-231h 04
IAF Continued ConversationsThe Liberal Utopia of PrĂłspera? Charter Cities, Autonomous Zones, and the Future of GovernanceWhat if a city could write its own rules? In this episode of IAF Continued Conversations, hosts Bettina Solinger and Sven Gerst explore the world of charter cities together with Honduran attorney and IAF alumnus Christian Betancourt, who lives and works in PrĂłspera on the island of RoatĂĄn.
Charter cities are autonomous zones with their own regulatory frameworks for business, taxation, and labor â a radical idea that challenges our usual understanding of the nation-state. PrĂłspera is one of the most ambitious examples of this concept, offering entrepreneurs, innovators, and residents the chance to experiment with new ways of li...
2025-09-111h 15Facilitation StoriesFS 77 Facilitation in the Agile Space with Farah Egby and ĂiÄdem Saka JacksonIn today's episode Helene speaks to Farah Egby and Cigdem Saka-Jackson about Agile. Â They talk about: Agile as a set of working practices that prioritises people over processes and tools; Farah and Cigdem's previous work and journeys into Agile facilitation; The roles and functions that the "Scrum Master" and "Kanban" play in Agile; Roles and techniques in Agile facilitation and tips on how to do it; "I think you need to care. You have to be a caring person. I definitely don't believe it is, it is a rule b...
2025-05-2041 min
IAF Continued ConversationsThe Art of Authentic Leadership CommunicationFrom Noise to Resonance
You can find out more about our work, seminars and publications at www.freiheit.org/iaf.
Learn more about Pamela Hart's work and Release Your Voice.
Recommendations mentioned in this episode:
Book: Michelle Obama - Becoming
Book: Stephen M. Pollan, Mark Levine - Lifescripts: What to Say to Get What You Want in Life's Toughest Situations
TED Talk: Julian Treasuer: 5 ways to listen better
Podcast: Chad Littlefield, e.g. Speakernomics: Building Trust and Connection - Chad Littlefield's Secrets to Creating Conversations That Matter
2025-04-171h 09
IAF Continued ConversationsLiberal Populism? The curious case of Javier MileiIs Javier Milei the face of liberal populism in Argentina? In this episode of IAF Continued Conversations, Bettina Solinger and Sven Gerst are joined by Marcos Falcone to discuss the rise of Argentina's controversial president. Milei, a figure often compared to populists like Trump and Erdogan, has surprised many with his unique mix of anti-establishment rhetoric and classical liberal policies. But how does his brand of populism differ from the norm, and what does it mean for Argentinaâs future? From economic reforms to rule-of-law concerns, this episode dives deep into the complexities of Mileiâs leadership and what it mean...
2025-04-011h 07Facilitation StoriesFS 76 Chapter Chat with Andrew Spiteri EME Regional DirectorIn this episode Helene talks to Andrew Spiteri, Regional Director of the IAF Europe and Middle East Region. Andrew tells Helene about himself as a facilitator, the kind of work he does and his background with IAF. He became regional director at the start of the year and shares a bit about the work he has been involved in so far, his roles and responsibilities as director, and what he would like to see in future for the region and beyond. He tells us about the regional conference in Romania in November 2025 and...
2025-03-2539 min
IAF Continued ConversationsThe Power of Ideas: How Liberty Sparks Human ProsperityIn this episode of IAF Continued Conversations, hosts Arpita Nepal and Rainer Heufers are joined by renowned economist and thinker, Deirdre McCloskey. Together, they explore the forces behind human prosperity and how ideas shape progress. McCloskey challenges the common belief that economic growth is driven by capitalism, institutions, or exploitation. Instead, she argues that liberty and the freedom to innovate are the true catalysts. Through her extensive work, McCloskey highlights how the exchange of ideas fuels innovation, creating the foundation for human flourishing. Tune in to hear her perspective on why innovation, not capital, is the key to a thriving...
2025-03-191h 08
IAF Continued ConversationsLeading Beyond CrisisIn the latest episode of IAF Continued Conversations, hosts Marike Gronewald and Clinton du Preez engage in a powerful discussion with crisis management expert Thomas Lahnthaler on the theme of Leading Beyond Crisis. With a career spanning from conflict zones in Afghanistan to organizational crisis management, Thomas brings a wealth of experience to the table, offering fresh perspectives on what it truly means to lead during times of uncertainty and disruption.
In todayâs world, where crises seem inevitable and increasingly complex, leaders are often faced with decisions that have far-reaching consequences. But as Thomas explains, crises are not just ch...
2025-03-051h 02Facilitation StoriesFS 75 Race Ahead for Facilitators with Bianca Jones, Cat Duncan-Rees and Paul BrandIn this episode Helene talks to Bianca Jones - Award Winning Mental Health & Anti-Racism Training Provider, MHFA England Associate and Founder & Managing Director of EDP Training, Paul Brand- Facilitator and Management Consultant, Director at Risk Solutions and IAF England and Wales board member and Cat Duncan-Rees- Facilitator and founder of Curators of Change and also an IAF England and Wales board member. She starts by asking Bianca to talk a bit about the work she does and what led her to develop EDP and the Race Ahead training She asks Cat and Paul about what...
2025-02-1843 minFacilitation StoriesFS74 Representation and Lego with Camilla GordonIn this episode Nikki talks to Camilla Gordon, a process facilitator , about representation in Lego and her new "Figiverse" project. They talk about How Camilla uses Lego Serious Play in facilitation The lack of representation within Lego 'I had people of colour seeing these more representative Lego pieces and had really emotional reactions to it, because people have never seen themselves in these pieces' 'It has become so normalised that particular identities don't get represented in different spaces' Improving representation and access to more diverse Lego pieces
2025-01-2121 minFacilitation StoriesFS73 Reflections on being Chair of IAF England and Wales with Jane Clift In this episode Helene talks to Jane Clift about her role as the Chair of IAF England and Wales. They talk about: How Jane got involved with the IAF and the facilitation community "the game changer for me was coming to my first IAF conference,I had never met so many people interested in facilitation" How Jane became the Chair of IAF England and Wales Highlights and challenges since becoming the Chair The importance of the IAF and community events "I think there's...
2024-11-1936 min
IAF Continued ConversationsThe Great Realignment in PoliticsIn this episode of IAF Continued Conversations, hosts Bettina Solinger and Sven Gerst sit down with historian and political thinker Stephen Davies to discuss the shifting landscape of global politics and his thesis on âThe Great Realignment.â This conversation builds on Davies' 2018 work with the Cato Institute and explores how his predictions hold up in todayâs volatile political climate.
Together, Bettina and Sven delve into the concept of âThe Great Realignment,â unpacking the new poles of political discourse and the forces driving these changes. What defines the populist wave weâre witnessing around the world? Is this realignment merely a reaction t...
2024-11-121h 24Facilitation StoriesFS 72 Working as an Internal Facilitator with Cath Brooks from the Environment AgencyIn this episode Helene talks to Cath about her role as Senior Engagement Advisor and internal facilitator with the Environment Agency (EA) Cath tells Helene a bit about the EA and the type of work they do. She explains how her role as Engagement Advisor includes facilitation and also how she works an an independent internal facilitator for other projects withing the EA. Cath gives some examples of what she really enjoys about her role as a faciliator including working with the public on a climate adaptation project and working alongside external independent facilitators that...
2024-10-1534 minFacilitation StoriesFS71 Chapter Chat with Jan Lelie IAF Netherlands This episode is one of our quarterly "Chapter Chats" where Helene and Nikki talk to a member of the leadership team from another IAF Chapter. Today's guest is Jan Lelie, founder of IAF Netherlands. Outside their IAF role Jan is a facilitator with a background in experimental physics. Key topics from the conversation include: How Facilitation and the role of Facilitators has changed over time What Jan has learned and continues to learn from other facilitators "you have to practice what you preach. When I go to an IAF conference, I...
2024-09-1733 minFacilitation StoriesFS70 Journaling, Writing and Facilitation with Claire Pearce In this episode Nikki talks to Claire Pearce about Journaling and Writing. Claire is a writer and facilitator who runs journaling and writing workshops and she also has her own radio show. They talk about: Why Journaling is a powerful too that facilitators could use themselves; "Externalising the internal is probably my favourite expression to describe it" Claire's journey with journaling and how it has changed for her; How to start journaling and writing regularly; "I think just start really small is my main bit...
2024-08-2030 minFacilitation StoriesFS69 Social Presencing Theater with Rosie CrippsFS69 Social Presencing Theater with Rosie Cripps In this episode Nikki talks to Rosie Cripps, a facilitator and evaluator who helps build social movements and evaluate complex systems, about Social Presencing Theater. They talk about: What Social Presencing Theater is, its origins and some of the tools and techniques that sit under it; The role of the facilitator in creating psychological safety and responding in the moment without knowing the details of the issue being explored; How Rosie first experienced Social Presencing Theater and what interested her...
2024-07-1623 minFacilitation StoriesFS68 Chapter Chat with Sara Tremi Proietti and Andrea Panzavolta from IAF ItalyThis episode is one of our quarterly "Chapter Chats" where the team talks to leaders of other IAF Chapters. In this episode Helene and Nikki chat to Sara Tremmi Proietti and Andrea Panzavolta from IAF Italy. They talk about How the chapter began in 2013 and the successive leaders since then; Initiatives to extend the reach of the chapter in Southern Italy: The co-leadership model used for the past two leadership terms; "Our jobs are a little bit different. So it's very interesting because we see things from...
2024-06-1842 min
Accreditation MattersFood Sub-Series, Episode 03 â Accreditation Matters: The importance of accreditation for the public sectorIn this episode, IAF WG Food Co-Convener Colin Christmas (EAGLE Certification Group, IQNET representative) leads a discussion with Cristina Draghici (Director for Conformity Assessment and Consumer Matters, ISO), Cynthia Woodley (COO and psychometrician, Professional Testing Inc.), Elias Rafoul (Vice Chair, ISO/CASCO; Vice President â Accreditation Services, Standards Council of Canada), Mike OâNeill (Head of Codex [âŚ]
2024-05-291h 09
Accreditation MattersFood Sub-Series, Episode 04 â Accreditation Matters: The importance of accreditation for IGOsIn this episode, IAF WG Food Co-Convener Colin Christmas (EAGLE Certification Group, IQNET representative) leads a discussion with Ali Badarneh (Division Chief, UNIDO), Joseph Wozniak (Head of Trade for Sustainable Development, International Trade Centre), Margarita Corrales (Food Safety Officer, Pan American Health Organization), Steve Wearne (Chair, Codex Alimentarius Commission).
2024-05-2950 min
Accreditation MattersAccreditation Matters- Food Sub-series - Ep4: The importance of accreditation for IGOsWe will be discussing the importance of accreditation and intergovernmental organizations (IGOs). Our guests today are: Ali Badarneh, Division Chief, UNIDO Joseph Wozniak, Head of Trade for Sustainable Development, International Trade Centre Margarita Corrales, Food Safety Officer, Pan American Health Organization Steve Wearne, Chair, Codex Alimentarius Commission Our host is Colin Christmas, IAF Working Group Food Co-Convenor and IQNET Association representative.
2024-05-2750 min
Accreditation MattersAccreditation Matters- Food Sub-series - Ep3: The importance of accreditation for the public sectorWe will be discussing the importance of accreditation for the public sector. Our guests today are: Cristina Draghici, Director for Conformity Assessment and Consumer Matters, ISO Cynthia Woodley, COO and psychometrician, Professional Testing Inc. Elias Rafoul, Vice Chair, ISO/CASCO; Vice President - Accreditation Services, Standards Council of Canada Mike O'Neill, Head of Codex Policy and Strategy, UK Food Standards Agency Our host is Colin Christmas, IAF Working Group Food Co-Convenor and IQNET Association representative.
2024-05-271h 09Facilitation StoriesFS67 - Public Dialogue with Suzannah LansdellIn this episode Nikki talks to Suzannah Lansdell about Public Dialogue. Suzannah is a freelance facilitator who also advises organisations on how to do public and stakeholder dialogue, particularly in the science and technology sector for Sciencewise. They talk about Public Dialogue as a process bringing together members of the public with specialists and policy makers to discuss complex and controversial topics and gather public insights on the issues without necessarily coming to firm recommendations; "this is this is not a Focus Group. It's not kind of top of mind views. It's digging...
2024-05-2126 minFacilitation StoriesFS 66 Facilitate 2024: Growing Together with Paul BrandIn this episode Helene talks to Paul Brand, Director of Risk Solutions and part of the IAF England and Wales Leadership Team, Board member and conference team member. They talk about The IAF England and Wales facilitators and friends Facilitate 2024 Conference (April 26th & 27th 2024) and what it is all about. Who is on the organising team and what Paul's role has been What is different from last year's conference What kinds of sessions we can expect What he is looking forward to A bit about the participants some of whom are coming...
2024-04-1624 minFacilitation StoriesFS65 Chapter Chat with Bogdan Grigore IAF RomaniaIn epsode Bogdan tells us about himself as a facilitator and trainer, what it means to be a playful facilitator and his journey into facilitation. He tells Nikki and Helene about how IAF Romania and how it all began, from joining IAF in 2018 to getting intouch with other facilitatrors in Romania. With the start of the pandemic 2 years later and everyone had more time he found out what was needed to start a chapter, and started IAF Romania with Bogdan as the Chair. Since 2020 the chaoter has grown to 27 members, with more facilitators wanting to...
2024-03-1935 minFacilitation StoriesFS64 State of Facilitation Survey and Report with Deborah Rim MoisoIn this episode Helene talks to Deborah Deborah Rim Moiso from SessionLab about their recent survey and report. Deborah shares her experience as a freelance facilitator and discusses her mentoring program with IAF and her passion for facilitating multistakeholder projects on nature conservation, climate change, and youth training. She talks about how in 2022, the first global survey of facilitators was conducted by Session Lab, gathering data on who facilitators are, where they are, and their age. It was initiated by Session Lab to address the lack of data on facilitators, despite reports existing for other pr...
2024-02-2038 min
Accreditation MattersFood Sub-Series, Episode 02 â Accreditation Matters: The Importance of Accreditation for the Private SectorIn this episode, IAF WG Food Co-Convener Colin Christmas (EAGLE Certification Group, IQNET representative) leads a discussion with LeAnn Chuboff (Vice President of Technical Affairs, SQF), Chryssa Dimitriadis (Director of IFS Standard Management, IFS), Aldin Hilbrands (CEO, Foundation FSSC), Quincy Lissaur (Executive Director, SSAFE), Amanda McCarthy (Business Director, BRCGS), and Mark Overland (industry representative, formerly [âŚ]
2024-02-151h 05
Accreditation MattersAccreditation Matters- Food Sub-series - Ep2: The importance of accreditation for the private sectorđđđ Welcome to episode 2 of the food sub-series of Accreditation Matters Podcast! đđđ You can watch on youtube here: https://youtu.be/zoNn8DYTDhoThis week, we will be discussing the importance of accreditation for the private sector. Our guests today are: Chryssa Dimitriadis, Director of Standard Management at IFS Aldin Hilbrands, Chief Executive Officer at the FSSC Foundation Quincy Lissaur, Executive Director at SSAFE Amanda McCarthy, Business Director at BRCGS Leann Chuboff, Vice President of Technical Affairs at SQF Mark Overland, representing industry formerly at Cargill * And our host is Colin Chrismas, the IAE co-convenor of the food working g...
2024-02-091h 05
Accreditation MattersFood Sub-Series, Episode 01 â Accreditation Matters: The Role of Accreditation in the Food SectorThe Role of Accreditation in the Food Sectorâ is the first episode of an Accreditation Matters sub-series that will examine topics such as the role of accreditation in ensuring food safety, supporting sustainability, and confirming regulatory compliance. In this episode, IAF WG Food Co-Convener Colin Christmas (EAGLE Certification Group, IQNET Member) leads a discussion with [âŚ]
2024-01-3140 min
Accreditation MattersFood Sub-series - Ep1: "The role of Accreditation in the Food sector"đď¸ Welcome to the Accreditation Matters Podcast! đ This inaugural episode, hosted by Colin Chrismas, delves into the vital role of accreditation in the food sector. Colin, the IAF Food Working Group Co-Convenor, leads a discussion with Accreditation, Certification and Industry experts, exploring the impact of accreditation on everyday life. đ˛ In this episode: 00:00 - Introduction 01:30 - Understanding the Role of IAF and ILAC 05:45 - Multilateral Agreement (MLA) and Accreditation Recognition 09:15 - Exploring Conformity Assessment standards and schemes 12:40 - The ISO 17000 Series and its Significance 18:20 - Certification's Impact on Food Manufacturing - Insights from Skip Greenway 26:30 - Evolution of Food Safety Standards and the GFS...
2024-01-2040 min
Accreditation MattersEpisode 05 â Accreditation Matters: Accreditationâs Vital Role in Shaping the Future of SustainabilityIn this episode, IAF Chair Emanuele Riva (Accredia) interviews the IAF Sustainability WG Co-convener Cesare Saccani (President of Diligentia Association) on how accreditation bodies support the credibility and reliability of sustainability claims in various sectors, including finance, public procurement, and international trade. The podcast also highlights the convergence of regulatory frameworks worldwide, emphasizing the need [âŚ]
2024-01-0324 minFacilitation StoriesFS62 - Chapter Chat with Tamara ZivadinovicToday we're introducing a new quarterly feature "Chapter Chat". As many listeners know, the England and Wales chapter is just one of the many IAF volunteer-led chapters globally, all working within 6 regions across 65 countries. While all chapters are united under the IAF vision and operate in accordance to the IAF Code of Ethics they are all run in a slightly different way, and reflect the context they're working within. So alongside our episodes capturing individual facilitators' stories, each quarter we're going to chat to people leading other chapters, about how they see the status of facilitation where...
2023-12-1119 minFacilitation StoriesFS61 Authentic Facilitation with Christine BellIn this episode Helene talks to Christine Bell about a session they co-facilitated for Facilitation Week. They share some of the group's thoughts on what authentic facilitation is as well as some of their own emerging questions on how to balance being authentic but remaining in control and whether authenticity can be learned or taught. They also reflect on their first experience of planning and facilitating together and how liberating it was to deliver a session with no required outputs and without using some of the "usual" facilitation tools. A full transcript is...
2023-11-1434 min
Accreditation MattersEpisode 5: Accreditation's Vital Role in Shaping the Future of SustainabilityWelcome to the fifth episode of the ILAC/IAF Podcast, titled "Accreditation's Vital Role in Shaping the Future of Sustainability." In this episode, we explore the crucial role that accreditation plays in the world of sustainability. Join our IAF Chair Emanuele, the host of this episode, as he discusses with Cesare, the Sustainability WG Co-convener, the impact of accreditation on sustainability practices. They delve into how accreditation bodies help ensure the credibility and reliability of sustainability claims in various sectors, including finance, public procurement, and international trade. Our guests shed light on how accreditation standards and processes are instrumental...
2023-10-1624 minFacilitation StoriesFS60 Exploring Philosophical Inquiry with Rosie CarnallIn this episode Nikki talks to Rosie Carnall about Philosophical Inquiry. It's a way of engaging in a conversation explorating into philosophical questions. Rosie has used Philosophical Inquiry in a range of situations, from Art Galleries, to pubs, to workplaces. Nikki and Rosie talk about how to choose stimuli for discussions and learning from a specific example of when Rosie ran the same session back to back, online and in person for a hybrid team. The full transcript is below. Links: Rosie's website: www.rosiecarnall.co.uk ...
2023-10-1026 minFacilitation StoriesFS59 - A new ChapterAfter over 100 episodes spanning 4 years, Pilar Orti is stepping down from her role as co-host on the Facilitation Stories podcast. In this special episode, Pilar joins regular co-hosts Helene Jewell and Nikki Wilson to reflect on her time on the show and what comes next. How It All Began The idea for Facilitation Stories emerged organically at an in-person meetup hosted by the England and Wales chapter of the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) back in 2019. Pilar had given a talk on using podcasting to build community and connection in remote...
2023-09-2045 minFacilitation StoriesFS58 Facilitating Dialogue Spaces with Jindy MannWelcome to Facilitation Stories, brought to you by the England and Wales chapter of the International Association of Facilitators, also known as IAF. In today's episode Pilar Orti talks about running circles (spaces for dialogue) with Jindi Mann, founder and facilitator of Leader Brother Son and coach and organizational consultant at The Selfish Leader. Jindy recently ran the Men at Work survey as part of his work with Leader Brother Son, where he works with groups of men. The work has the potential of benefiting mental health and diversity. The Men at Work survey in...
2023-08-0828 minFacilitation StoriesFS57 Open Source Facilitation with Perle Laouenan-CatchpoleIn today's episode, Nikki talks to Perle Laouenan-Catchpole, an Amsterdam-based facilitator and experienced designer. Perle shares the origins of Perle's award-winning, open-source workshop that aids individuals in identifying their personal climate action. Perle discusses the importance of open source in facilitation work and the impact it has on personal growth, relationship-building and work perception. She firmly believes in the need for collaborative and shared resources in addressing pressing issues like climate change. T he discussion also touches on different platforms for sharing open-source material and how they can be leveraged by other facilitators. ...
2023-07-1116 minFacilitation StoriesFS56 Facilitating a Multi-Faceted Project with 4 FacilitatorsIn this episode, Pilar talks to fellow podcast team members Helene and Nikki, along with Penny Walker and Shanaka Dias about a global, hybrid process they facilitated together, running over 4 days with multiple languages and timezones. They reflect on planning in advance, adapting in the moment and working well as a team. The full transcript is below. All of the team can be found on LinkedIn: Penny Walker: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pennywalker/ Shanaka Dias https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanaka-dias-8765b51/ Helene Jewell https://www...
2023-06-1353 minFacilitation StoriesFS55 From Working for the European Commission to Independent Facilitator with Sue Bird In this episode of Facilitation Stories Pilar is joined by Sue Bird, who is a European public affairs specialist and facilitator. Sue ran a session on facilitating for government at the recent IAF conference. She talks about how pleased she was to be able to attend the IAF England and Wales conference in Birmingham recently, and how it was great to be able to meet fellow facilitators and understand how they're running their business, how they do facilitation. She talks about how she does both European Public Affairs consultancy work AND facilitation. Sue reflects on...
2023-05-2327 min
Accreditation MattersEpisode 03 â Accreditation Matters: Digital and Technological Advance for Accredited Conformity AssessmentIn this episode, IAF CABAC Chair Marcus Long (IIOC) interviews IAF UAC Vice-Chair Sheronda Jeffries (TIA QuEST Forum) and Professor Pavel Castka (University of Canterbury) about the role of technology in delivering trustworthy, effective, and valuable accredited conformity assessment. They discuss topics including the impact of COVID-19 on the conformity assessment community, views on digitalization [âŚ]
2023-03-0158 min
Accreditation MattersEpisode 02 â Accreditation Matters: Our Role in ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance)In this episode, Rebecca Sheehan of the ILAC Secretariat interviews IAF Chair Emanuele Riva (Accredia) and AFRAC Chair Ron Josias (SANAS) on the role of accreditation and accredited conformity assessment in supporting environmental, social and governance (ESG) declarations. Mr. Riva and Mr. Josias discuss topics including the importance of ESG criteria, how accreditation can combat [âŚ]
2023-03-0135 min
Accreditation MattersEpisode 01 â Accreditation Matters: Our Role in the Quality InfrastructureIn this episode, Brendon Moo of the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) interviews Kylie Sheehan of the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ), IAF MLA Management Committee Chair, and Jennifer Evans of NATA, ILAC Arrangement Management Committee Chair, on the role of accreditation and accredited conformity assessment services within the quality [âŚ]
2023-03-0138 minFacilitation StoriesFS52 Learning to let go, Shoop and the IAF conference 2023In today's episode, Helene talks to Catherine Wilks about her experience of running a session at last year's conference. They talk about The Shoopery, working on instinct and play, adapting the plan as you go along, the power of letting go and the plans for the April 2023 conference. Catherine was introduced to the IAF and the idea that she may actually be a facilitator by Cat Duncan Rees (IAF England and Wales Treasurer). She set up the Shoopery with Pip and Alfie. Having met at a Mental Health organisation and used mental health services themselves, t...
2023-02-2822 minFacilitation StoriesFS50 Wrapping Up the Year Reflecting on Our MeetupsWe wrap up the year talking to three hosts of our Meetups to find out what's been going on in their regions: what common themes have emerged throughout the year and their plans for 2023. Join our Meetups in person, or online (you can join any region when you join online!). https://www.meetup.com/iaf-facilitators-and-friends/ 01.41mins Helene Jewell tells Pilar Orti what's been going on in the South West facilitators meetups. 12.38mins Megan Evans, co-host of the Wales/Cardiff meetup with Tanya Nash tells Nikki Wilson about what they've been up to....
2022-12-1321 min
Accreditation MattersEp 3 - Accreditation matters: Digital and technological advance for accredited conformity assessmentWelcome to the third of IAF and ILACâs podcast series, Accreditation Matters. This podcast series features discussions with international experts on important matters about the international quality infrastructure and the way that accreditation and accredited conformity assessment supports business, regulators, governments and consumers. In our first episode, we explored the role of accreditation and accredited conformity assessment services within the quality infrastructure community, highlighting the importance of accreditation and the IAF Multilateral Recognition Arrangement/ILAC Mutual Recognition Arrangement.In the second episode, we examined the role accreditation plays in issues of ESG, En...
2022-12-1258 min
Accreditation MattersEpisode 2 - Accreditation Matters : Our role in ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance)This episode is about the role of accreditation and accredited conformity assessment in enabling and approving ESG declarations (Environmental, Social and Governance). Episode 2 host is Rebecca Sheehan from ILAC secretariat Our two guests are: + Emanuele Riva : IAF Chair + Ron Josias: AFRAC Chair Case studies gathered from around the world on the use of accredited conformity assessment its business benefits are available in the following two websites: Public Sector Assurance website : publicsectorassurance.org Business Benefits website: business-benefits.org Coming up in this episode(0:00) Podcast promo video (0:20) Episode introduction (1:15) Guests introduction (2:08) What is ESG and why it is so important? (4:04) How...
2022-11-2335 minFacilitation StoriesFS47 Facilitators and the Sustainable Development Goals with Tanya NashIn this episode Nikki talks to Tanya Nash. Tanya is the Founder of Future Clarity. She is a facilitator, coach, trainer and researcher and works with people in the sustainability field or organisations looking to make sustainability one of their core organising principles. Tanya is also one of the hosts of the IAF Wales and Cardiff meetup. Her and Nikki reflect on a discussion that took place at one of these meetups, focusing on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 17 SDGs form part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - a...
2022-09-1327 minFacilitation StoriesFS43 Facilitation in the Agricultural SectorIn this episode of Facilitation Stores, host Helene Jewell is joined by guest Lisa Morgans Lisa is a vet, researcher and facilitator. She is Head of Livestock at Innovation for Agriculture â an independent knowledge exchange charity based in England that works to bridge the science-practice gap and support farmers as they transition to a more sustainable, resilient and productive farming system. Lisa has a PhD in participatory action research and before that worked as a veterinary surgeon in a mixed veterinary practice in Cornwall. Lisa talks about the variety in her role, from project management to facilitating kn...
2022-04-1232 minFacilitation StoriesDesigning the Space for Others to Learn in ConferencesIn this episode Pilar welcomes two guests. First she talks to Adrian Ashton. They start talking about Adrian's relationship with facilitation and how over time he's become more involved with the IAF and hosts the North of England meetup. He talks about some of the highlights of running the group. They've experimented a lot with location, themes, topics and guests. Adrian highlights the variety of people that join the meetups but that it's always a safe and relaxed space to reflect together. Topics have ranged from dating to cows to spreadsheets to props. Adrian sometimes...
2022-03-1542 min
IAF Continued Conversations#13 Talking about EntrepreneurshipAfter finishing a 12 day seminar at the IAF that has looked into entrepreneurship with more than 25 participants from all around the world and we will discuss why entrepreneurship in general matters, what we have learned throughout the seminar about entrepreneurship in specific countries. And then thirdly, what policymakers can do to boost and accelerate entrepreneurship in their respective countries.
In this episode of IAF TALK we going to meet Jyoti Sachavirawong and Julian Kirchherr.
Julian works as a manager in the consulting industry. He is also associated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands where he works as a researcher, and...
2022-01-1838 minFacilitation StoriesFS40 The Endorsed Facilitator programme and the Challenges of InclusivityIn this episode, Pilar talks to Anish Hindocha, who has recently taken the IAF Endorsed Facilitator assessment process. They talk about Anish's experience through the process and then move on to talk about the challenges of being truly inclusive. (You can check out an earlier conversation they had, in episode 08 of Facilitation Stories. https://facilitationstories.com/fs08-what-happens-at-our-meetups-and-first-steps-in-facilitation ) Anish is a change consultant with a passion for culture transformation. He started using facilitation through his work as a business analyst, bringing teams together. He progressed to bringing different people together, with different opinions and helping them to solve problems...
2021-11-3025 minFacilitation StoriesFS39 Growing as a Facilitator through the CPF Certification ProcessIn this episode, Pilar interviews Helene Jewell CPF about her experience of going through the CPF Certification Process as someone already experienced in facilitation. Helene has been working for 7/8 years as a freelancer, with a background in international development and Speech and Language Therapy where she started doing training and working with groups. Pilar asks Helene what she did to develop and continue learning before becoming certified. Helene talks about the ICA UK training courses and other training courses she has been on, networking with other facilitators, IAF meet ups and conferences (Helene i...
2021-11-0926 minFacilitation StoriesFS38 David Bishop Introduces the New Ireland ChapterToday's host is Nikki Wilson, talking to guest David Bishop, bilingual trainer and facilitator, based in France. David's adventures in facilitation started about 10 years ago, when he was training managers on presentation and negotiation skills. His own practice took him towards being a meeting host, and a facilitator (though he wasn't aware of that term at the time). He's been with IAF for 3 years, which he joined because he wanted to support the great work they were doing. Celeste Brito (who guested in episode 15 of this show) asked David to become part of the IAF...
2021-10-1216 min
IAF Continued Conversations#12 Talking about EducationTodayâs episode is very special â not only because Education is a tremendously important aspect for every personâs development towards self-determination, prosperity and happiness in live but also because we would like to commemorate the late Dr Stefan Melnik who has contributed immensely to IAF, in fact he helped build and develop IAF to where it is today. Education has always been a theme very close to his heart. And this is why we would like to share with you a talk of four wonderful experts on Education that we recorded a few years back:
In this episode we are me...
2021-09-2539 minFacilitation StoriesThe Power of Facilitation - a panel discussionIn this episode, Pilar talks to three of the co-authors of the book The Power of Facilitation, which was released this summer of 2021. Our conversation today is a little bit different, as it's an edited recording of the meetup that took place on 7 July 2021, a panel discussion with the authors, with contributions from the other attendees. The three panelists you'll hear from are Martin Gilbraith, who co-authored The Power of Partnership Between Facilitation and Communication with Michael Ambjorn , HĂŠctor Villarreal Lozoya who wrote The Power Of Facilitation For Team Development and Chitra Chandrashekar, who contributed with an illustrated s...
2021-09-1458 minFacilitation StoriesFS36 From Scottish Retreats to Unleashing Potential through Liberating StructuresWe have two guests joining our host Nikki Wilson in this episode: Steve Yorkstone, talking about IAF Scotland and Ewen Le Borgne, who talks about process literacy with Liberating Structures. Steve Yorkstone, tells us about how he got involved with the IAF and how he's ended up running the IAF Scotland chapter. Since he's taken the baton, Steve has set up a website for the chapter, where people can sign up to the mailing list and receive updates about what's going on. https://www.iaf-scotland.org/ Steve and some of the other members of the chapter are...
2021-08-1025 min
IAF Continued Conversations#11 Talking about Local PoliticsâAll politics is localâ is a prevailing phrase â not only in U.S. politics. Apart from the strategic meaning it implies a liberal view of politics â starting off from the individual, who should be instrumental in all decisions that affect their life. Looking for solutions at the local level, involving responsible individuals and making use of decentralised local competences and knowledge are important principles to get local government politics close to citizens, encourage their participation, communicate with them more effectively and make government more efficient. However, in reality local politicians around the world are facing huge challenges to implement such principl...
2021-07-2319 minFacilitation StoriesFS34 Facilitation Worldwide with Vinay KumarIn today's episode, Pilar and Helene both join a conversation with Vinay Kumar. Vinay is Chair of IAF Global, based in Bangalore, India. He is a Certified Professional Facilitator, Coach, Organisational Development Consultant, Founder of C2C and host of podcast "Shiny Happy People". They start by discussing how in 2006 Vinay began calling himself a Facilitator and became interested in the IAF. They talk about what changed in his practice as a result of starting to call himself a Facilitator. He explains how he began to learn and design more for the human dynamics of facilitation, creating...
2021-06-0841 minFacilitation StoriesFS33 Changes to our Meetup GroupsThis is a short, bonus episode to let you know about how we've changed the organisation of our Meetups over at Meetup.com. See below for more details. Join us here: https://www.meetup.com/IAF-facilitators-and-friends/ Next set of meetups: Tuesday, June 8, 2021 Midlands facilitators monthly online coffee meet-up https://www.meetup.com/IAF-facilitators-and-friends/events/jswzjsyccjblb/ Wednesday, June 9, 2021 South West facilitators monthly coffee meetup https://www.meetup.com/IAF-facilitators-and-friends/events/lcgzjsyccjbmb/ Tuesday, June 15, 2021 UK & Ireland facilitators virtual coffee meetup https://www.meetup.com/I...
2021-06-0210 minFacilitation StoriesFS32 Back to Facilitating Face to FaceIn today's episode, host Helene Jewell talks about returning back to face-to-face facilitation after a year spent moving facilitation online due to the pandemic. Helene first talks to Camilla Gordon, freelance facilitator, trainer and consultant, and a winner of an IAF Facilitation Impact Award, about her experiences about face-to-face facilitation in the past year. Camilla talks openly about her need to be with clients face to face, as she wasn't built for an office job, or to be stuck behind her desk. She also talks about how ensuring people keep distanced in sessions goes against...
2021-05-1132 minFacilitation StoriesFS31 Clean Language & MetaphorFS31 Clean Language and Metaphor In today's episode, host Nikki Wilson takes a deep dive into clean language and metaphor, and talks to three guests about their uses of them in their facilitation practice. First Nikki talks to Judy Rees about how she discovered clean language and metaphor and how they feature in her work today. Judy started exploring the use of metaphor as a child, when her father was studying its use in education. Following reading the book "Metaphors We Live By" by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson as a teenager she...
2021-04-1337 minFacilitation StoriesFS30 The IAF's CPF Certification Process and How It Has Been Adapted OnlineIn today's episode, Helene Jewell talks to Lindsay Sumner and Simon Wilson about the IAF's Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF) assessment process and how it has moved online. Lindsay Sumner (CPF M) is the IAF Director of Certification Operations. She shares with Helene her own certification process, which was a testing one! The process continues to test facilitators skills and processes. There is writing, interviewing and observation involved. CPF is an in-depth peer review of their facilitation knowledge, experience, skills and practice. It's a multi-staged process which takes about three months. The IAF's philosophy is "test to pass", that is...
2021-03-0942 minFacilitation StoriesFS29 Planning, Working and Leading Adventures TogetherThis episode features three initiatives from members of the IAF England and Wales Chapter. First, Nikki speaks to Mike Clargo about "Leading by Adventure", a series of weekly adventures of around 15 minutes each, to offer people a different perspective. They talk about where the idea came from, and how Mike was struck with the thought that we need something to support us to engage with change as a game, having fun, while building skills for the future. Mike tells Nikki about some of the adventures so far, and what's to come, revealing that having generated...
2021-02-0933 minFacilitation StoriesFS28 Exploring Metaphorum with Judy ReesFS28 Exploring Metaphorum with Judy Rees â Show Notes Today's episode starts with an overview of upcoming IAF meetups from Pilar, with a specific invitation to join a Networking and Learning Meetup at 9.30am GMT on 20th January, hosted by Helene Jewell and Sue Windley following up on a session Helene ran in International Facilitation Week on making online events accessible. https://www.meetup.com/IAF-South-West-England-facilitators-and-friends/events/fpkdvrycccbrb/ We then move on to a conversation between Nikki Wilson and Judy Rees, reflecting on the fifth "Metaphorum", a 13 hour virtual event focused on Clean Language and Metaphor wh...
2021-01-1220 min
IAF Continued Conversations#8 Talking about 25 Years of IAFThis year we have been celebrating the 25th anniversary of the International Academy for Leadership (Internationale Akademie fßr Fßhrungskräfte - IAF) and together with its founding director JÜrg Dehnert, his successor Birgit Lamm, and the current director of the IAF Bettina Solinger, we're taking a trip down memory lane and learn how it all started in 1995, what challenges they faced over the years and what makes it all so special at IAF.
2020-12-3039 minFacilitation StoriesFS27 Facilitation for Online CelebrationsHelene Jewell hosts this episode about the skill of online facilitation and the importance of Facilitation to make your celebrations go with (or without) a pop! We also have two voices from our virtual coffee meet-ups: Gordon Mullan and Jane Mitchell share their thoughts about online facilitation following the IAF conference in October. And Helene introduces the new England and Wales IAF Board, and thanks the outgoing Chair and Treasurer! Two Twitter handles for the coffee inserts: @gordonmullan and @janemitchcomms Helene's first guest for this episode is Claire Mays. Claire has...
2020-12-1537 minFacilitation StoriesFS26 We Review the IAFEW Annual Conference - OnlineIn this episode Pilar talks to the rest of the podcast team (Vic Hopkins based on the Cambridge Suffolk border, Nikki Wilson in Danbury in Essex, Helene Jewell in Bristol and Cat based in the North West) as they celebrate and reflect on the IAF England and Wales on line facilitation conference. We also hear from Penny Walker, Chris Massey, Jamie Colston and Fiona McBride â it's a great episode! The team start off with a big cheer for Susannah Raffe who lead the conference organising team. Then Helene talks a bit about the behind the scenes organising an...
2020-11-171h 01Facilitation StoriesOur Conference Has Gone Online and We're Being More Pirate!In today's episode, Helene Jewell talks to TWO guests! First to Susannah Raffe and then to Cat Duncan-Rees and the episode focuses on the IAFEW Conference 19 - 23 October 2020. These show notes include a transcript, below usual summary. On Twitter, we are @fac_stories and @HeleneJewell https://curatorsofchange.com/ You can register now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-conference-2020-the-power-and-practice-of-facilitation-registration-97307526431 There are concessions available for IAF members, and those in need of support. Susannah Raffe Susannah is a facilitator, compassion advocate and climate communicator, and co-host of London Meetups. You can find her on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://twitter.com...
2020-10-1833 min
Facilitation StoriesOur Conference Has Gone Online and We're Being More Pirate!In today's episode, Helene Jewell talks to TWO guests! First to Susannah Raffe and then to Cat Duncan-Rees and the episode focuses on the IAFEW Conference 19 - 23 October 2020. On Twitter, we are @fac_stories and @HeleneJewell https://curatorsofchange.com/ You can register now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-conference-2020-the-power-and-practice-of-facilitation-registration-97307526431 There are concessions available for IAF members, and those Susannah Raffe Susannah is a facilitator, compassion advocate and climate communicator, and co-host of London Meetups. You can find her on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://twitter.com/SusannahRaffe...
2020-10-0333 minFacilitation StoriesThe Future of Facilitation Survey with Paolo MartinezIn this episode Pilar is joined from Italy by Paolo Martinez, an IAF Certified Professional Facilitator, Leader of the IAF Italy Chapter and Partner at "Futour" who empower people and organisations to design a just, sustainable and joyful future through the power of facilitation. They start by talking about how the Italian Chapter adapted to the early stages of COVID by organising a virtual Open Space every Saturday afternoon using Qiqochat. This "COVID free" meetup ran for 2 months usually with 4 facilitators supporting each week. The main focus of the conversation is a survey Paolo shared...
2020-09-1540 minFacilitation StoriesFS23 Facilitating Meetings for IntrovertsIn this episode Helene talks to Jon Baker about introverts. They start off by discussing Jon's passion for scuba diving! Jon talks about his work with leaders in organisations, who want to get more from their team, and about his survey where he discovered that about 1/3 of people say that they are not fully productive in business and that most of these are introverts. He describes the different ways that he works with people in businesses to help introverts. Helene asks Jon about statistics for introverts and extroverts and about what distinguishes people...
2020-08-1734 minFacilitation StoriesVoices from the MeetupsToday's episode is a short one, but with plenty of voices, from the June Virtual Coffee Meetup. You can find out more about these meetups here: https://www.meetup.com/IAF-facilitators-and-friends/events/tjqzrrybckbcc/ We are going to move to a monthly schedule, we'd love to continue releasing episodes every two weeks, but we can't cope! So, if you want to help us, get in touch. podcast@iaf-englandwales.org This episode contains some reflections and even some tips from: BĂmpe OdĂş Bimpe's channel: The Bee-Hive https://www.youtube.com/chann...
2020-07-2012 minFacilitation StoriesHow the Faciliation Profession is Changing with Trevor DurnfordIn today's episode, Helene talks to Trevor Durnford Co-Founder at Facil Profundo, Certified professional facilitator and until January of this year Chair of the International Association of Facilitators. He is based in Uruguay. But before that, don't forget to check out the online meetup Facilitate the Future we Want on 17 July 2020, organised by two of the voices from last week's episode, Cat and John. Join here: https://www.meetup.com/IAF-facilitators-and-friends/events/271496819/ Trevor talks about the biggest changes he's seen since 1993, when he first started facilitating: asking teams on the shop floor to contribute to...
2020-07-0626 minFacilitation StoriesVarious Voices: Climate Hub, Creating Space to Reflect, Working with Interpreters and Async FacilitationIn this episode we bring you a variety of different voices from different facilitators on a range of different topics. The Evening Learning and Networking meet up on 24th June which is all about "Selling you and your work" https://www.meetup.com/IAF-facilitators-and-friends/events/268955074/ this link will also take you to some of the other meet ups going on too. The first of the voices in this episode is Susannah Raffe who tells us about the first IAF England and Wales Hub (the Climate Hub), followed Rachel Phillips, who attended the Hub launch meetup...
2020-06-2230 min
IAF Continued Conversations#5 Talking about Deconstructing PopulismPopulists seem to be on the rise around the world and their opponents from different political camps seem to have difficulties to find the right antidote to fight that new (?) political force. Some place their bet on facts to fight lies, others on copying some of the populist features or trying to tackle what is perceived as the underlying causes that play into the hands of populists. But what is populism and why is it so dangerous for liberal open societies? What do populists have in common and how to deconstruct populism?
In this episode of IAF TALK we're meeting...
2020-06-0955 minFacilitation StoriesFrom Facilitating through Theatre to the Online SpaceHelene interviews Pilar Orti from Virtual not Distant, creator and co-host of this IAF E&W podcast, Facilitator and trainer specialising in online collaborative processes, podcaster, author and voiceover artist (she is the voice of Xuli on the Go Jetters). Pilar starts by recounting her facilitation journey which started with the theatre company that she ran for 10 years. She went to a conference where Toby Wiltshire (from the Trestle mask company) was talking about using theatre in corporate training. This eventually led her to do her first away day using theatre exercises as a facilitation tool.
2020-06-0836 minFacilitation StoriesWorking in Different LanguagesSharing stories about working with different languages in the room. Helene Jewell, podcast co-host and freelance facilitator based in Bristol, Martin Gilbraith (CPF facilitator and trainer and consultant based in London â who also took part in Episode 7 on facilitation values), Simon Wilson has been running facilitation company for 20 years CPF working internationally and in the UK, based in the Peak District. The podcast starts with some examples of working with people who speak different languages. Simon shares a story about working with a UN agency 5 years ago doing a mix of facilitation and tr...
2020-05-2554 minFacilitation StoriesHow Facilitators are Adapting to the Virtual EnvironmentIn this episode Helene Jewell interviews Nicola Morris who together with Penny Walker conducted a survey to find out what facilitators feel they need at the moment, during the times of Covid 19. Participants of the IAF virtual coffee meet up in April 2020 reflect on what they got from the session, what is going on for them at the moment, facilitation with family members, the difficulty of building in the experiential element in virtual facilitation and "deep participation". Also facilitation of community groups, the steep learning curves and feeling okay about not knowing how to do it all...
2020-05-1143 minFacilitation StoriesFS16 Training Internal Facilitators with Pinar AkkayaIn today's episode, Pilar talks to Pinar Akkaya about how she supports organisations by training their internal facilitators. Pilar met Pinar for the first time at an IAF conference a couple of years ago and has since done some work with her. The next IAF conference is on 16th and 17th October â get in touch if you are interested in offering a session. At present this is still going ahead but is being closely monitored in relation to Covid-19. Pinar first talks about her facilitation journey. She started off assisting her pr...
2020-04-2734 minFacilitation StoriesBeing Mentored as a FacilitatorIn today's episode, Helene talks to Celeste Brito and Camilla Gordon about their experiences of being mentees as part of the IAF Global Mentorship Programme. You can find out more about it here: https://www.iaf-world.org/site/global-mentorship-program In the introduction, Pilar mentions the next IAF Learning Online Meetup - you can register here: https://www.meetup.com/IAF-facilitators-and-friends/events/268954892/ You can find the links to all the IAF England Wales Meetup Groups here: https://www.iaf-world.org/site/chapters/england-wales To start with, we hear from Gianpietro Pucciariello
2020-04-1329 minFacilitation StoriesWhat Does it Mean to be Nimble in Facilitation? With Rebecca SuthernsIn this episode, Helene Jewell talks to Rebecca Sutherns, author of Nimble: A Coaching Guide for Responsive Facilitation about how she became a facilitator, and what she's learned through her practice about remaining nimble and responsive during sessions, when things don't go as expected. (Hint: it involves plenty of preparation!) To find out more about the IAF England and Wales chapter (the group behind this podcast) check out https://www.iaf-world.org/site/chapters/england-wales Get in touch via podcast@iaf-englandwales.org and follow us on Twitter @Fac_Stories
2020-03-3033 minFacilitation StoriesFS13 Voices from our Virtual MeetupThese are challenging times for facilitators - in this bonus episode, we hear insights from Jonathan Bannister, Paolo Martinez, Koren Stark, Claudia, and Grant Cockerell.  If you need the links to the meetup pages, head over to https://www.iaf-world.org/site/chapters/england-wales - remember that these meetups are great ways of learning informally from each other, through conversation. And if you're looking for more structured learning events, there are quite a few out there now, for example Martin Gilbraith and Judy Rees are running a workshop on Tues 24th March on Promoting Inclusion in...
2020-03-2211 minFacilitation StoriesIAF Voices and Facilitating Hybrid MeetupsIn this episode, we hear from three people who attended one of our last virtual meetups, and one of our co-hosts, Pilar Orti, talks to Judy Rees about their recent experiment organising a "hybrid" meetup. Find out when the next virtual meetups are happening: https://www.iaf-world.org/site/chapters/england-wales We also have some listener feedback from Anuschka who wanted to know how to join the IAF Slack. https://join.slack.com/t/iaffacilitatorfriends/shared_invite/enQtODY4NDM0NDM4ODY4LTA0N2FlNWU4M2Y4NWZmZjM4OWRhZmM2N2Y2ZThmNmZjMjI4MzY2OWQ3...
2020-03-1636 minFacilitation StoriesGetting started, Self-care and Fulfillment in Facilitation with Camilla GordonCamilla Gordon is a freelance facilitator trainer and consultant specialising in working with marginalised groups and communities. She talks to Helene about how she got into facilitation, how she "fell into it" and the links between theatre and facilitation. She talks about the type of facilitation she does and how she takes a create and playful approach to her work. She works a lot with young people that have voices that are not being heard enough and how she us able to use her facilitation skills to make sure people are listening. Camilla also does...
2020-03-0229 minFacilitation StoriesThoughts and Reflections from Meetups and What's Coming UpStep into this episode brought to you by IAF England and Wales, with co-hosts Helene Jewell and Pilar Orti, plus three other voices, in both text and audio. Helene and Pilar celebrate the podcast's tenth episode, and how it's bringing "facilitators and friends" together in the asynchronous audio space, beyond the meetups, and linking the meetups. All meetups are listed here: https://www.iaf-world.org/site/chapters/england-wales Alison Knight sent us some thoughts about the last meetup she attended in Bristol. Find out more about the IAF South West England meetups, and...
2020-02-1535 minFacilitation StoriesFirst Year as Freelance Facilitator with Hilary ToppIn this episode, Helene talks to Hilary Topp about one of her favourite facilitation methods, why (and how) she got into facilitation and her involvement with Citizens Assemblies. Hilary Topp is a facilitator and coach and host of the IAF meet ups in Midlands and the East of England and IAF England and Wales board member. She tells us how she first got into facilitation and that although she hasn't yet done a whole year as a freelancer how much she is enjoying it. She uses a variety of facilitation methodologies...
2020-02-0327 minFacilitation StoriesFS08 Voices and Stories from our Facilitation MeetupsIf you haven't yet done so, please take a few minutes now to complete our survey - to help to make IAF England & Wales and our facilitation meetups more valuable to you and to others in the coming year: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/T9MSZZJ In this episode, we hear from our IAF England & Wales Meetup organisers, and attendees! Plus, an impromptu conversation with a new-ish IAF England & Wales member. You can find links to all of our meetups here: We hear from a multitude of voices: https://www.iaf-world.org/site/c...
2020-01-2036 minFacilitation StoriesThe Importance of Values in FacilitationMartin Gilbraith is a facilitato, trainer and consultant, and Chair of the IAF England and Wales board. He started hosting IAF meet ups about 5 years ago and has been facilitating since 1986. He is an IAF Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF), an ICA Certified ToP Facilitator (CTF) and experienced lead trainer and licensed provider of 'ICA's 'ToP' facilitation training and a Certified Scrum Master (CSM). Martin talks about the importance of values â both personal and IAF values which talk about the collective wisdom of the group. He says that what you believe has an enormous im...
2020-01-0636 min
IAF Continued Conversations#4 Talking about CampaigningCampaigning is a core function of any political party. It is the way through which parties connect with voters to garner enough support to get into government, and to ultimately implement its vision for a better future. Often the lack of a proper campaign structure and operation stands in the way of a party being able to turn its vision into votes.
With the rise of the internet, big data and social media, traditional campaign methods have undergone radical change making it easier to communicate instantly with millions of potential voters. And yet, many liberal political parties across the world...
2019-12-1740 minFacilitation StoriesLearning from Your Network and the Unexpected with Gary Austin and friendsIn this episode, Pilar talks to Gary Austin about what learning opportunities he's found during his 30 years as a facilitator. But before that, we have a roundup of what's happening at the different Meetups from: Susannah Raffe, @SusannahRaffe https://www.meetup.com/IAF-South-West-England-facilitators-and-friends/events/266488389/ Peter Nelson https://www.meetup.com/IAF-North-of-England-facilitators-and-friends/events/266488388/ Hilary Topp, @HTFacilitation https://www.meetup.com/IAF-Midlands-East-of-England-facilitators-friends/events/266488390/ Megan Evans @megan_evans1 https://www.meetup.com/IAF-Wales-facilitators-and-friends/events/266488391/ Also check out what some of our other friends are...
2019-12-1629 minFacilitation StoriesDiscovering the Joys of Facilitation with Megan EvansMegan Evans is a consultant, facilitator and trainer and host of the IAF meet ups in Wales. Megan describes how she first got into facilitation quite a few years ago, experiencing it as a participant and then being "roped in". She was inspired by being asked what she and other people thought, and not just being told. Fascinated by the skills and style and started to get more and more involved in doing it herself. She worked for Participation Cymru â the aim of which was to spread participative and facilitative techniques across Wales th...
2019-12-0229 minFacilitation StoriesLee Button and His Journey as a Certified Professional FacilitatorLee Button is a freelance facilitator and Senior Partner at WeAreBPG. Lee tells us how he first came across facilitation, when he was part of a session run by someone who was leading a group process, enabling those present to create the content, and how that led to Lee taking his first steps in developing himself as a facilitator. Having some "stamp of approval" was important for Lee, so he describes how he went about his training, starting with The Patterson Centre in Chicago. On his return to the UK, Lee thought, "There must...
2019-11-1823 minFacilitation StoriesWhat We Learned at the IAF Mega Meetup in Birmingham Helene Jewell and Pilar Orti discuss The IAF conference (18th/19th October 2019 in Birmingham) 2 days and an evening which included: Human map, Client Panel Interviewing, Parallel Sessions, Open Space (inspired), Dine Around We hear from James at Session Lab @notjamessmart talking about the sessions he attended. Some of Helene's and Pilar's highlights: The panel interview â 3 clients from 3 different organisations, interviewed by Gary Austin with additional questions from the audience. It was great to hear from the panel and question them live. Lots of different aspects were discussed including not underselling the whole package of facilitation and the benefits of...
2019-11-0440 minFacilitation StoriesFacilitation and Sustainability with Penny WalkerGet in touch! We're @IAFEnglandWales or @Fac_stories on Twitter. Helene Jewell talks to Penny Walker Facilitator, Coach, Consultant and trainer in change for sustainable development. She's the author of two books and has contributed to a whole variety of other publications. Connect with Penny on Twitter @penny_walker_sd or through her website https://www.penny-walker.co.uk/ Penny tells Helene about how she started working as a facilitator, through her work with Friends of the Earth, the environmental pressure group, as a campaigner and then moved across to managing the team of people...
2019-10-2131 minFacilitation StoriesIntroducing Facilitation Stories and IAF England Wales MeetupsGet in touch! We're @IAFEnglandWales on Twitter. In this first episode, we introduce the show and the IAF's England and Wales Chapter. We also let you know you how you can get involved, because one of the aims of the show is also to help the community come together beyond the MeetUps, and for those of you who can't attend the Meetups, to find out what's going on in them! We talk about what do we mean by facilitation? It's a lot of different things to different people but is essentially helping groups of people...
2019-10-0726 min
IAF Continued Conversations#2 Talking about InnovationInnovation is not only about robots, artificial intelligence or futuristic concepts but there are many ideas on how to be innovative as an individual or as an organization. But what is needed to stay innovative and create a company culture that is constantly innovative? In this episode of IAF TALK we're having three guests who are exchanging on the topic and give a couple of practical examples: Marike Groenewald, a leadership developer and coach from South Africa; Rainer Heufers, founder and executive director of a consulting firm that provides strategic counseling, public policy consulting, leadership training from Singapore and Armin Rein...
2019-09-2448 min
IAF Continued Conversations#1 Talking about PopulismIn the first episode of IAF TALK we're meeting Milosz Hodun, International Officer of Nowoczesna party in Poland, and Ines Holzegger, International Officer of YUNOS (youth organization of NEOS party Austria), who give us an insight into the latest political developments in their countries and how populism is affecting the situation.
Hosted by Sven Gerst, Secretary General of IFLRY (International Federation of Liberal Youth) and Political Philosophy PhD Student at King's College London.
2019-08-0633 min