Pivoting with purpose
How to abandon your best-laid plans The strategy session was going great. Until it wasn’t. The activity you planned took longer than expected. People’s eyes are glazing over. You can…
Kith
A window into how our team thinks about the art of science of learning at work.
Dont raise questions. Elevate them.
No question is stupid. But some are smarter than others. Think about that awkward moment in meetings when a facilitator asks, “So… what do you think?” Cue: deafening silence. Or…
Great gatherings start with great facilitators
How facilitation leads to more thoughtful teams and gatherings. It’s 3:33 pm on a Thursday. You’re six hours and thirty-three minutes into this year’s strategic planning retreat. Not that you’re…
Our favorite ice breaker is getting sh*t done
Productivity and team wellbeing need each other. Back in July, Franklin Street partnered with Elemental Impact to design a convening focused on a critical issue in climate finance. “The Missing…
A lesson in stubborn hopefulness
How the Opportunity Trust is reinventing school boards one fellow at a time. To say that school boards today are divisive is an understatement. Recently, these hyper-local institutions have taken…
A word from the wise
Three themes from last month’s studio’s session. We’re often asked to share the methods behind the madness here at Franklin Street and it sounds something like this: “We have a…
From playgrounds to board rooms
A facilitator’s guide to navigating group dynamics. Last Saturday, I took my 5-year-old daughter to a birthday party at our local playground. Watching little kids navigate social time is an…
Studio Session: Design and lead experiences that inspire
Join us in Denver on May 14-15th for our first-ever Studio Session workshop! Last week in my coworking space, I observed a familiar scene: a team huddled for a virtual…
Overcoming the retreat “scaries”
We spoke to members of our community for their take on what ingredients make a successful team retreat. A few weeks ago, my dad shared that my extended family would…
3 rules for your next virtual gathering
Each virtual gathering we lead is an opportunity to create an “alternative world.” To me, December means we’ve entered peak gathering season. We spend lots of time coordinating holiday plans…
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