MNToP

All Twin Cities facilitators are welcome to attend our Community of Practice!
When: Monday, May 7, 3 pm - 4:30pm
Where: St. Louis Park, MN
https://www.facebook.com/events/153865895279412/

Reach your full leadership potential at The Transformational Leadership Workshop https://hue.life/transformational-leadership-training/

HueLife We inspire action for the greater good of Human Understanding and Engagement.

Eight years ago, I decided to get better at visual communications. Doing so significantly improved the impact for me & my clients. Three years ago, I decided to get better at engaging other people in developing ideas and creating solutions. Participatory methods changed my life! - Emily Porter http://hue.life/

Join us for this great one-day workshop -- you don't need to have any design skills to start! http://hue.life/facilitation-graphics/

Helpful comparison of empathy maps, experience maps, etc., https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ux-mapping-cheat-sheet/

Like us here: https://www.facebook.com/Leadership.Engagement.Facilitation/

Here's our 2018 Skills Training Schedule for Minneapolis. From Strategic Planning to Implementation to Engagement... we've got courses that will boost your career and change your life! Learn more and register at www.MNToP.us

Like, Follow & Share the new MnToP at Hue.Life: https://www.facebook.com/Leadership.Engagement.Facilitation/

HueLife We inspire action for the greater good of Human Understanding and Engagement.

So happy to be merging with MNToP and expanding the HueLife team! Welcome aboard Emily Porter, Stephanie Ahles and Andrea Hochhalter!

Here's the 2018 ToP Course schedule -- when can you join us? Learn more and register at www.MNToP.us

Plan with www.MNToP.us!

Does anyone want to ride-share to the Gathering? Emily Porter is looking for passengers.. or to be a passenger!

Visual Meetings: How graphics, sticky notes, & idea mapping can transform group productivity by David Sibbet explains how anyone can implement powerful visual tools, and how these tools are being used in Silicon Valley and elsewhere to facilitate both face-to-face and virtual group work. This dynamic and richly illustrated resource gives meeting leaders, presenters, and consultants a slew of exciting tricks and tools, including

• Graphic recording, visual planning, story boarding, graphic templates, idea mapping, etc.
• Creative ways to energize team building, sales presentations, staff meetings, strategy sessions, brainstorming, and more
• Getting beyond paper and whiteboards to engage new media platforms
• Understanding emerging visual language for leading groups

Unlocking formerly untapped creative resources for business success, Visual Meetings will help you and your team communicate ideas more effectively and engagingly.

Where to by: https://www.amazon.com/Visual-Meetings-Graphics-Transform-Productivity/dp/0470601787

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Last year has come and gone, we feel so lucky to get you as our friends. We are looking forward to a new year that brings new challenges and opportunities. Happy and Prosperous New year!

“The right questions for the right people at the right time are at the heart of healthy group process – a top priority in effective and dynamic facilitation.”

Strachan D., Making Questions Work: A guide to what and how to ask for facilitators, consultants, managers, coaches, and educators.

*Photo by Michiko Tierney

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In a philosophical mood😌

Michael Ashworth and Grazia Ghellini introduced the results of their research “Facilitation in Europe: Survey Highlights” at IAF EMENA Conference

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We wish you a Merry Christmas! We are growing and changing! And wish you the same!

Very soon we’ll present you our new project! Waiting for you in 2018 to change the world with us!

*Photo by Jozef Polc

What makes you, you?

Psychologists like to talk about our traits, or defined characteristics that make us who we are. But Brian Little is more interested in moments when we transcend those traits -- sometimes because our culture demands it of us, and sometimes because we demand it of ourselves.

Join Little as he dissects the surprising differences between introverts and extroverts and explains why your personality may be more malleable than you think.

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Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality What makes you, you? Psychologists like to talk about our traits, or defined characteristics that make us who we are. But Brian Little is more interested in moments when we transcend those traits -- sometimes because our culture demands it of us, and sometimes because we demand it of ourselves. Join...

Nietzsche on how to find yourself

Any human being who does not wish to be part of the masses need only stop making things easy for himself. Let him follow his conscience, which calls out to him: “Be yourself! All that you are now doing, thinking, desiring, all that is not you...”

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Nietzsche on How to Find Yourself and the True Value of Education “No one can build you the bridge on which you, and only you, must cross the river of life.”

The final approval for the book Getting to the Bottom of ToP just went to the publisher, iUniverse this evening. The book should be published and available within the next 2 weeks. Look for it to appear on iUniverse, or on http://Amazon.com soon!

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ToP Facilitation on Twitter “The final approval for the book Getting to the Bottom of ToP just went to the publisher, iUniverse this evening. The book should be published and available within the next 2 weeks. Look for it to appear on iUniverse, or on https://t.co/yTQABn4dHS soon! Via ”

Learn to combine words and visuals to communicate more deeply and dramatically in 1-day graphics application lab Facilitation Graphics. Use color and simple images to bring clarity and energy to your facilitation. Explore ways to add imagery and graphics to your facilitation, training, consulting, or coaching toolkit. Tap into the power of visual thinking and learning skills!

Waiting for you in 2018:

March 8
June 14
September 20

Cost • $295

Registration: https://fs27.formsite.com/MNTOP/form5/index.html

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If You’re Too Busy For These 5 Things: Your Life Is More Off-Course Than You Think

Despite turbulence and other conditions keeping airplanes off-course 90 percent of flight time, most flights arrive in the correct destination at the intended time.

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If You’re Too Busy For These 5 Things: Your Life Is More Off-Course Than You Think Despite turbulence and other conditions keeping airplanes off-course 90 percent of flight time, most flights arrive in the correct…

We all know that when we make decisions in groups, they don't always go right -- and sometimes they go very wrong. How can groups make good decisions? With his colleague Dan Ariely, neuroscientist Mariano Sigman has been inquiring into how we interact to reach decisions by performing experiments with live crowds around the world. In this fun, fact-filled explainer, he shares some intriguing results -- as well as some implications for how it might impact our political system. In a time when people seem to be more polarized than ever, Sigman says, better understanding how groups interact and reach conclusions might spark interesting new ways to construct a healthier democracy.

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How can groups make good decisions? We all know that when we make decisions in groups, they don't always go right -- and sometimes they go very wrong. How can groups make good decisions? With his colleague Dan Ariely, neuroscientist Mariano Sigman has been inquiring into how we interact to reach decisions by performing experiments wit...

www.MNToP.us – your destiny!

“An effective facilitator knows that diversity of opinion and conflict are useful in working toward consensus. When multiple stakeholders come together in a dialogue, describe their own points of view, and listen to others do the same, they often become better able to articulate their interests, rather than remaining locked into their initial positions.

Ultimately, they may find mutually beneficial solutions that meet all of their interests. But the process of moving toward these kinds of breakthroughs is not always harmonious. Differences in viewpoint inevitably come out into the open, arguments may erupt, people may get upset. A facilitator must recognize these conflicts as simply part of the process.”

Lawrence E. Susskind,Sarah McKearnen,Jennifer Thomas-Lamar, The Consensus Building Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Reaching Agreement

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