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How To Create a Safe, Welcoming Environment

One of the most powerful things an educator can do to help their groups succeed is to create a safe, welcoming environment in which their…

How To Create a Safe, Welcoming Environment

One of the most powerful things an educator can do to help their groups succeed is to create a safe, welcoming environment in which their…

Are Group Games & Activities Childish or Childlike?

At first glance, the words childlike and childish may look like they are saying the same thing. But they are not. Such is the power…

The Benefits of Inviting Groups To Step Closer To You

Have you noticed that it’s not until you ask a group to form a circle that you get a real sense of how large your…

8 Fun Ways To Get Your Group’s Attention without Losing Your Voice

This post is the fourth & final instalment of articles designed to help you effectively lead large group programs. What’s So Special About Large Groups?…

Essential Tips for Working with Large Groups: Part 2

This post is the third of four articles designed to help you effectively lead large group programs. What’s So Special About Large Groups? Essential Tips…

Essential Tips for Working with Large Groups: Part 1

This post is the second of four articles designed to help you effectively lead large group programs. What’s So Special About Large Groups? Essential Tips…

How To Work with Large Groups & Survive

This post is the first of four articles designed to help you effectively lead large group programs. What’s So Special About Large Groups? (this article)…

Using Play to Help People Connect & Grow

One of the most common questions I get from teachers, trainers, and other group leaders is: How do you do what you do? In other…

Knowledge About v Knowledge Acquired

Last year, I was gifted an opportunity to participate in an 8-week online learning course delivered by the wonderful folks at the Institute for Experiential…

How to Manage Your Group’s Expectations

A question I sometimes ask of a group in the context of an interactive get-to-know-you exercise is “What is your number one pet peeve?” You…

How to Set Successful Goals

Wow. Four weeks plus have already passed in 2023, and tomorrow is February. Were you among the millions of folks who set themselves one or…

How Was Your Break? Urghhh… How To Make Questions More Interesting

Hey folks, welcome to the new year. It’s great to be back in the writer’s chair after a couple of weeks off. So, how was…

Framing is Everything

A conversation that was sparked during a recent 1:1 live support session focused on the importance and value of framing our group’s experiences. In the…

Know Your Why

Many of you will be familiar with the work of Simon Sinek, leadership expert and TED Speaker. Indeed, it was his phenomenal TED Talk How…

Walking Is Controlled Falling

Earlier this week, I came across the words of organisational psychologist and author Adam Grant: “Feeling unsteady is not a sign of instability. It’s often…

Kintsukuroi & How Groups Can Celebrate Failure

There’s an ancient Japanese philosophy that, I think, is particularly pertinent for many groups that are experiencing growing pains. You know, those groups that don’t…

Less is More

It seems like a weird thing to say, but less is more. Counterintuitive, right? I’m sure you’ve heard this phrase before, and I think most…

Struck or Stuck?

Need a really simple reflection question? Try this quick, easy and surprisingly insightful technique that will invite reflection at the end of your group’s learning…

Are You Better Off?

Australia has just experienced a seismic shift in our political landscape as a result of last month’s federal election. Don’t worry – this article is…

Why Are We Playing Games?

If you use group games and activities to help people connect, I’m sure that some version of the question – Why are we playing games?…

Counterintuitive Feedback Question

As a young student, I did okay at school. I regularly scored well on tests and the like and would come home with excellent reports….

How To Increase Engagement with Virtual Audiences

The number one thing most teachers and trainers tell me when we discuss their most pressing problems is how difficult it is to engage their…

How to Avoid Buzz Word Answers

It is so easy to tell when a group is tired and jaded of the typical form-a-circle-and-answer-a-few-questions debrief strategy. (Ugh, I think I was bored…

What Students Need Coming Back to School

Students in the southern hemisphere have started coming back to school in what will be their third year impacted by the COVID19 pandemic. After a…