In "Holding Space, Finding Self," Voltage Control alum Tahira Bharmal shares her journey through facilitation, culture, and connection. From her early corporate days in the UAE to discovering the transformative power of holding space, Tahira reflects on mentorship, cross-cultural lessons, and how facilitation has shaped her life and work. A story of growth, purpose, and the magic of creating space for meaningful conversations.
August 2025
As seasons shift, so do our rhythms—at work, in families, and within ourselves. In The Season of Transitions: Don’t Just Return—Re-Imagine, we explore how leaders and facilitators can turn thresholds into opportunities for purpose and renewal. Discover how to use Liberating Structures’ Purpose-to-Practice (P2P) to move from inspiration to aligned action, create meaningful rituals, and design small shifts that build lasting momentum for teams and organizations.
Cardano made blockchain history by ratifying its first community-led constitution through a five-month global facilitation process led by Voltage Control. Over 1,400 participants from 50 countries shaped the document via workshops, synthesis sessions, and a historic Constitutional Convention. This unprecedented collaboration sets a blueprint for decentralized governance, Web3 innovation, and large-scale, multilingual facilitation.
Discover how Marco Monterzino went from luxury product designer to rural facilitator, using design thinking and facilitation to drive organizational resilience and change. From ST Dupont to Innovate UK and now Voltage Control, Marco’s journey explores purpose, collaboration, and the power of facilitation to unlock innovation across sectors.
In this episode of the Facilitation Lab podcast, host Douglas Ferguson engages with Charles Hoskinson, CEO of Input I Output and Co-Founder of Cardano. They delve into themes of facilitation, collaboration, and governance, particularly focusing on Charles's work in developing a decentralized governance model for Cardano. Charles shares insights from facilitating workshops across 50 countries to draft Cardano's constitution, emphasizing the importance of communication, trust, and consensus-building. The conversation also explores the impact of historical governance models and modern organizational design on decentralized systems, offering valuable lessons for fostering innovation and collaboration in diverse groups.