Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Regine Gilbert, Assistant Professor at NYU and author of Inclusive Design for a Digital World: Designing with Accessibility in Mind. They discuss Nintendo, VR, accessibility as a byproduct of observation, and how awareness fuels innovation for an audience that needs it.
Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Vinay Kumar, Director of C2C OD, about listening skills, elephants, and patience in facilitation.
Douglas Ferguson chats with professional facilitator & workshop leader Cam Houser about his Instant Community-Building Workshop and his approach to facilitation design.
Six Ways to Create More Effective Agendas: Set Clear Objectives, Focus on Essential Topics, Set a Realistic Schedule, Work Collaboratively, Reflection Time, Write it down
Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Kazique Prince, Founder of both Jelani Consulting LLC and Courage Equity, about empathy-driven inclusion, psychological awareness in the workplace, and how reconciliation affects all aspects of an individual’s life.
Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Vijay Kumar, Professor Emeritus at the Illinois Tech's Institute of Design and author of 101 Design Methods, about his book, vintage typewriters, and framing insights. Listen in to see dynamic systems with design-based structures re-shape how we interact with the world around us.
Control the Room 2021: a recap of our 3-day virtual facilitator summit.
Control the Room Summit 2021: Mohamed Ali, Service Designer and Facilitator at Independant, discusses how self-interest can create engagement and participation for your audience.
Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Ed Morrison, Director of the Agile Strategy Lab in North Alabama University, about team-based communication models, Strategic Doing, and transformative thinking for hopeless, uncertain futures. Listen in to hear Ed guide us through the questions, processes, and frameworks that will help in making the most of complex environments.
Follow these 7 effective meeting guidelines to kick Zoom fatigue and optimize your remote meeting culture: 1. Determine the need for the meeting. 2. Prepare in advance. 3. Share expectations and goals. 4. Create a safe space. 5. Stay on track and redirect. 6. Recap and gather feedback. 7. Follow-up.
