Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Mark Collard, Founder of Playmeo & Game Engagement Mastermind, about the creation of the temporary community to foster trust, the deliberate/strategic approach of connection before content, and the ongoing virtual facilitation challenge towards engagement.
Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Sarah B. Nelson, Senior Director of Design Thinking Adoption at PepsiCo & Organizational Strategist, about the impact of design thinking for team success in organizations, the collaboration efforts teams must exemplify, the “worthy workshop” intention and expectation, and more.
Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Kierra Johnson, Community Manager at Voltage Control, about the power of positivity, the Facilitation Lab’s impact, and how facilitators are connecting beyond the Lab.
Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Rachael Green, CEO and Founder at Rach Green Cocktails, about hospitality, hybrid events, mixology, and how prioritizing fun and connection can usher in balance and harmony within your teams.
Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Tamara Adlin, UX consultant, creator of the Alignment Personas Method, and co-author of the “The Persona Lifecycle” about exploring assumptions and allowing data to inform decision-making creates a unified team and a clear perspective.
Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Judy Rees, consultant at Rees McCann, about clean language, gardening, and contextual intent.
Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Natalie Nixon, creativity strategist, author, and president of Figure 8 Thinking, about polymaths, dance, fashion, gratitude, and how wonder, structure, and grace can make a major difference in an organization when interconnected.
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.
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.
