Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Sarah L. Collie, Associate Vice President for Organizational Excellence at the University of Virginia, about the influence facilitation has played throughout her professional career, how meeting disruption can happen no matter how prepared the facilitator, and more.
Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Diana Joseph, Innovator at the Corporate Accelerator Forum & Co-Host of The Ecosystem Show on Clubhouse, about the need for open dialogue between startup & corporate organizations and the unique space Diana curates to collectively bring them together through specified expertise, and more.
Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Elizabeth Maloba, Co-Founder of Nahari, about the value of experiential methods, the impact the pandemic had on mental health in the workplace, the necessity and personal meaning behind community in organizations, and more.
While we must strive for diversity and inclusion in the workplace, over-including for certain conversations can be a distraction from your purpose and the work itself. Only invite who you need in a meeting.
Douglas Ferguson chats with Justin Foster, co-founder of the intrinsic branding firm Root + River & BeMa, about his Challenge Circles monthly meeting and the power of collective intelligence.
The return to work is the start of another transition in the workplace. The integration of hybrid work will require new systems and processes that focus on human connection.
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.
Visualize your thinking for more effective meetings by using prototypes to define a clear purpose and direction for collaborative work.
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.