We welcome newcomers and seasoned experts, the more diverse the community the better for all of us. As long as you care deeply about facilitation and are intent on improving your crafting and helping elevate the facilitation ecosystem, you are welcome!  

Our community thrives on active, dynamic interaction, far beyond the passive exchange of comments and links. It’s a vibrant hub where peers collaboratively share practical content, engage in meaningful discussions, and spontaneously meet to collaborate. The essence of our community is about challenging each other to grow, providing support, and fostering a space for continuous learning and innovation.

Participating in our community means embracing its self-organizing nature. By pitching in – whether it’s sharing insights, initiating discussions, or collaborating on projects – every member plays a crucial role in shaping our community’s growth and direction. It’s a collective effort where your involvement not only benefits you but also enriches the entire community.

While Slack is fantastic for real-time conversations, our new community on Circle offers a more structured and lasting environment for collaboration and learning. Here’s how they differ:


• Message Longevity: Unlike Slack, where messages disappear after 90 days, your contributions on Circle are here to stay. This makes it easier to revisit valuable insights and discussions.
• Event Management: Circle allows you to RSVP to events directly within the platform, streamlining your planning and participation.
  Content Organization: With Circle, you can filter, sort, and link to past content with ease. This makes it simpler to find the resources and conversations that matter to you.
• Member Discovery: Get to know your community better! Circle provides detailed profiles, helping you connect and collaborate with members who share your interests or expertise.
• Resource Accessibility: Unlike Slack, Circle offers a dedicated space for resources that can be directly downloaded, making it a one-stop-shop for all your community needs.
• Community Building: Circle is designed to foster deeper connections and more meaningful interactions, making it easier to facilitate team cohesion, culture transformation, and communities of practice.
  
  So, whether you’re looking to engage in thoughtful discussions, find resources, or connect with like-minded individuals, Circle offers a more robust and lasting solution.

Thursday Facilitation Labs will continue on their regular cadence. We will now refer to this series as Facilitation Lab HQ, to differentiate these virtual meetups from the regional events that are starting. We’re creating more space than ever to deepen your relationship with facilitation.

Facilitation Lab HQ is our virtual lab that we hold every other week. Since we have in-person labs all over, we call our virtual lab HQ for headquarters. 

Facilitation Lab meetups are live opportunities to connect, learn, and practice with each other. These meetups will happen virtually and in person across various global regions. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to engage with community members in person as well as virtually  based on what works best for you

Regional leads are volunteers who host Facilitation Labs in their local communities and/or virtually in their preferred time zones. Each region is named after the nearest metro, for example, Facilitation Lab Denver, Facilitation Lab Austin, Facilitation Lab LA, Facilitation Lab Seattle, and Facilitation Lab Nairobi. You can see all the regions here. If you are interested in being a regional lead, you can signup here!

Yes! We believe it is important to have co-leads and volunteers for each region. Having a co-lead and volunteers makes it easier on the lead because they have further support, and, if someone departs, there’s still someone there, while we backfill the next co-lead.

We do not have a public set of criteria or rubrics. The purpose of the application process is to ensure that all members are serious enough about joining to take the time to apply. Unlike LinkedIn or other social platforms where you might join 100 groups a day, we want to make sure that you are making a commitment. Also, the application process ensures that all profiles in the community are complete ensuring that you can more easily locate potential collaborators.

We curate the jobs from various searches across the web and direct relationships with have with hiring managers. Because we focus on the core facilitation skills, the job and gigs will cover many titles and industries. Did the community help you get a job or a gig? Let us know. We’d love to celebrate with you.

15-minute jam sessions are impromptu sessions initiated and scheduled by community members to gather multiple members to swarm on an idea or challenge quickly. 

Among our founding members are volunteers available to meet with you 1:1 or in small groups to answer questions, do walkthroughs, and provide coaching on successful participation. Get in touch by emailing info@voltagecontrol.com