How Can We Reimagine Local Government

Control the Room Ambassador: Eric Keck

Everyone is frustrated at one time or another with government services but how can we help to influence change that will be noticeable? The goal behind this workshop will be to look at what nudges and simple changes could be introduced to help with ensuring that the future provision of government services does not continue to frustrate its constituents, and rather benefit all its communities.

Date

September 28, 2021

Time

2pm - 3pm CDT​

Location

Live Online

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What to expect

The Ambassador Event Experience

We're excited to launch Control The Room Ambassador events, hosted by our one-of-a-kind ambassadors each month, to continue the conversation to the future of facilitation. In these events, you'll have an experience like no other to ideate together with other networks and communities apart of the Facilitation Lab and beyond. These sessions will be hosted each month by our diverse group of ambassadors from the Facilitation Lab, so stay tuned for more events to mark your calendars.

Key Questions to Ask Yourself

When could your group use more energy? When was the last time your group was excited & inspired at work? When was the last time they opened up, bellied up, and tackled a hard problem with vulnerability and resolve? How about a break? Would they welcome just a few moments to breathe and relax? With all our modern hullabaloo, how can you help everyone block out distractions and focus?

How You'll Learn

This event will be activity-based to open the conversation about local government. You’ll recognize, practice, and learn from other facilitators in the room with Eric at the helm. He won’t just talk at you — you’ll learn through ideating together, work with other participants, and gather feedback. This is an interactive experience to learn from one another and gain inspiration to reimagine our local government in our communities.

Agenda

Open

Jumpstart the conversation

Explore

Dive into the conservation focus

Share

Be open to communication with other facilitators in the room

Close

Come together to ideate & grow from the experience

Who Should Attend

Community Leaders

Looking to open the conversation to build better communities

Innovators

Ideating outside the box to explore

Entrepreneurs

Sharpen your energy & intention

Anyone

Leaning in to brainstorm across a range of communities

Key Takeaways

Develop stronger communication skills

Learn from other unique voices in the room

Understand simple ideas to encourage new ways of thinking for government

Network and grow your professional connections

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Douglas Ferguson

Douglas Ferguson is an entrepreneur, educator, and human-centered technologist. He is the founder and president of Voltage Control, a facilitation academy that develops leaders through certifications, workshops, and organizational coaching focused on facilitation mastery, innovation, and play. He has helped transform leaders, innovators, and creatives from Nike, U.S. SOCOM, Google, the Air Force, Gap, Tesla, MSU, Church & Dwight, Apple, Adobe, Dropbox, Fidelity, Vrbo, Liberty Mutual, Humana, and SAIC. Douglas is a thought leader and author of four books: Magical Meetings, Beyond the Prototype, How to Remix Anything, and Start Within.
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Please note that photographs, video & audio recordings will be taken throughout this event. These will be used by Voltage Control for marketing and publicity in our publications, on our website and in social media, or in any third-party publication. Please contact us via email if you have any concerns or if you wish to be exempted from this activity.​

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