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Facilitation | July 23, 2024

In professional development, the principles of practice and feedback are vital. Much like athletes and musicians refine their skills through rehearsal and critique, professionals must engage in deliberate practice and seek feedback to master their craft. This blog post explores these elements, providing insights and strategies to foster growth and success in the workplace. Facilitators, in particular, need ongoing practice and feedback to enhance their skills. Structured practice opportunities and feedback loops help identify strengths and areas for improvement. Embracing a growth mindset is essential, as it encourages seeking feedback and viewing challenges as learning opportunities. In professional settings, practice often gets neglected, overshadowed by the expectation to perform flawlessly. To foster growth, professionals need environments where they can safely practice and receive feedback, similar to athletes rehearsing before a performance.

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Facilitation Lab Summit | March 26, 2026

At the 2026 Facilitation Lab Summit, Renita Joyce Smith delivered a session that flipped the script on facilitation: the most powerful tool in any room isn't your agenda or your activities—it's you. Drawing on years of experience in coaching and organizational work, Renita challenged facilitators to move beyond the performance of professionalism and into the practice of genuine presence. She explored what it truly means to show up unmasked, how to build a container that is both structured and deeply human, and why noticing, naming, and inviting are the three moves that separate good facilitation from transformative facilitation. A must-watch for any facilitator ready to stop hiding behind the toolkit and start trusting themselves as the instrument.

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Facilitation | March 24, 2026

Voltage Control becomes the first facilitation certification provider to earn the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Short-Term Credential Provider Endorsement, bringing independent validation to an unregulated training market. This recognition signals institutional-grade quality, operational rigor, and credibility for both learners and enterprise L&D teams. Backed by a trusted accrediting body, the certification offers verifiable proof of excellence, helping professionals and organizations confidently invest in facilitation, innovation, and AI transformation training programs with reduced risk and greater trust.

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Facilitation Lab Summit | March 19, 2026

At the 2025 Facilitation Lab Summit, Elena Farden led an immersive session titled "Consent as Ceremony: Learnings from Nurturing Safe Connections in Indigenous Play Parties." Elena, known for weaving cultural rituals and deep respect for consent into her facilitation practice, provided profound insights into how we can integrate these sacred traditions into our own work.

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AI | March 12, 2026

AI may feel new, but the challenges beneath it; alignment, decision quality, behavior change, and adoption are as old as organizations themselves. What’s different now is speed. In this post, we explore how AI can magnify existing dysfunction or accelerate clarity and progress depending on how teams work together. Learn how facilitators can design intentional cadences, improve decision-making, and make work visible so AI enhances collaboration rather than scaling chaos. Discover practical shifts and the Ways of Working Assessment to help teams surface hidden friction, strengthen systems, and turn AI-driven speed into a strategic advantage.