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Meeting Culture | November 17, 2025

Map Before You Move explores a systems-first approach to AI transformation so your tools don’t just speed up broken workflows. Learn how to see your organization as an ecosystem, map roles, rituals, rules, and boundaries, and use systems mapping in Miro to uncover bottlenecks before they appear. This 60–90 minute workshop guide helps digital transformation and AI teams convene cross-functional clarity, design safer experiments, align incentives and governance, and turn AI pilots into sustainable change that amplifies what your organization values most. Featuring Voltage Control’s Activity of the Month and insights from the Facilitation Lab Summit.

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Alumni Stories | November 12, 2025

From stage lights to safe spaces, facilitator and storyteller Rabilyn Abalo shares how growing up in a tight-knit Filipino community, working at Philz Coffee, and navigating ambiguity at Strava shaped her facilitation superpower. In this personal reflection, she traces her journey from shy emcee to confident leader, and how Voltage Control’s Facilitation Certification, diversity scholarship, and tools like 1-2-4-All and portfolio projects helped her build psychological safety, inclusion, and shared ownership. Discover how embracing beginner’s mind, cultural roots, and community-centered leadership can transform meetings, empower teams, and turn everyday moments into spaces of belonging.

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Alumni Stories | October 30, 2025

Noelle Pourrat’s journey from international affairs and conflict resolution to collaborative leadership through facilitation. Raised in a multicultural community and trained at Sciences Po & Columbia, Noelle honed bridge-building at Carnegie Corporation before discovering facilitation’s power. A 2020 misstep sparked a focus on presence over tools; Voltage Control’s certification, Practice Playgrounds, and community unlocked breakthroughs like the Diamond of Participation. She’s since led high-impact retreats, rolled out Crucial Conversations, and launched Facilitation Lab NYC—applying facilitation to strengthen teams, civic dialogue, and culture.

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| October 24, 2025

Whether you're leading your first team meeting or contributing to a high-stakes virtual meeting, knowing how to participate in meetings effectively is crucial. This guide offers actionable strategies for first-time managers, from building psychological safety and using structured brainstorming to mastering facilitation skills and taking notes during meetings. Learn how to drive better meeting outcomes, moderate conflict, and support your team’s objectives with confidence.

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Alumni Stories | October 15, 2025

From stage to seminar, Christy Rotman shares how a career in professional dance evolved into purposeful facilitation and academic coaching at UVA. Mentoring interns, graduate study in counseling, and years supporting first-year students led her to Voltage Control’s Facilitation Certification, where a diverse cohort and tools grounded in purpose (inspired by Priya Parker) transformed her practice. Today she designs engaging workshops on growth mindset and the science of learning, leads accountability groups, and coaches one-on-one—confidently calling herself a facilitator who builds community, clarity, and student success.