Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Hailey Temple, Learning Experience Lead at MURAL, about injecting humanity into our meetings, widening the boundaries of your understanding, and creating spaces for all to flourish.
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Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Hailey Temple, Learning Experience Lead at MURAL, about injecting humanity into our meetings, widening the boundaries of your understanding, and creating spaces for all to flourish.
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At the 2026 Facilitation Lab Summit, Joe Randel — roadie, musician, radio DJ, and talent buyer — used the lens of a DJ to explore one of facilitation's most important and underexamined questions: how do you find your voice? Drawing on the DJ's approach to repertoire, interpretation, and real-time presence, Joe offered a practical framework for understanding what makes your facilitation distinctly yours — and why that voice is your greatest competitive advantage in an age of AI. From the cut-blend-let-it-end decision framework to the idea that journey is always co-created rather than prescribed, this session is a must-read for any facilitator looking to move from competent to truly irreplaceable.
Small business coaching empowers entrepreneurs and business leaders to navigate today’s market complexities through structured facilitation, leadership development, and data-informed strategies. Voltage Control equips business coaches and small business owners alike with proven methods, tools, and coaching programs to help businesses grow, adapt, and thrive sustainably.
Explore the diverse types of business coaching and niches—from executive coaching for leaders to health and wellness support for entrepreneurs. Whether you’re a business owner, product innovator, consultant, or educator, understanding how leadership coaching, career coaching, or holistic health coaching fit into a thriving coaching business can help you find your ideal niche in the U.S. coaching industry and deliver meaningful results.
Nicole Richard’s journey from robotics engineer to global facilitator reveals how human-centered design, distributed team leadership, and facilitation intersect to create meaningful connection. From LEGO classrooms to rural Kenya, she shares how the Voltage Control Facilitation Certification helped her name and strengthen her facilitative leadership style. Discover how design thinking, community building, and intentional gatherings can transform teams, unlock collective wisdom, and fuel impact across borders.
In this episode of the Facilitation Lab podcast, host Douglas Ferguson interviews Erin Warner, founder of Head + Heart Coaching and Facilitation. Erin shares her journey from traditional leadership training to interactive facilitation, emphasizing the power of peer learning, rituals, and the “flow channel” for team engagement. She discusses authentic facilitation, embodied practices, and her holistic “3D wellness” approach. Erin also explores how words and self-talk shape reality, encouraging leaders to foster connection, courage, and creativity. The episode highlights facilitation as a transformative tool for personal and collective growth in organizations and beyond.
AI is reshaping product management, requiring professionals to balance strategy, technical knowledge, and leadership. From managing the AI Product Development Lifecycle to understanding data limitations and biases, today’s Product Managers must master new skills. Explore how AI product management courses, workshops, and learning programs prepare leaders to design ethical, human-centered products that deliver business outcomes.
Tech leader Brian Buck shares how he shifted from being “the smartest person in the room” to designing rooms that are smart together. In this Voltage Control Facilitation Certification alumni story, he explains how bridging tech and business, embracing professional facilitation, and learning to trust the room helped him lead enterprise-level transformation, build psychological safety, and amplify others—especially in an AI-enabled world.
Inclusion isn’t just a value—it’s a leadership practice. First-time managers have a unique opportunity to shape culture, foster trust, and empower every team member. From addressing unconscious bias to promoting diverse voices, inclusive behavior starts with you. Ready to lead with purpose? Join Voltage Control’s facilitation certification and build greatness through difference.