Collaboration in meetings doesn't always need EVERYONE's input at first. It doesn't have to be all 14 people in the meeting because some people may not have the expertise. It could be seven people in that meeting. Virtual meetings give us the bonus of chat to allow communications we could…
Most people are never trained on how to run high-stakes collaborative meetings. Everyone is trained on how we do presentations. That is one failure of the dominant training starting with school and continuing into professional design and construction work. The fundamentals of complex collaborative facilitation don't include presentations. I can't…
I'm speaking at CLIC 2023. This year it is being hosted in León is one of the cities in the state of Guanajuato, known worldwide as the footwear capital for its enormous production of footwear and leather products. There has also been much construction in recent years, and more ongoing…
The reality is you have to decide how to decide before you get to the meeting. Otherwise, the meeting becomes around how we want to decide. So all the work in a high-stakes meeting as you know is what happens before the meeting. I like to use topics or techniques…
We think good leadership is essential, more than many may realize for projects to run easier, better, and faster. Good leadership is amazing, and those types of leaders, great leaders, don't speak too much. They know how to guide a process towards an objective. Tao Te Ching by Lao Tsu…
And from a continuous improvement standpoint, every meeting is an opportunity to get better. But the great thing about working virtually, unless it's highly confidential, you can videotape yourself in every meeting. Go back and watch and always ask the group for feedback. So when you do that Plus Delta,…
If you're facilitating a meeting, you're responsible for pulling forward the ideas from the other people first. As a facilitator, if you go first and share your thinking first. You anchor everybody else we call it sometimes poisoning the well so that nobody else, no other idea can survive and…
That's why it's so important to decide how to decide. What do you want to do? You're the expert. How we're going to decide both at the full meeting level than a workshop meeting like the one you described with 50 people or a status update meeting at the agenda…
Even Registered Scrum Masters have Sprint Review Meetings. The Sprint Review is designed to allow teams "to inspect the outcome of the Sprint and determine future adaptations," according to the current Scrum Guide. We AEP (Agile Education Trainers) get together monthly to check in with our goals and review what…
Brian Melcher, Principal at Field Verified, brought me to the 6th annual Advancing Construction Quality conference in Austin Texas last month. It is the premier event for uncovering the latest trends, innovations, and best practices to optimize construction Quality programs and their associated QA/QC processes. I took my camera and…
🌟 Journey with me to Cambridge, Massachusetts! I'm headed to the Agile Education Program by Scrum Inc. to meet up with Dr. Jeff Sutherland and fellow trainers. We'll dig into the insights from Jeff's book, "Scrum First Principles." Plus, I'll share how Scrum is revolutionizing social media to provide value…
Unlock the secrets to highly effective meetings in the construction industry with Evan Unger, a master facilitator with a proven track record of transforming chaotic meetings into organized, outcome-driven sessions. Evan's years of experience bring a unique blend of actionable insights specifically tailored for construction professionals. If you're tired of…
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Mural is an online collaboration tool I've been using since 2021. Even now, I use it for a mix of online, in-person, and hybrid meetings. I discovered this digital-first visual collaboration tool and you will see that it is more than an online whiteboard. When you give others the opportunity…
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