It’s my new, favourite quote! Because in our work at Barefoot Facilitation Inc. we’re all about helping people to come together to engage in “conversations that count”. In other words, “conversations that matter” or that are meaningful. You’ll see us facilitating group conversations, hosting training conversations or emceeing large event conversations. And they all have […]

July 2024 Many groups and organizations are using principles to held guide their decisions and actions. Good Principles make sure that everyone’s  decisions match the group’s goals and values. To see if a principle is effective before using it, you can check if it follows the G.U.I.D.E. method developed by Michael Quinn Patton. For those

June 2024 As a group process facilitator, I go through buckets of markers. And I’ve learned that my approach to using coloured markers on white boards and flip charts really matters. It’s not just about what looks pretty! Picking the right colours and using them well can help participants stay engaged, understand better and remember

March 2024 The idea of standing while facilitating online conversations might seem unconventional, even peculiar. Yet, this simple shift in posture holds remarkable potential to transform the dynamics of virtual meetings and sessions. Beyond mere physical ergonomics, embracing the practice of standing while facilitating in a virtual space can spark creativity, boost engagement, and foster

February 2024 What is Transformational Leadership (TL)?   Easily understood as the sort of leadership which uplifts the motivation, engagement and morale of folks within a group or organization (Bass, 1999).  The Four Basic Pillars of Transformational Leadership are:  Individualized Consideration Inspirational Motivation  Intellectual Stimulation Idealized Influence Over time, TL theories have evolved to fit the

February 2024 Dear Barefoot Facilitation Inc. Community, I am delighted to announce that Nino Kovacevic (he/him) will join the Barefoot Facilitation Inc. staff team on February 20th as our first Associate Facilitator.  Nino will bring with him over a decade of experience at the intersection of provincial and national not-for-profit sport governance, organizational and community

Barefoot Facilitation Inc. has a sixteen-year track record as the facilitation solution of choice for a growing group of non-profit, public and private sector clients across Canada. We work with clients to co-create process facilitation and training solutions that are relaxed and informal while being results oriented and engaging. Due to recent rapid growth, we

I facilitate a lot of conversations about what contributes to effective interpersonal communication. We always discuss the impact your voice has on how you are being perceived: your speed, tone, pitch, volume and accent. Tone can be difficult to manage. It is often what inches you over the line from being assertive to being perceived

September 2023: I am delighted to announce that Joss Pirker (she/her) will join the Barefoot Facilitation Inc. staff team as Client Experience Coordinator on September 12th, based out of Bedford, Nova Scotia. Joss will expand our team’s capacity as we continue to excel at providing our clients with exceptional facilitation and training solutions that are relaxed