Facilitation

Have you ever walked out of a meeting or workshop wondering what the purpose was? Why Sally was there and what did she contribute? Do you really have to meet again next week and what will be different this time?

These types of meetings can be extremely frustrating and easily avoided with effective facilitation. With over 14 years in the natural water resource management field I can appreciate the difference between a talk fest and a deliberate, structured and efficient discussion.

When you’ve got limited time and resources and you need to get an outcome efficiently and effectively, facilitation can be the difference between arriving at an outcome and wasting precious resources.

Working Wheel facilitation assists with organisational reflection, network integration, knowledge brokering, policy creation and review, and strategic planning. 

I will work with you to design an engaging and interactive workshop that achieves your intended outcomes and meets your business needs.

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Water Sensitive Urban Design Life Cycle Cost analysis; Knowledge Brokering

• Internal, external and virtual stakeholders were present.
  
• Purpose was to extract a review of a project report and any recommendations for the project from the stakeholders.
  
• Met the requirements of the brief within an efficient two hour workshop.
  

Waterway Health Monitoring; Program Evaluation

• Brought internal stakeholders along the journey of to understand where has the program been through to what’s next for the program.
  
• Included a mix of activities doing the workshop process.
  
• The workshop identified what were the intended outcomes, what’s important for the stakeholders and a way forward.
  

Waterway Health Enhancement; Difficult discussion to consolidate various stakeholder opinions

• Internal workshop with stakeholders from various divisions across the organisation – each division had individuals with varying opinions.
  
• Kept the meeting solution focused to meet the tight time allocation.
  
• Gave everyone a voice and moved the group to a consensus that met the needs of the program.
  

New network group; Strategic Planning Session

• External group of professionals keen to gain focus for future networking session.
  
• They were unsure of their purpose so this session provided clarity.
  
• Held a two hour session to reach a consensus regarding the purpose of the group.
  

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What Working Wheel's clients had to say...

Belinda, I really liked your approach. You did really well with a group that has had no structure or boundaries to date! I feel with your help the group acquired a more polished shape without friction or pressure. Thank you!!
German, Engineer

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