The Facilitation Blog (From 3rd Eye Facilitation)

Nelson, New Zealand IAF/AFN Conference

2010-01-14T17:56:00.001-08:00

At the end of November I attended a facilitation conference in Nelson, New Zealand hosted by the Australian Facilitators Network and the International Association of Facilitators. It was held, in part, on a Maori marae (meeting place) where we were welcomed and sent off in traditional Maori fashion. It was a fantastic insight into the Maori community. One aspect which was very apparent is the collaborative way in which they conduct their affairs and this made it a very appropriate place to hold a conference of facilitators whose profession is all about oiling the wheels of collaboration within and between groups.

Apart from being a fantastic networking opportunity with facilitators from all over the world it was a chance to see how facilitation is being used by consultants and by large organisations in the public, private and non-profit sectors.

Group Sense

2009-07-27T21:08:00.001-07:00

We say that individuals have 5 senses, sight, hearing, touch, smell and touch. Sometimes we talk about a 6th sense. Another way of connecting with others. In conversation the other day a group of us were talking about group synergy and the oft-repeated phrase that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The conversation turned to the science of Collective Intelligence. That made me think of pilot fish that swim alongside sharks, turning as the shark turns. Then I remembered seeing film of huge flocks of birds in their millions who fly fast and turn as one huge mass simultaneously. Do they all tweet ‘turn left – pass it on’ or is there something else happening there? Perhaps there is some kind of Group Sense going on here. Somehow they just know exactly when and how far to turn. Could it be that groups of people who have worked together well for a long time develop the same kind of Group Sense when making decisions? How can facilitators nurture this?

3rd Eye and Zenergy Global

2009-07-09T01:55:00.001-07:00

3rd Eye in the guise of Dave Rees is really pleased to have begun an association with Zenergy Global in Auckland www.zenergyglobal.com. Working with Dr Dale Hunter, a world leader in group facilitation and author of ‘The Art of Facilitation’, and Stephen Thorpe, a pioneer in online facilitation.

3rd Eye Facilitation is now in New Zealand!

2009-07-08T23:56:00.001-07:00

3rd Eye, being Dave Rees, is spending some time down under with his Kiwi partner, Barb. I am keen to meet as many people as possible in New Zealand and Australia to create a network and seek out new opportunities to help groups in their decision making processes.

I am still spending time in the UK with existing clients and keen to meet new ones there too.

Welcome to Third Eye Facilitation

2009-02-26T04:37:00.000-08:00

The brand new web site is now live at http://www.thirdeyefacilitation.com.

This blog will be updated shortly, along with our brand new Twitter account.