Whether your team is meeting in person, virtually, or in a hybrid format, we specialize in designing and facilitating processes that allow more system-wide engagement, unlock creativity, foster connection, and inspire innovation across systems.
Our Approach
We design purpose-driven meetings informed by good communication and strong partnerships with our clients in the planning process.
By incorporating a mix of individual reflection, group dialogue, and creative activities, we ensure all voices are heard, and all perspectives are valued.
Techniques such as system sculpting, leadership journey mapping, ecosystem mapping, and private writing help activate participation across diverse learning styles, making every session impactful and inclusive.
In virtual settings, we use dynamic platforms like MURAL, Miro, Padlet, and Google Docs to create interactive collaborative spaces just like in-person meetings.
We partner with organizations to design and lead impactful sessions, including:
Outcomes that Drive Impact
Our facilitation creates opportunities for reflection, shared understanding, and alignment. Groups leave with clearer insights, stronger relationships, and a sense of purpose. These methods are particularly valuable when:
A Creative, Collaborative Experience
Our facilitation services are usually paired with live graphic recording to capture the conversation in real-time, creating a powerful container for learning, connection, and transformation. Together, these tools turn meetings into meaningful moments that inspire action and lasting results.
Facilitation engagements are usually booked between 3-6 months in advance. If you are considering hiring us, reach out today.
A Social Listening Mural is a great tool for building engagement and excitement in a meeting or conference. Participants offer insights on a compelling question and illustrators listen to responses to create a dynamic mural in real time.
An Engagement Wall or Commitment Wall is in some ways more straightforward than the Listening Mural, in that the canvas is designed with a title and some anchor illustrations in advance, but is intended to be engaged by participants only.
They can be very simple, as in the example on the right, or more elaborate like the example below.
Check out our blog here for some tips for a successful Social Engagement Mural.
This Commitment Wall (left) is a kind of Social Engagement activity and is more complex, with customized stickers designed in advance. It was designed to be used continuously throughout an 8-hour conference day, during breaks, and over lunch. The final image with all the commitments is shared with participants after the conference as a “thank you,” reminder, and celebration of the done throughout the day.
The Social Listening Mural and Commitment Wall can be combined into one activity. For example, participants can map ideas on their own, and illustrators can also help organize ideas and illustrate around them, as in this example
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