Hi, I joined the Facilitator club a couple of weeks ago on the advice of @Tarynlee Kearney . (And what great advice that was!) My field of expertise is creative thinking. I help people and teams to understand what creativity is, how it works and how to get more of it. The main take aways from my work are: better collaboration, improved problem solving and much better ideation! (With knock-on effects on culture 😉) I live in a small town in The Netherlands and am busy building my business and finding my way. I've been in training and facilitation for over 20 years but I'm not specifically trained. I'm also a keynote speaker dedicated to making the world a better place by activating the inherent creativity of as many people as I can reach!

I am on the hunt for research studies that explore the impact of facilitation. Have you run across studies or stats that demonstrate the value of facilitation for teams?

Key Person of Influence is Daniel Priestly’s best known book and a masterclass in how to become a lead magnet. He says it’s simply not enough to say your a “Workshop Facilitator” even “Workshop Facilitator for corporations” is not enough. He says in a world where it’s now easy to reach your niche through social networks you have to niche down and then own that niche. To the example above an effective niche would be “Workshop Facilitator for data divisions in top 500 sustainable corporations” would be a good example of a niche you could own. What’s your niche? What do you own? For myself I’ve moved from “Helping corporates do good” to “Helping early stage technology startups design better products faster with design sprint.” This still could be improved to be industry specific e.g. travel or food but is good enough to get started

Stop saying who you are. Start showing what you deliver. Most people introduce themselves like this: - "I'm a coach." - "I'm a facilitator." Or they talk about their methods: - "I run workshops." - "I use Design Thinking techniques." 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭? 𝐍𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬. People care about themselves. They care about their status and future results. So focus on them and their dreams: - How will you elevate their status? - What results will they achieve? 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲: Instead of saying "I'm a productivity coach," say, "I help busy managers reclaim 10 hours a week." 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀? 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗳: 👉 To CTOs: "I help teams build products customers LOVE with much less risk of failing." 👉 To PMs: "I help you understand and prioritize customer problems much faster." 👉 To HR Managers: "I help companies build cultures that employees constantly talk about." 👉 To Sales: "I'll help you run the customer discovery so you perfectly know what to sell to them." 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫: 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. Speak about their dreams and watch your sales grow. What's the ONE result your ideal client dreams of? Tell me in the comments! 👇 (and rewrite YOUR pitch)

I am wondering if anyone here has had any success in integrating aspects of LSP (LEGO Serious Play) into their workshops? I have done it as an ice breaker as EVERYONE loves to play with little plastic building blocks!!!