(Fl)awesome Facilitator

“I’ve recently bought ‘Hum’ and signed up for Jacinta’s blog. I’m loving how you provoke thought using creativity, the length is also great, I know I’m going to get a gem or two without significant investment of time!”
Alison Bradford, Community Development + Engagement Manager, Wollongong City Council

“Your blog this week was just what I needed for an upcoming workshop! Your wisdom and insights are very useful, and I wanted to let you know I really appreciate them!”
Tanya, Pinanyi Consulting

“Jacinta's blog is a must read for me- it provides inspiration to think about your business in a different way and always gives me those much needed laughs in your day.”
Leanne Raven FAICD, CEO Crohn’s & Colitis Australia

“The bite-size tips in Jacinta’s blog and videos are super helpful. I often go to her archive when I have a particular challenge and find something handy that helps.”
Gabriela Gallo, Legal Learning Manager, Herbert Smith Freehills

Beginner’s mind

Beginner’s mind

Observing and noticing with a beginner’s mindset is joyful. What will I see today?

Jacinta Cubis18 May 2020collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

Taken by surprise

Taken by surprise

If we look to notice, we have a greater chance of finding the unexpected. Even if our eyes don’t at first see it.

Jacinta Cubis11 May 2020collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

Read the room for sticky decisions

Read the room for sticky decisions

Conversations with stakeholders and communities shape decisions about policies, programs and projects. These decisions are more likely to stick if the conversations are meaningful.

Jacinta Cubis4 May 2020collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

Virtual headspin

Virtual headspin

The sudden switch to virtual has left some of us a bit dizzy. A pause to remind ourselves that fundamentals come first or we lose our balance. Invest in the design – face-to-face or online.

Jacinta Cubis27 April 2020collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

The man who mistook the cat for a teddy.*

The man who mistook the cat for a teddy.*

Des, the plumber, thought our cat looked like a teddy. Our encounter reminded me not to overlook the ordinary.

Jacinta Cubis20 April 2020collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

If you can read the room, you can read the zoom

If you can read the room, you can read the zoom

Despite all the buttons, hacks and tricks of virtual meeting rooms, we still need the same skills to read a ‘zoom’ as to read a room.

Jacinta Cubis13 April 2020collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitation Comments

The right way up?*

The right way up?*

The world may seem topsy turvy right now, but you don’t have to go upside down to see things from a different perspective.

Jacinta Cubis5 April 2020collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

In their virtual shoes

In their virtual shoes

You might not be able to see participants’ shoes when you’re facilitating online, but you’ve still got to remember to put yourself in them.

Jacinta Cubis30 March 2020collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment