Participatory Consensus Facilitation
When confronted with 2 simple ideas, teams will often split on which idea to move forward with based on a number of complex conscious or subconscious factors. These decision-making factors are often informed by an individual’s various professional experiences, thoughts and opinions about the idea, proximity to the idea, capacity of implementation and its implications, and even individual personalities and whether they get along with the person(s) who proposed the idea.
This and so much more can make facilitating team consensus a considerable challenge without resistance by those who may feel disregarded or unheard. And remember, this can happen with just 2 simple ideas. Imagine the incredibly complex nature by which organizations build comprehensive strategic plans or conduct a S.W.A.T. analysis, departments and teams create their scheduled goals and metrics and even how we solidify mission, purpose and clients/customer focus. It’s no wonder that
Participatory Consensus Facilitation is such a challenge for so many.
16 Point Compass Consulting prides itself on the ability to facilitate most group meetings, dialogues, listening sessions and other events where complete attendee participation is critical to the decision-making process around strategy, purpose or any other outcome-focused stakeholder meeting.
Team Dynamics
The relational dynamics of your team can be critical to the success of every single one of that team’s members and even the department and/or organization as a whole. Your team’s ability to successfully work together will be critical to them effectively and efficiently solving immediate challenges, being able to support each other through difficult work, encouraging both constructive criticism when needed and positive feedback when warranted , and holding each other accountable in ways that create a community of shared success through individual work. All of this incredibly important work can give any struggling team a powerful boost in work performance AND morale while helping to reduce considerable professional stress on the individual members of that team.
16 Point Compass Consulting works with large and small teams to create opportunities for all its members to work cohesively, towards a common team goal. We do this by employing a series of team-centered strategies to methodically guide your team towards real, positive Team Dynamics through understanding. These strategies include the facilitation of individual interviews, team building exercises and facilitated group dialogues, employing effective communication techniques and exploring value-perspective among the team’s members to ensure each team member recognizes their own value in addition to those of their colleagues.
A team is not a group of people who work together. A team is a group of people who trust each other. - Simon Sinek And for 16 Point Compass Consulting, the only way to get to trust is through understanding.
Re-Routing Workshops & Trainings
16 Point Compass Consulting's Re-Routing Workshop, Trainings & Seminars offer a unique suite of professional development opportunities for individuals and organizations that want to improve their professional understanding of the communities and people they interact with and serve. From community members to colleagues and from clients to customers, Re-Routing workshops, trainings & seminars will give attendees the skills and preparation necessary to increase their positive interactions with others.
Re-Routing Workshops, Trainings & Seminars include:
- Customer Service Technician Training
- Community Building through Engagement
- De-Escalation Training
- Institutionalizing Robust and Resilient Community Partnerships
- Knowing Your Audience by Reading the Cues
- How to be a Better Boss, the Road to Supervising Success
- Relationship Advantage
We pride ourselves on delivering workshops and trainings that are engaging, interactive and fun. Most of our workshops and trainings may include (at the direction of the client) preparation exercises, group dialogues, role-playing scenarios, experiential learning components, group games & activities, participatory decision-making, team building, and follow up actions. Offering both in-person and virtual sessions with one workshop or more, we are able to tailor a dynamic and comprehensive training program around any organization's specific needs.