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Methods for Facilitating Innovation in Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last month I had the pleasure of taking the Luma Institute Train the Trainers workshop where I got a chance to immerse in practicing facilitation techniques based on human centered design principles. The workshop instructor Peter Maher is founder and CEO, of Luma Institute , and a Jedi Master. Facilitation'

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3 Reasons Every Nonprofit Tech Project Should Begin with a Discovery

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A tech “discovery” is the initial, independent phase of a technology project where key analysis, design and planning are performed BEFORE a buy or build decision is made. Discoveries are essentially risk mitigation exercises, and they should be a separate contract from the build phase whenever possible. Why is that?

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What Past Disasters Tell Us About What Maui Needs Now

VisionLink

Our hearts ache for those in Maui; we wanted to share some insights as Maui enters the next phase of response. Most importantly, the more comprehensive the information is in the early phases of recovery, the more the local community knows about its own needs, and the more it can better direct its own recovery.

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Facilitation: The Secret Ingredient for Successful Participatory Decision-Making in Philanthropy

sgEngage

Facilitation: The Secret Sauce of Participatory Processes Especially when it comes to participatory decision-making, we believe that a skilled facilitator is essential. The role of strategic facilitation of decision-making in participatory philanthropy is often unrecognized and underappreciated.

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Maze raises $40M to help facilitate software product research

TechCrunch

The risky nature of product research led Jonathan Widawski and Thomas Mary — software developers by trade — to launch Maze , a software product research platform that facilitates prototype tests and surveys. “Maze began with the belief that product design teams should have easy access to data during the design phase.

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For Positive Outcomes, Hold a Mirror Up to Board Performance

.orgSource

Launch the Conversation Sometimes an outside facilitator can move the group forward more quickly. Sometimes an outside facilitator can move members forward more quickly. We had a roadmap for how to advance the organization and prepare for the next phase of growth.” This exercise takes a little practice.

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Sparking Creative Approaches: How To Facilitate Ideation

Forum One

The first step is to facilitate ideation. Yet facilitating workshops, ideation sessions, or other conversations with the goal to encourage creativity and discourse can be challenging. Yet facilitating workshops, ideation sessions, or other conversations with the goal to encourage creativity and discourse can be challenging.