by TopSPF | Jan 3, 2026 | SPF Blog
The turning of the year doesn’t repair what is broken.The same forces remain in motion. The same fractures shape our conversations, our institutions, and the rooms we walk into as facilitators. This is a hard time. Many groups arrive carrying fear, fatigue, anger, and...
by TopSPF | Jan 3, 2026 | Facilitation Tips
Facilitator Tip #4Three Ways to Stay Grounded in the Room (Even When the Room Isn’t a Room) 1. Begin With Something Everyone Can See Before discussion, planning, or debate, start with a shared point of reference: a brief story from direct experience a single image or...
by TopSPF | Dec 1, 2025 | SPF Blog
Finding Our CenterHolding Steady When the World Feels Uncertain There are moments when the world tilts. Where familiar patterns dissolve, where the ground beneath us feels unsettled, and where the news — political, social, and global — sends a quiet tremor through our...
by TopSPF | Dec 1, 2025 | Facilitation Tips
Facilitation Tip #3Encouraging Timely Participation: Creating Conditions That Help Groups Arrive On Time and Ready to Begin Every facilitator eventually faces the same frustration:The meeting is scheduled, the agenda is ready, the room (or Zoom) is open… and half the...
by TopSPF | Dec 1, 2025 | Facilitation Tips
Facilitation Tip #2How to Prevent Dominant Voices From Taking Over (Without Silencing Anyone) Every facilitator eventually faces the same moment:Someone in the room starts to speak more often, more quickly, or more confidently than everyone else. It’s rarely...
