Published - 28 May 2019 By Gavin Beever Working in Groups – Dealing with Challenges For an Extension professional to help the groups they work with be successful, they often have to help them deal with challenges along the way. … Read More Group Facilitation, Teamwork, Working with groups Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
Published - 15 April 2019 By Gavin Beever Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing – Tuckman’s Model of Group Development Using this model, an extension professional can help a new team come together and work effectively sooner. Bringing a new group of people together, who … Read More Bruce Tuckman, Group Establishment, Group Facilitation, Working with groups Home, Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory
Published - 18 March 2019 By Gavin Beever De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats Edward De Bono developed the “Six Thinking Hats” as a simple, systematic, method of thinking; that can help individuals and groups be more focussed, efficient and … Read More Group Facilitation, Problem Solving, Six Thinking Hats Home, Methods & Tools, Theory
Published - 15 February 2019 By Gavin Beever Working with Groups – Building a Better Team Sometimes it is useful to be able to assess your group and input some ideas that can help build them into a more effective and … Read More Group Facilitation, Teamwork, Working with groups Home, Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory
Published - 30 January 2019 By Gavin Beever Working with Groups – Group Establishment Extension often involves working with groups of people. As an extension professional, we use special skills to do so and these are things that can … Read More Group Establishment, Group extension, Group Facilitation, Working with groups Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
Published - 15 November 2018 By Gavin Beever Technology of Participation (ToP) Facilitation Methods Technology of Participation (ToP) is a well known brand and a great resource of facilitation processes and tools, that are useful for extension professionals. The … Read More Group Facilitation, Technology of participation, ToP Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
Published - 15 August 2018 By Gavin Beever Active Listening and Extension Active listening is an important technique, some would say a fundamental skill, that can help extension professionals ensure effective communication. It is used to make certain … Read More Active listening, Effective communication, Group Facilitation, Understanding, Working with groups Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
Published - 15 May 2018 By Gavin Beever Action Research Image source: Valencia College Action Research is an approach that brings together researchers and end users (theory and practice) to deliver practical outcomes through a process … Read More Action learning, Action research, Group Facilitation, Practice Change Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
Published - 30 September 2017 By Gavin Beever Action Learning (Image source, Wendy Brooks, 2016) Action Learning is a theory and process developed by Professor Reg Revans (Revans, 1982). It is an excellent tool and process … Read More Action learning, experiential learning, Group extension, Group Facilitation Home, Methods & Tools, Theory
Published - 14 September 2017 By Gavin Beever Ice Breakers for Group Extension Ice breakers are an important component of group extension. They help build rapport, establish some common ground and make group members feel comfortable. They can be … Read More Action learning, Group extension, Group Facilitation, Icebreaker, Icebreakers Home, Methods & Tools
Published - 30 August 2017 By Gavin Beever Nominal Group Technique (Image source, Rod Baxter) The nominal group technique is a group extension process that can be used to generate outcomes and facilitate decision making around ideas, issues … Read More Group extension, Group Facilitation, Nominal Group Technique Home, Methods & Tools
Published - 6 June 2017 By Gavin Beever SWOT Analysis SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis can be used in assessment and planning in any situation where there is a desired outcome or objective. … Read More Evaluation, Extension planning, Group Facilitation, Strategic planning, SWOT analysis Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
