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Geoff
Ball & Associates Enabling people to work Together BETTER Geoff Ball & Associates, 164 Main Street, Room 210 Los Altos, CA 94022, Phone 650-941-1497, ghball@aol.com |
WHAT
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Experience Skills combined with competency in using these skills in a wide variety of settings |
Experience as a facilitator and process consultant, of over 30 years, in various settings for a wide range of clients and situations. Mastery level competence as a facilitator in these varied settings. I have a broad knowledge of various facilitation tools and approaches and the skills to implement these various approaches. This includes the ability to empower others to be effective group leaders -- both through the design of the process for a workshop and by coaching and training them for the specific event. | |
| Ability to integrate and summarize | I am told by others that I have unusual abilities to integrate and summarize ideas; in seeing the specifics in their context; and in being able to pull things together. The tools that I use in doing this include: Group graphics, system diagrams of various sorts and ‘WorkMaps’ that enhance the ability of people to improve their working together. Sometimes quite simple graphics enable disputants to ‘re-frame’ their conflict and to develop a way of resolving it. Other times graphics provide the ‘icon hooks’ that allow people to review large numbers of alternatives in relationship to each other. | |
| Excellent listening and reflecting skills | My broad experience, wide ranging interests in many topics, and other training has led to what I am told are excellent listening and reflecting skills, that I am able to discern underlying issues, to hear what is in back of what is said, to be a 'quick study' on a topic. | |
Effective use of Technology to support the work |
My experience in artificial intelligence and system theory and an interest in complex issues when combined with the need for group efficiency as well as effectiveness has led me to explore ways that technology can support collaborative work. I currently use a Macintosh Powerbook with a data projector to make the computer screen visible to a working group. The projected computer image greatly assists in such tasks as priority setting, agreement drafting, and testing alternative “what if’s” using a spreadsheet. | |
| Conflict Resolution Skills | Much of my experience has been working in chaotic and conflictual situations.
During this time I developed skills in conflict resolution using both facilitation
and mediation. I believe that my ability to stay neutral, calm and centered
in midst of conflict and chaos; and to establish excellent working relationships
with all parties has been of considerable help to groups I've worked with. |
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| Easy to work with Fun as part of the work |
My desire is to be ‘easy to work with,’ to make my interaction with the client as effective and efficient as possible. Part of this is my solid commitment to outstanding results -- and to a project that has ‘fun’ as part of the work. | |
