Please contact me on:
Tel: (+44)07879642157
Email: johnkimber@vision4change.com

 I have experience with a wide range of groups with differing agenda and seniority. This has included Visioning and Strategy development as well as working with Director/Senior Management teams looking to develop their leadership style and way of working together. I have also worked with Project Managers and their teams to shape their project plan and deliverables as well as building the team to deliver them.

I have facilitated:

• Visioning, Strategy Development and other Board level meetings
• Problem Solving sessions
• Team building events (containing 7 -100 participants)
• Conferences (containing 100 - 150 participants)
• Virtual meetings
• Project/Programme start ups (10 -100 participants)
• Project/Programme reviews (10 -100 participants)

It is important for me as a Facilitator to:
 
• Be clear on what outcome the client wants from the event. This may take several meeting to establish as sometimes the client isn’t that clear themselves.
• Have a clear design to achieve those outcomes.
• Be sensitive to the energy and mood in the room.
• Respond to what is happening in the room and move away from the event design if necessary to achieve the client outcomes (liaising with the client as I do it).
• Be flexible and creative.
• Be able to offer the group a range of styles to help them achieve their goals (eg being Directive or Facilitative) as the situation demands.
• Be able to offer the group different techniques and ideas to challenge or stimulate their thinking.
• Be clear on why I am making an intervention and what I want to achieve with it.
• Review the workshop with participants and co-facilitators to learn and sharpen my experience and practice.

Before the workshop I will:

• Help you to be clear about the outcomes you want from the session;
• Design the session around your specific needs and do any required preparation;
• If required conduct interviews with the participants to explore their wants from the session.

During the workshop I will help you to:

• Stay focussed on the key issues and the desired outcomes from the session;
• Create a safe environment in which to exchange honest views and be creative;
• Fully engage the group and develop a common understanding of the issue and solution at hand;
• Identify how you will implement the results

If you wish to talk further about how I can help you as a facilitator please contact me.