Turning a Challenge into an Agenda

<span style="font-weight: 400;">How do you turn a question, a problem, or just a list of needs, into an agenda?</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">At the close of a recent cohort of the facilitation masterclass, the participants were still sitting with some big questions. Which is good, because that's what the closing session is for! But I felt that some of these questions were too big for one conversation. So, I invited four alums of the facilitation masterclass to come together and share some thoughts on a fundamental challenge: turning a question into a conversation, an agenda and an arc. </span> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m joined by </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Erica O’Donnell, a hybrid professional working at the intersection of design thinking, strategy, facilitation, and innovation,</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kyle Pearce, a leader in collaborative change with an extensive background in the health and social services sector.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Frankie Iturbe, a Program Manager at Newsela, a K12 EdTech company</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And Kate Farnady, Director, Chief of Staff, Strategic Technologies at Autodesk, and also <a href= "https://theconversationfactory.com/conversation-factory-insider">the community coordinator for the Conversation Factory Insiders’s Group!</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We only scratched the surface, but there's lots of goodness in here.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Just a few of the things we discussed:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How stated goals may not always have the whole group aligned with them, and what to do about it.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sharing responsibility for the agenda and outcome with stakeholders and session attendees</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weig