Group processes

Article - Conference on the Future of Europe: time for your ideas

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Thursday, July 29, 2021
Direct democracy, Types of democracy, Articles, Citizens' assembly, Juries, Human behavior, Group processes

Make your contribution

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  • Make your contribution

    More than 5,000 ideas have been submitted to the online platform, on topics ranging from the climate emergency to European democracy.

  • Browse through the topics, share your views on other peoples suggestions and come up with your own ideas.
  • The Conference on the Future of Europe is not just a way to make your voice heard.
  • The contributions submitted on the platform will form the basis for the entire work of the Conference through four European citizens panels.

Crystal Miller, Ph.D. Joins BiasSync as Chief Learning Officer and Organizational Strategist

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Monday, June 28, 2021
Articles, Meetings, Group processes, Facilitator, Educational psychology, Engagement marketing, Facilitation, Learning

LOS ANGELES, June 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Crystal Miller, Ph.D.joins the staff of BiasSync as Chief Learning Officer and Organizational Strategist.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, June 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Crystal Miller, Ph.D.joins the staff of BiasSync as Chief Learning Officer and Organizational Strategist.
  • Dr. Miller has spent more than 10,000 hours coaching executives and facilitating workshops and trainings to thousands of diverse audience members.
  • She designs and guides creative experiences that inspire deep, personal exploration and increase awareness, performance and engagement for individuals, groups and organizations.
  • As a certified dialogue facilitator and coach, Dr. Miller brings a broad range of tools and skills in learning and communicating across differences.

Highlights - Citizens’ participation in the EU decision-making - Vote on 15 June 2021 - Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Democracy, Group decision-making, Public participation, Politics of the European Union, Direct democracy, Participatory democracy, Group processes, Articles, European Citizens' Initiative, Sociology, Participatory democracy in the European Union

AFCO Members will vote on the this draft report which looks at ways to give citizens a more meaningful say in EU decision-making. It suggests developing permanent participatory mechanisms, in order to allow for a regular and effective involvement of citizens in the decision-making process.

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AFCO Members will vote on the this draft report which looks at ways to give citizens a more meaningful say in EU decision-making. It suggests developing permanent participatory mechanisms, in order to allow for a regular and effective involvement of citizens in the decision-making process.

Canada Carbon Wants to Quickly Establish Dialogue Protocols With the Municipality of GSLR

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Monday, March 1, 2021
Meetings, Group processes, Facilitator, Facilitation

That is why the Company proposed a co-facilitation process which would be a non-confrontational process, conducted by neutral and mutually accepted parties.

Key Points: 
  • That is why the Company proposed a co-facilitation process which would be a non-confrontational process, conducted by neutral and mutually accepted parties.
  • To this end, Canada Carbon sent several communications to the Municipality of GSLR during 2020 to begin the dialogue with co-facilitators.
  • GSLR chose not to begin the co-facilitation process at this time and decided to proceed with the counter-expertise studies on their own.
  • Canada Carbon is confident that transparent and ongoing communication will enable it to address concerns and modify the project, if necessary, for the benefit of all stakeholders.

Interest Groups Facilitate Employee Connection and Engagement

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Articles, Human activities, Group processes, Workplace relationships, Telecommuting, Friendship, Workplace

Employers can also create groups to sharebusinessinformation such asbenefits related information and industry research or insight.

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  • Employers can also create groups to sharebusinessinformation such asbenefits related information and industry research or insight.
  • Interest Groups offer an opportunity to simplify the process of forming friendships at work.WanidoCEO Troy Bagne comments: "Employers need to facilitate connections between employees and Interest Groups are a natural way to give employees a place to connect.
  • Interest Groups help employees engage with one another easily and positively to simplify the process of building workplace relationships."
  • Vice President of Engagement Lindsay Becker adds: "Even within our own company, it's been so fun to see the Interest Groups created and the resulting conversations.

Lucid Launches Virtual Whiteboard Application Lucidspark, Extending its Visual Collaboration Suite

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Collaboration, Articles, Creativity techniques, Group processes, Brainstorming, Collaborative software, Application software

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucid , the leading provider of visual collaboration software, today announced the expansion of its visual collaboration suite with the release of Lucidspark , a cloud-based virtual whiteboard where teams can work together in real time.

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  • SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucid , the leading provider of visual collaboration software, today announced the expansion of its visual collaboration suite with the release of Lucidspark , a cloud-based virtual whiteboard where teams can work together in real time.
  • With the addition of Lucidspark, Lucid continues to round out its visual collaboration suite and provides users with an end-to-end experience that helps teams truly see and build the future.
  • Lucid is the only visual collaboration suite that helps teams see and build the future from idea to reality.
  • Lucidspark is a virtual whiteboard application for freeform ideation, group brainstorming and real-time collaboration across teams.

Study Shows Post-COVID Second Chance for Big Development Projects

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Friday, May 22, 2020
Aid, Consensus decision-making, Political philosophy, Group processes, Decision-making

Consensus Strategies is analyzing the impacts of these changes on local politics and development.

Key Points: 
  • Consensus Strategies is analyzing the impacts of these changes on local politics and development.
  • Consensus Strategies conducted a survey of four US states to look at the impacts of Coronavirus and social distancing on local politics and decision making.
  • The results demonstrate a major shift in political dynamics that will dramatically impact local planning, zoning, economic development and municipal decision-making for years to come.
  • "Local officials have had to debate and vote on development projects infront of rooms full of angry constituents who were directly impacted by these proposal," said Patrick Fox , CEO of Consensus Strategies.

College Consensus Releases Aggregate Consensus Ranking of the Best Value Online Colleges for 2020

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Thursday, April 23, 2020
Anarchist theory, Collaboration, Consensus decision-making, Egalitarianism, Group processes, Political philosophy, Decision-making

"This is an excellent time for people seeking affordable online colleges and degree programs," Consensus editors note, "but it's important to realize that different colleges often cater to different needs when it comes to online programs."

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  • "This is an excellent time for people seeking affordable online colleges and degree programs," Consensus editors note, "but it's important to realize that different colleges often cater to different needs when it comes to online programs."
  • On the other hand, there are affordable online private colleges as well, which "can include a more hands-on approach, a religious or ideological grounding, or unique and unusual degree choices."
  • The College Consensus ranking of the Best Value Online Colleges and Universities is based on an understanding of the needs of working students.
  • The College Consensus Best Value Online ranking is for students to want to make that change without the burden of debt.

7Chairs Launches Telesupport Groups To Manage Stress and Anxiety During COVID-19 Pandemic

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Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Meetings, Group processes, Articles, Organizations, Social groups, Facilitator, Facilitation, Support group, Group Facilitation: A Research and Applications Journal

To date, the 7Chairs platform has helped over 3,000 individuals find the emotional support they need by providing 450+ professionally facilitated topic-specific support groups.

Key Points: 
  • To date, the 7Chairs platform has helped over 3,000 individuals find the emotional support they need by providing 450+ professionally facilitated topic-specific support groups.
  • Each of 7Chairs' support groups consists of six participants and a professional facilitator.The 7Chairs Group Facilitators are all licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW or LICSW) who have experience in online group facilitation.
  • As social distancing becomes our new norm, the support that 7Chairs offers is immeasurable to maintain mental health and well-being.
  • 7Chairs' small group size, combined with a highly skilled professional facilitator, is what makes us unique and innovative, giving extra value to our participants."

College Consensus Publishes Top Consensus Ranked Online Colleges by State for 2019

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Tuesday, November 5, 2019
College and university rankings, Consensus decision-making, Group processes, Political philosophy, Decision-making

To identify the Best Online Colleges for each state, College Consensus began with their tried and true methodology, combining the most trusted published college rankings with verified student reviews.

Key Points: 
  • To identify the Best Online Colleges for each state, College Consensus began with their tried and true methodology, combining the most trusted published college rankings with verified student reviews.
  • Instead of one narrow perspective, College Consensus is interested in the whole landscape of higher education opinion - experts, professors, students, and parents.
  • For the massive undertaking of ranking every online college for every state, Consensus editors started at the source - all schools must have a Consensus Score to qualify for the ranking.
  • All of the College Consensus state-level online college rankings are geared toward those people - the ones who need direction and transparency.