Free facilitation and design thinking guides

Research & storytelling Living Systems Thinking guide A guide to understanding the systems we live and work within, so we can co-create with clarity and equity.

Coaching & education Guide: Wholehearted Co-creation The self-awareness and relationship skills co-creation asks of us: grounding ourselves, listening well, and innovating with care.

Co-design partnerships Book: Pocket guide to design thinking A pocket guide to leading design thinking confidently and inclusively, and avoiding its common pitfalls.

Facilitation & retreats Book: A guide to facilitation Two experienced facilitators on one of today's most needed, and hardest to teach, skills.

Learning Co-creation: Working together with our communities Co-creation: the meaning and definition, and why it matters right now.

Learning A Call to Co-Creation A talk from January 2020 calling for better collaboration, with stories and tools from design thinking to nonviolent communication.

Co-design partnerships A mini-class on design thinking A free mini-class on applied, creative problem solving for communities facing crisis or complexity.

Facilitation & retreats How to practice chaordic design Questions to ask during facilitation discovery, based on the work of Dee Hock. A free PDF.

Coaching & education Non-violent communication A framework for addressing conflict without judgment. A free PDF explainer.

Facilitation & retreats Guide to online facilitation Learn to lead virtual meetings more effectively and inclusively

Co-design partnerships How to know when to use co-creation Co-creation isn't right for every situation. A simple filter to tell when it is. A free PDF.

Coaching & education How to work through conflict The "twin peaks" model for a dialogue with someone you disagree with. A free PDF.

Research & storytelling How to use language to listen well The words and phrases that block or build dialogue. A free PDF.