Meeting and workshop facilitation in the UK and EuropeFacilitation for UK and European leadership teams

• Strategic objectives for the knowledge system defined with the team
• The framework co-designed on paper, so every member could shape it
• Country teams shared, through stories, how they work with embassies

• Future-state visions for participants' schools
• Root causes mapped before solutions are proposed
• Ideas stress-tested in critical pairs

• One Meta-Model© combining every person's vision
• More than 40 forces mapped around the vision
• Two leverage points prioritised for action

"He took a group of 28 smart, diverse, yet also critical data scientists and economists, ranging from junior to board level, and led us to a unified vision for our Data Science practice."Dr Sebastian Wernicke, Partner, Oxera

• A shared vision that moved from helping individuals to transforming the whole prison
• Around 33 forces in the system named and connected
• The work is now in its second pilot

• 3,121 gridcards answering the questions the Commission asked
• 2,638 fields of live Slido polling data
• 93 session reports from 8 Open Space workshops
• Experts left understanding the trade-offs the Commission faced

"He ran the sessions with energy, positivity and patience. There was a clear 'buzz' in the room that doesn't happen in many of these events."Adam Cooper, Policy and Engagement Director, National Infrastructure Commission

• Agreement on the outcomes the congress must create
• A refined vision and its consequences
• An action plan and timetable after reviewing two growth scenarios

"You as facilitator did a great job in keeping us on track, stimulating beneficial exchange and avoiding or cutting short futile discussions. With your facilitation, we took great results home and surpassed all expectations."Judith Zimmermann, Executive Director, ESCMID

• New vision co-created by the leadership team
• A clear three-year strategy
• Full team engagement in implementation planning
• Year-on-year increases in student satisfaction

"Staff and senior managers within Library Services still talk about the Strategy as something they feel real ownership and pride in even though it is some years old."Pat Christie, Director of Libraries and Academic Support Services, UAL

• Four scenarios and videos on the future of chapters
• 13 Open Space session reports
• Individual action plans and learning insights

"Sean did a fantastic job facilitating our European Chapter Business Summit in Copenhagen. We received great feedback from the 40 participants."Federico Toja, Meeting Professionals International

• Vision, strategy, values and proposition, illustrated
• A new advisory board inducted on real work
• The format became the standard for board meetings every six months

"He managed our egos with consummate skill and never sought to impose his own agenda."Chris Disspain, on the two-day strategy session for William Grosvenor and Partners