Accelerating Scientific Innovation
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We are a creative bunch of trained facilitators with a passion for science. We live to watch the brains of scientists explode with phenomenal ideas.
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- Understanding and Managing Polarities in Facilitation
Much of facilitation is about holding and navigating tension: between structure and flexibility, speed and depth, individual thinking and group dialogue. Facilitators constantly make judgment calls about how to balance competing, yet equally important, forces in real time. These tensions are not signs that something is going wrong—they are examples of polarities. What Are Polarities?… Read more: Understanding and Managing Polarities in Facilitation - Three Case Studies in Facilitating Through Uncertainty
Last fall, our team at KnowInnovation wrapped up three very different projects, each with its own goals, communities, and scientific domains. What they shared, unexpectedly, was context: all three took place during a federal government shutdown. For organizations and collaborations that include government agencies, a shutdown introduces immediate and very real uncertainty. Participation becomes unclear.… Read more: Three Case Studies in Facilitating Through Uncertainty - Inside the UVA BDSIL Seminar Series
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