Services: Group Facilitation

Mayeno Consulting plans and facilitates retreats, meetings, conferences and group processes for collaborative thinking and action. We work closely with people from the group to identify desired outcomes and map out an agenda to reach those outcomes. We create inclusive processes that build relationships, generate creativity and teamwork, help participants focus their thinking and build consensus. We design a mix of activities to keep the group engaged and energized. We also provide written reports documenting content and action items to support implementation of decisions made by the group. Examples of group facilitation include:

• Community dialogues to develop values or action priorities

• Strategic planning
retreats
• Retreats and dialogues to strengthen communication

• Retreats for teambuilding and action planning

• Convenings to develop policy and/or program recommendations

• Coalition meetings to define a common vision and agenda

• Network meetings to clarify focus and roles
• Conference panels and workshop

"Laurin's methods are organic, sprouting from and adapting to the group. Participants were artfully led toward the goal of the meeting in a way that felt effortless and genuine.  

Staff left our retreat a closer group, feeling rejuvenated and invigorated, with strategies in hand to meet the year ahead."

—Cristina M. Regalado, Vice President of Programs, The California Wellness Foundation