Create more upside in your organization through customized facilitation experiences. We don't just create your typical PowerPoint slide-driven sessions, we create an 'experience' people won't forget.
Leaders today struggle to find time to plan for some of the most instrumental elements of business success - their people and teams. We come alongside and take the pressure and guesswork off how to leverage intentional team collaboration.
At Upside, we strive to help leaders create immersive and memorable experiences that impact long-term progress. Using our existing frameworks and customized touches allows you to create an experience for your team that produces lasting results.
Facilitated Experiences
Upside’s out-of-the-box and customized solutions leveraging end-to-end professional facilitation to address a specific problem or need in your organization.
EXAMPLES INCLUDE:
Change interventions
Conferences
Culture transformation
Focus groups
Large group workshops
Leadership off-sites
Meetings (in-person and virtual)
Strategic planning
Team alignment
Team building
Team retreats
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Facilitators from the outside are detached from the politics and bias/opinions often present within an internal team.
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A professional facilitator has a lot of experience working with groups and using creative approaches for moving things forward.
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External facilitators can ask questions that may not land well if asked by an internal team member; they are able to play devil’s advocate more easily.
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Professional facilitators understand the importance of designing an agenda that promotes action and progress.
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Facilitators have an inclusive mindset, ensuring everyone has a voice and a safe place to express it; professional facilitators know how to craft an experience where everyone is engaged right from when they walk in the door.
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A professional facilitator is perceptive about pulling together the right information and agenda to take advantage of the valuable time and energy of a busy team.
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Many organizations facilitate using a PowerPoint approach; The Upside Experience is centered on discussions and creative ways to get to the root of the issue or help the team get.
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The facilitator is not the SME expert; that’s the role of the meeting participants. Instead, the facilitator knows how to set the stage for a productive conversation to happen.
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We can change things up in the moment. Working with groups is complex, and there are times when they need to take things in a different direction. External facilitators have a vast toolkit to pull from when a pivot needs to happen.
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You will never leave a session wondering what the next steps are. Participants are clear on where they are headed and organized to make it happen.
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As experts in organization development, the facilitators at Upside can assist in many other areas beyond just moderating the actual meeting itself. Facilitation expands to the entire process rather than an instance.
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We tend to have a lot of fun along the way. The best learning happens when people are engaged and having fun.
Why An External Facilitator
Benefits of an External Facilitator
Goal
Setting
Setting goals for 2023? Let us help you. Our proven frameworks for facilitating the goal-setting process allow you to spend quality time focused on growing your business, not planning a workshop.