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Facilitation Friday! Get the most out of discussions by going beyond just talk. Add visual tools to the mix and watch as participants' creativity and critical thinking skills soar. Discover new connections, reveal gaps, and tap into multiple perspectives. #JMU #FacilitationFriday

Facilitation Friday! Take cues from participants to determine the right pace for your facilitation sessions. Remember, it's not about covering all of the information, it's about creating an engaging and valuable experience for your participants. #JMU #FacilitationFriday

Facilitation Friday! Active participation is an integral part of facilitation, where collaboration and community-building are fostered, trust is established, and participants feel more invested in the content. #FacilitationFriday #JMU

ICAD Spotlight: Marissa Hart, ICAD Student Director. Marissa, a senior at James Madison University, is completing her degree in General Psychology with a minor in Communication Studies with the goal of becoming a School Counselor!

Facilitation Friday! Taking the time to re-energize, celebrate achievements, and support each other drives motivation and inspires greatness. #ICAD #JMU #FacilitationFriday

Facilitation Friday! It is essential to leave time for reflections during group meetings/events. Reflecting on what has been discussed encourages participants to recall important moments in deliberation and support continued thinking and action.

ICAD students had the opportunity to facilitate a dialogue with undergraduate students from JMU's campus and students of JMU's Lifelong Learning Institute.

ICAD recently had the opportunity to work with Spotswood High School students on how to frame deliberative conversations on challenging topics. They focused on how schools should balance varying interests in school environment and curriculum.

A snapshot into the regions of Harrisonburg, VA where ICAD facilitated ARPA conversations with local community members and stakeholders. See a breakdown of the data at: public.tableau.com/app/profile/ka…

Check out the news coverage of the presentation: hburgcitizen.com/2022/06/29/res… drive.google.com/file/d/16MlPNQ…

We are popping up in various locations in the city to give folks a last chance to rank their priorities for how Harrisonburg should spend the ARPA pandemic recovery funds. Today, we are at Westover Pool/Recreation Center. Stop by or complete the quick ranking of priorities ident

Here ICAD Co-Director talk about the what and WHY of ICAD's work helping people think and talk together on Brand Story podcast, gravitygroup.com/podcast/dialog…

Facilitation Friday💡: A tip from our own Cuda Zmuda on how to succeed as a facilitator. #FacilitationFriday #ICAD #JMU

Interested in facilitation? Consider joining the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation [NCDD]. Open to students, facilitators, and anyone with a passion for helping people talk and think together. ncdd.org #ICAD #NCDD

As a former ICAD facilitator, Katie van den Berk uses what she learned about helping people through the "groan zone' to reach collaborative outcomes. To learn about the Groan Zone: conta.cc/3s049YB #ICAD #WhereAreTheyNow

ICAD student facilitators and co-director attended the University of Delaware Biden Institutes SNF Ithaca Initiative National Student Dialogue workshop. ICAD was paired with students at the University of New Hampshire to work on solutions to problems in campus-community relations

ICAD is proud to present "The Impacts of Radical Curiosity", by ICAD Collaborative Process Designer Cuda Zmuda conta.cc/3rC7Tj0. Be sure to give it a read and check out the other blogs that are available on our updated ICAD website: conta.cc/3s6ZUe3 #ICAD #JMU

ICAD was happy to support the National Week of Deliberation this past week. Students from college campuses across the country had engaging, insightful, and productive conversations about public issues that impact all of us. @ListenFirstProj #ICAD #JMU #NWOD

Facilitation Friday!💡 Group agreements can be a useful tool for making your meetings, events, or gatherings a good experience for everyone. Be sure to set these agreements at the beginning of your meeting and let everyone have a chance to express their own needs. #ICAD #JMU

A quote from one of our ARPA facilitators: "People shared vulnerably in this conversation because the feeling of 'my voice matters' was palpable. It was a joy to share the space, watch this happen and facilitate the process." - Mercy Faleyimu #ARPA #ICAD #JMU