I use inclusive project planning techniques that will both save you time and effort and promote commitment to project success. Focus Group Facilitation. Focus groups provide an excellent means for discovering important information about user needs and satisfaction. Focus group sessions should be conducted by neutral, outside facilitators. I can help you design focus sessions, facilitate them for you, and provide written reports of results.
Groups are a core feature of organizational life in today's libraries.
I use techniques to assess group potential and to help groups become more effective in their problem solving and decision making. Intensive work can be done in areas such as communication and conflict management. Sometimes libraries benefit from a consultant who works with the whole organization, or a significant subset, developing a common sense of purpose, values, and goals, as well as commonly understood ground rules. I have worked with several organizations in this mode to promote a greater sense of community among all staff. I work with clients to design and implement data gathering methods, including surveys, interviews and focus groups, that will clarify the organization's needs.