“Well, that meeting was not nearly as painful as I expected.” This “ringing endorsement” came from a participant in a strategic planning workshop we co-facilitated for the environmental department of a large corporation. Part of what made this meeting more engaging than most was a focus right at the start on identifying what was working… Read more
Category: Facilitation
Cross-Fertilizing Conversations
This interview recently appeared in New Hampshire Business for Social Responsibility’s (NHBSR) newsletter: Today we’re talking to Beth Tener, a NHBSR member and Principal of New Directions Collaborative who will be facilitating the interactive dialogue in the afternoon of this year’s conference. Beth has over 20 years of experience in the field of socially-responsible business… Read more
Convening a Cross-Sector Network to Promote State-Wide Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions
New Directions Collaborative is pleased to be working with the Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM), the Barr Foundation and the Consensus Building Institute to promote robust implementation of the Massachusetts Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA). This landmark piece of legislation requires the state to develop a strategy to achieve a 10-25% reduction in greenhouse gas… Read more
Boston Green & Healthy Building Network: Aligning the Work of Multiple Organizations Working on an Issue
We helped to assess and facilitate a network of about ten non-profits from the environmental and health fields and representatives of the City of Boston. The network was convened by the Barr Foundation who saw potential for the participants to work together to promote green and healthy buildings in Boston, since their goals were similar… Read more
Collectively Creating a Pollution Prevention Strategy with over 100 People’s Input in 1.5 Days
The New England region of the US EPA had an annual conference with members of nine Native American tribes in the region where they defined joint environmental programs and priorities. We helped design and facilitate an innovative participatory format for this two-day conference with a focus on pollution prevention. Instead of a traditional conference format… Read more