Facilitating on Purpose
by Beth Cougler Blom
One Last Conversation with Beth Cougler Blom - EP 81
About this podcast
How do you create workshops and courses that people really want to attend, where they're highly engaged and actually learn something? The answer is through facilitation.
Facilitators exist wherever learning happens. And great facilitation involves getting clear on what you're doing with your groups, why you're doing it, and how to do it with purpose and intention. Tap into this podcast, "Facilitating on Purpose", as your go-to resource to becoming and being a better facilitator, wherever you work.
Join facilitator and learning designer Beth Cougler Blom and her guests to explore ideas about designing and facilitating learning. You'll gain insights such as how to plan more effectively, build connection with participants, and include meaningful activities.
Level up your facilitation skills at http://facilitatingonpurpose.ca/.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 82 episodes
- One Last Conversation with Beth Cougler Blom - EP 81 · 41 min · Episode 81In this final episode of Facilitating on Purpose, host Beth Cougler Blom reflects on four years and 81 episodes of conversations about designing and facilitating learning. Beth…
- Learning to Facilitate When No One Taught You How with Beth Cougler Blom - EP 80 · 30 min · Episode 80In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks about how many people become facilitators of meetings or learning events by accident and what it takes to keep building facilitation…
- Leading Meditations and Mindfulness Practices When You're Not an Expert with Claire Schneeberger - EP 79 · 49 min · Episode 79In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Claire Schneeberger about her book, Holding Space, and how meditation and mindfulness practices can support more grounded…
- Facilitating Conversations With Ourselves with Erica Barnhart - EP 78 · 53 min · Episode 78In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Erica Barnhart about the conversations we have with ourselves and how our internal dialogue shapes the way we show up as…
- Teaching Art to Many Kinds of Learners with Linda M. Anderson · 45 minIn this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Linda M. Anderson about teaching art to many different kinds of learners in community, school, social service, and personal…
- Teaching Coding to Kids with Eric Wang - EP 76 · 49 min · Episode 76In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Eric Wang about his experience building Algorithm Alchemists, a student-led nonprofit that teaches coding and computational…
- What Does Facilitation Feel Like Right Now? with the IAF Future Now community · 51 min · Episode 75In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom shares a conversation with members of the IAF Future Now community about what facilitation feels like right now. With Beth intentionally…
- Comics as a Tool for Learning with Alina Pete - EP 74 · 54 min · Episode 74In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Alina Pete about the power of comics to teach, connect, and tell stories. They explore how comics can invite people into…
- Engaging with Visual Facilitation with Nora Sheffe - EP 73 · 52 min · Episode 73In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Nora Sheffe about using visuals in facilitation to create more engaging, inclusive, and participatory learning experiences…
- Everyday Acts of Facilitation with Beth Cougler Blom interviewed by Joseph Diaz - EP 72 · 54 min · Episode 72In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom is interviewed by Joseph Diaz about Beth's upcoming second book, Everyday Acts of Facilitation, and how facilitation shows up far beyond…
- Making Early Connections with Participants with Nathy Ravez - EP 71 · 54 min · Episode 71In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Nathy Ravez about making connections with participants—both early in our interactions with them and ongoing through the…
- Self-Directed Learning and the Meaningful Togetherness Framework with Letícia (Schuli) Schuelter - EP 70 · 52 min · Episode 70In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Letícia (Schuli) Schuelter, a Brazilian experience designer and community builder, about her framework for meaningful…
- Facilitators as Conscious Leaders with Chanchal Garg - EP 69 · 48 min · Episode 69In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Chanchal Garg about what it means to facilitate as a conscious leader and how truth-telling, vulnerability, and intention shape…
- How to Convince People to Lecture Less and Engage More with Beth Cougler Blom - EP 68 · 38 minIn this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom answers a listener's question about how to help people shift from lecture-style delivery to a more engaging, participatory approach to…
- Exceptional Online Experiences with Gwyn Wansbrough - EP 67 · 56 min · Episode 67In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Gwyn Wansbrough about how to design and facilitate online sessions that are energizing rather than exhausting. Gwyn shares…
- Designing Meaningful Experiences with Andy Sontag - EP 66 · 48 min · Episode 66In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Andy Sontag about what experience design really means and how it connects to facilitation and learning. Beth and Andy explore…
- Designing Workshops with Intentionality with Tolu Noah - EP 65 · 46 min · Episode 65In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Tolulope (Tolu) Noah about designing and facilitating workshops with intentionality. Tolu, an educational developer and author…
- The Sound of Silence in Facilitation with Beth Cougler Blom - EP 64 · 26 min · Episode 64In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom explores the role of silence in facilitation and how it can be a powerful and intentional tool. Beth shares personal reflections…
- Neurodivergent-Affirming Practices in Facilitation with Marie Dubost - EP 63 · 59 min · Episode 63In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Marie Dubost about neurodivergent-affirming practices in facilitation and learning design. Marie shares insights from her work…
- Designing Learning for Behaviour Change with Julie Dirksen - EP 62 · 1 h 1 min · Episode 62In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Julie Dirksen about designing learning experiences that support real behaviour change. Julie shares insights from her latest…







