| 22nd
Facilitators' Conference
(Winter Conference) |
Friday
January 28th |
De Paul University -
School of Computer Science, Telecommunications & Information Systems
Chicago, IL |
| 23rd
Facilitators' Conference
Spring Conference |
Monday
May 15th |
Lewis University - Leadership
Studies Program
Romeoville, IL |
| 1st Annnual MFN in the Park | Thursday
July 20th |
Picnic on the lawn at Ravinia Park, Ravinia Festival Orchestra (Respighi's, Beethoven, Gershwin, Dvorak and more) |
| 5th
Skills Development Workshop
(Summer Workshop) |
Sunday-Tuesday
August 13th-15th |
Hamburger University
(Mc Donald's Corporation)
Oakbrook, Illinois |
| 24th
Facilitators' Conference
(Fall Conference) |
Monday
October 23rd |
The Center for Information Management & Technology at Loyola University Chicago (Water Tower Campus) |
| Facilitation and Technology: Busting the Myths, Unveiling the Mysteries, and Understanding the Means | Bob Briggs (University of Arizona & GroupSystems.com) |
| Communications Power Skills for Effective Facilitation and Outstanding Customer Service | Michael Brandwein |
| Directed Brainstorming Techniques | Daniel Mittleman (De Paul University) and Bob Briggs (University of Arizona & GroupSystems.com) |
| Reflections on Facilitation, Agendas and the Evaluation of Meetings | Fred Niederman (St Louis University) |
| The Future Session - New Rules, New Roles, New Tools and New Skills | Bob Higa (The Magic and Illusions of Higa) |
| Analyzing and Utilizing Personality Strengths in Group Process | Jann Thompson (In Good Company) |
| Improv!: A Different Twist to Brainstorming Sessions | Mary Fahey Hughes (Noble Fool Theater
Company) &
Ann Marie Calistro (Educate! Facilitate! Innovate!) |
| Improving Facilitation Through The Use Of Kolb Learning Style Preferences | Ronald J. Kovach (Lewis University) |
| Evening Networking Reception & Dinner | Sunday 3:00pm |
| Breakthrough Networking: Building Relationships That Last | Monday 8:30am
Lillian Bjorseth (Duoforce Enterprises) |
| KnowBrainer Innovation: 4 Steps to Creative, Effective, and Efficient Facilitation | Monday 1:30pm
Gerald Haman (SolutionPeople) |
| Becoming a Positive Achiever | Tuesday 8:30am
Dr. Carl Aylen (Neurometric International, Limited) |
| From the 'Ties that Bind' to the 'Binds that Change' - Facilitating Organizational Change | Tuesday 1:30pm
Dr. Darrel Ray (Managers Consulting Services) |
| “A Process for Deciding” (Decision-Making and Reaching Consensus) |
Gary Rush (MG Rush Systems) |
| "Inside Out, Outside In - Creating A High Performance Organization" |
(Neurometric International, Limited) Dr. Darrel Ray (Managers Consulting Services) |
"Why is change so difficult?" |
Dr. Carl Aylen |
"How Performance Profiling can be used as part of a bi-directional approach to change" |
Dr. Carl Aylen |
"The Endemic Culture" |
Dr. Darrel Ray |
"Stated Values and Hidden Beliefs" |
Dr. Darrel Ray |
"The Dilbert™ Effect – An Interactive Workshop" |
Dr. Darrel Ray |
"Inside Out, Outside In – A Recap" |
Dr. Carl Aylen |