Three Cord Create & Consult

08/05/2026

There are two things that came up for me when I stitched these clips together:

1) Setting up a venue for a day of process facilitation is part of the work of honouring not only what you do and bring into the world, but also honouring those who will experience you holding their process.

I've discovered that a well-planned venue set up helps me to land in the space, orient myself toward the session's arc, and activate my appreciation to be in a space with a particular system/group.

It's in this space I connect with my WHY of what I do and connect with my co-facilitator (if there is one).

Venue set up can often land up feeling rushed, incomplete, and lacking of what you think it needs. I try my best to prepare myself so that it can instead feel like a sacred ritual for my work practice.

2) Generosity as part of my facilitator being.

In this clip, I acknowledge for how they model generosity seen in how they prepare a space. There is always an abundance of materials, things that excite participants on the tables like fidgets, markers, pastels, crayons, colourful pipe cleaners, craft supplies etc.

I find that when you're generous as a facilitator, participants end up being generous too - with their participation, input, and presence.

Have a happy weekend facilitators out there!
Get some rest and hold yourself the way you hold others.

23/04/2026

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) support to the South African Faith and Family Institute (SAFFI) yesterday where we're remediating existing MEL tools and systems. Sometimes you don't need to "throw the baby out with the bath water" as they say, you simply need to appreciate what's already working, what's strong, celebrate that, and then look for opportunities to strengthen those systems.

It's so rewarding to support an organisation that does the critical work in unveiling the complex faith dimensions of intimate partner abuse.

Check out their page for more details on their programmes in this space!

22/10/2025

What learning (i.e. MEL) facilitation teams look like in the midst of an organisational evaluation process. What a privilege to celebrate the incredible work that some of our civil society organisations are doing! Also, what a joy to work with these two magnificent women, @ and Adelaide Cupido of !

14/05/2025

Our theme for 2025: Self-Aweh: Know Thyself.
-aweh

21/03/2024

The reactions I (and I'm sure many other process facilitators) often get when asking organisational or corporate teams to dream or apply their 'blue-sky thinking' so that we can start to build a shared or collective vision for the task at hand include blank stares as well as verbal and non-verbal expressions of cynicism, skepticism, bewilderment, annoyance, impatience, and frustration amongst others. Here or there, you can spot the person smiling and nodding along. They know that having a dream to refer to in challenging times can help to anchor and steady the ship. For some, asking them to dream is triggering. One person told me that he felt like I was making a fool of him because, in his neighbourhood, dreams are not possible. While this is not my lived reality, his response was valid and speaks for many other voices. Some people find it difficult to even close their eyes - because in their experience, having your eyes closed may place you at further risk. So, we dream with our eyes open.

But this dreaming exercise is not all gobbledy-gook. It actually has scientific research behind it.

In an article about how dreaming can spark creativity, M. Travers states that "Blue-sky thinking encourages people to think creatively without self-imposed limits… … …generates as many ideas as possible without worrying about quality… … …can kickstart innovation and open up new solutions.” (M. Travers, 3 Ways Blue-Skying Can Reignite Your Creativity, Psychology Today, Nov 3, 2023).

So, part of what I love to do after a team or group of individuals have contributed towards building a shared dream is to visualise it and include it in the process report.

It's a document to which the team can return - especially when new team members come on board - in this way, they are easily able to connect and add to the collective dream. Yes, that's right - the shared dream doesn't have to remain static or lock the team into a box. For others, the dream is a way that they can remind themselves why they do what they do. It helps to keep the team on course or, to course correct. I'm sure there are many other benefits to this than what I can consider.

The graphic reporter/harvester, Llewellyn Oranje of LlewSol, has helped to make this part of Three Cord's offering to clients when possible. And every single time, when they see it, even those who initially reacted less favourably toward this exercise, start to smile. In most cases, it brings some level of joy.

For me - and hopefully for those the collective dream is meant to serve - this makes and can make all the difference!

(For the sake of confidentiality and the organisation's anonymity, I have blurred out some elements of the second dream visual).

16/02/2024

Thank you for the opportunity to hold space for you as you head into 2024!

I loved that we could start the day off with music and movement. I know, this doesn't sound serious enough for strategic planning right? Yet, strategic planning is about movement.

What helps to move you into strategic action?

16/02/2024

Creating space together with this incredible team as they consider their way forward...

06/02/2024

As I start to bring together all the different aspects of my life to present to the world through , I find myself asking this question: What are the beliefs that shape my attitude towards self-love and appreciation, not just based on what I do, but who I am as a whole?

04/09/2023

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Last week, I was invited to facilitate a dreaming session for a team doing their strategic review and planning. I used the Pro.Play Method and as always, it unlocked tremendous insight from the team, helping them to clarify the purpose of their work, what it is they do and what it is they don't do. Just by looking at this one image, you can tell that what they do is awesome! Thanks to Reinvent People Management for trusting me to facilitate this session within your wider process with the team!

28/07/2023

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