Gwyn Wansbrough
Hello friends, Many thanks for reading The Quest, your weekly round-up of tips and insights to help you design and lead exceptional online sessions that your group members will love.❤️ Today I’m excited to share a simple, yet powerful, session design tip that will help you boost engagement—I call it the “10-minute rule.” I’ve been designing a lot […]
Read MoreHello friends, Greetings from Colmar, France 🇫🇷where I am traveling with two of the most loyal readers of this newsletter – my dad and stepmother. 😅 🙌Many thanks for reading The Quest, your weekly round-up of tips and insights to help you design and lead exceptional online sessions that your group members will love.❤️ Let’s jump right […]
Read MoreHello friends, Greetings from Barcelona ☀️ 🙌Many thanks for reading The Quest, your weekly round-up of tips and insights to help you design and lead exceptional online sessions that your group members will love.❤️ Let’s jump right in! Lately, many of you have been asking about the tools I use behind the scenes. Glad you asked! When […]
Read MoreHello friends, Greetings from Barcelona ☀️ 🙌Many thanks for reading The Quest, your weekly round-up of tips and insights to help you design and lead exceptional online sessions that your group members will love.❤️ Let’s jump right in. How do you create a heartfelt celebration on Zoom? I wondered this as I planned a celebration of life […]
Read MoreHello friends, Greetings from Barcelona ☀️ 🙌Many thanks for reading The Quest, your weekly round-up of tips and insights to help you design and lead exceptional online sessions that your group members will love.❤️ Let’s jump right in. If you lead virtual groups you may be familiar with the following scenario👇 You are about a third of […]
Read MoreHello friends, Greetings from Barcelona ☀️ 🙌Many thanks for reading The Quest, your weekly round-up of tips and insights to help you design and lead exceptional online sessions that your group members will love.❤️ Let’s jump right in. “Does anyone want to share?” You’ve finished your presentation. Now it’s question time. And then bam—awkward silence hits. Just […]
Read More7 Tried and Tested Icebreaker Activities for Your Virtual Sessions Icebreakers can make or break a session. They are a key part of building psychological safety, and they give people an opportunity to connect with others in the group beyond the surface. Here is a list of tried and tested icebreakers that I use in […]
Read MoreFacilitation tips for participation, ditching boring lectures, building authentic connection Hello Friends! Greetings from Barcelona☀️ where the vaccine rollout is as slow as a snail having a siesta🐌. Many thanks for your feedback on the last edition of The Quest. A special shout out to Ali in the US, Claudia in London, Caroline and Viliana […]
Read MoreBuilding connection, icebreaker software tools and more Hello Friends! Greetings from Barcelona ☀️where I have just started the OnDeck Course Creator Fellowship. Big props to Andrew Barry and Jackie Williams for an amazing launch event yesterday. More on that below👇. Many thanks for your feedback on the last edition of The Quest. A special shout […]
Read MoreUncertainty, Re-thinking, and Embracing Ambiguity Hello Friends! Greetings from Barcelona ☀️where we have been on Easter break, enjoying a week-long staycation. Many thanks for your feedback on the last edition of The Quest. I loved hearing your comments on my new Creativity Kickstarter e-book. If you haven’t seen it yet you can download it for free here💥. A […]
Read MoreHello Friends! Greetings from Barcelona. ☀️ If you are joining The Quest for the first time, welcome to our weekly exploration of creativity, facilitation, and learning. 🙌 🤔Why is it that in some groups you feel comfortable putting yourself out there and speaking up? And in others, you hold back? In some groups, you bond quickly with […]
Read MoreThrough years of research, collecting data, and thousands of interviews, Google’s Aristotle Project found that the single most important ingredient to making a team work boiled down to one thing: Psychological safety. The same is true for learning effectively in groups. People learn best when they feel safe to take risks, speak their minds, and […]
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