J.D. Solomon
Trust Proven Approaches to Produce the Best Facilitated Sessions
The stakes are high. The problem is difficult. We search for the facilitation approach that rises to the level of the problem. Not so...
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J.D. Solomon
Jul 19, 2022
Most Facilitators Miss This, And There Is One In Every Group
Greg Padgett and I were chatting four years ago, just before the start of the Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority annual board...
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May 14, 2022
Communicating Complex Changes While Dodging Sacred Cows
JD Solomon serves as a co-author with Dr. Diane Lauritsen for this paper at the 2022 Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting (JASM) in Grand...
J.D. Solomon
May 13, 2022
Seven Helpful Tips About Project Risk
These are seven helpful tips about project risk from the Day 2 presenters at the online 2022 Safran Project Risk Conference. From Samuel...
J.D. Solomon
Mar 28, 2022
Five Ways to More Effectively Facilitate Block Diagrams
This article discusses five ways to effectively facilitate block diagrams by conducting pre-session exchanges, asking powerful questions,...
J.D. Solomon
Mar 14, 2022
Five Ways to More Effectively Facilitate Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA)
This article discusses five ways to facilitate failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) more effectively by conducting pre-session...
J.D. Solomon
Feb 11, 2022
Fabulous Facilitation: Control the Tempo, Control the Ebb and Flow
We had met at the same place, at the same time, and in the same format every month for the past six months. The team still had eight...
J.D. Solomon
Feb 4, 2022
Fabulous Facilitation: Are You Prepared to Work Through Disruption?
I knew not to ask the question. I was almost certain I had heard the exchange correctly. I asked anyway, "Jim, I am not sure I understood...
News
Feb 4, 2022
What Happened for the First Time in this Communicating to Decision Makers Workshop?
The international Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS) is a regular forum for the full-day version of the Communicating to...
J.D. Solomon
Jan 28, 2022
Fabulous Facilitation: How Do Engaging Exercises Create Remarkable Results?
Think about the three best-facilitated sessions you have ever attended. I will bet the facilitator used some type of activity that you...
J.D. Solomon
Jan 21, 2022
Fabulous Facilitation: Are You Asking Powerful Questions?
I knew it was going to be a long week when my co-facilitator asked the group, “So, what happens when a submersible pump fails.” Their...
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Jan 16, 2022
Solomon Becomes Contributor for "On Systems Thinking"
JD Solomon becomes a regular contributor for Accendo Reliability in mid-January. Solomon’s articles will be part of a new subject matter...
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Jan 9, 2022
Getting Your Boss's Boss to Understand at 68th International Reliability & Maintainability Symposium
RAMS is still on-go for the end of January. Organizers report strong registration numbers, despite COVID cases and usual high...
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Dec 28, 2021
Improving Communications by "Getting Your Staff to Understand" at UMC 2022
MPW Board Chair Rick Crosby, former OWASA General Manager Ed Kerwin, NASA's Tim Adams, and JD Solomon will host a half-day workshop on...
J.D. Solomon
Nov 30, 2021
Emerging Contaminants Create Havoc On Communities And Businesses
Emerging compounds are much like illicit drugs – manufacturers are continually creating new “designer” versions to make our lives a...
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Nov 21, 2021
"Communicating to Decision Makers" Workshop Once Again at RAMS 2022
JD Solomon will provide his 8-hour workshop at the 68th International Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS) in Tuscon,...
J.D. Solomon
Sep 6, 2020
The Top Five Sites For Evaluating Your Hurricane Risks
Understanding your risks relative to an uncertain future usually involves some type of model.
J.D. Solomon
Jul 8, 2020
The Art of Facilitating Root Cause Failure Analysis - And Why It Matters
Root Cause Analysis requires special facilitation skills.
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