October Newsletter

Celebrating Newly Certified ToP® Facilitators! On September 21st, we celebrated and welcomed to our community of ToP Certified Facilitators:  Rachel Walch ,  Dana Hanson ,  Michael Beebe, Carla Roberts, and Lisa Meredith, who completed her certification journey earlier this year! We're sending a warm congratulations to all our new certified facilitators, who've been on this amazing journey. We look forward to our ToP community expanding, as we've now reached 100 certified facilitators in America! Top Photo - New Certified Facilitators From Left to Right: Lisa Meredith, Dana Hanson, Michael Beebe, Carla Roberts Bottom Photo - New Certified Facilitator Rachel Walch and H ueLife ToP Training Program Director and ToP Certification Mentor and Assessor, Stephanie Ahles

 Lessons from the Trenches: CoP Case Study Report Using the consensus workshop method in a political environment

On September 10th, 22 participants attended the Community of Practice event. Together they worked through how they would solve an issue within a local government environment that involved dishonesty, tension between staff and council, and no clear direction. Learn how Dr. Richard Fursman worked with a city council having difficulties prioritizing - as a symptom of dysfunctional behavioral and political agenda pushing within the council. Using a one-on-one conversation prior to the session and consensus workshop method during the session, the council was able see the reality of what they needed to change to become successful. Learn More Community of Practice Event Monday, October 1st Case Study Presentation: Facilitating “dusting off” a 2-year old report: Turning a Branding Report into an Action Plan.   Stephanie Ahles will share a case where she was able to take an existing branding report for a small city in Iowa - previously completed by an independent marketing group - and turn it into an action plan with 70+ community members. Her approach and participatory processes used to engage the public resulted in a renewed commitment to the branding plan, refreshed ideas and sense of ownership for the project.  Location: 5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, St. Louis Park, MN 55416 *This event is free and offered to support all   facilitators through sharing real life applications of participatory processes and methods. Agenda 3:30 - 3:45 • Welcome and Introductions 3:45 - 4:30 • Case Study Presentation 4:30 - 4:45 • Questions & Answers 4:45 - 5:00 • Peer Coaching RSVP Here

Announcements and Updates

2019 Course Calendar Now Available! All 2019 courses are available on HueLife's website. Featuring newly added Accelerated Action Planning and the new Mastering ToP 2019 Program! CEHs are available for the following professional associations: BOSA, PMI, CHES-MCHES, AICP, NAICS  View 2019 Courses

CoP Presentation Request Share your knowledge and help others on their ToP Journey! We ask any participants who have taken a ToP course, to share how they have applied the methods in their work! Case studies or personal inquires that would add value to the community of facilitators and ToP methods users. Submit Your Topic Here

Current Recruitments by HueLife City of Richfield : City Manager   Deadline for applications: 10/13 Click here to see the position profile Upcoming Positions: City Manager City of Victoria, MN View Positions Here

Free Action Planning Sites We are in need of 1-2 more non-profits for free action planning! Please email [email protected] - if you know of any non-profits that may benefit from this service. Click here for the informational flyer.

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