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IAF Board Elections 2016 – Nominations Open

30 August 2016

We are pleased to announce that Trevor Durnford, current Regional Director, EMENA, has been elected to be Vice-Chair, 2017 by the Board members at the July 2016 Board Meeting. 

The election for the other Director positions will take place online from Oct 17-23, 2016 during International Facilitation Week.

Nominations are now open for the following positions:

  • Treasurer;

  • Director of Memberships and Chapters;

  • Director of Professional Development;

  • Regional Director for Africa;

Method of the Month: Fist to Five

31 July 2016

Purpose: To help a group achieve consensus WITHOUT having to water down a strongly supported solution

Usual or Expected Outcomes: It moves the emphasis on those who disagree to convince the majority. (Traditional consensus commonly works the other way!)

Procedures: 

Five-finger consensus is designed to encourage significant agreement without jeopardizing the quality of the solution. Here's how it works.

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