June 15, 2026Choosing a training provider is about more than course content. It's also about the learning experience, the support you receive…
June 10, 2026What We're Learning from Coaching Teams and Leaders Dear Colleagues, Over the last few months, Engage Delaney has been supporting…
April 14, 2026Spring is here in the Okanagan. I can’t say that our winter was hard compared to most of the country,…
April 10, 2026Over the years, Engage Delaney has developed and shared a number of visual templates to help engagement practitioners bring people…
February 19, 2026Getting Leaders, New Councils, and Decision-Makers On Board with Authentic Engagement Meaningful engagement doesn’t happen by accident, and it doesn’t succeed without leadership support.…
February 17, 2026Ever been to a workshop and the facilitator says: let’s just put your contribution in the parking lot! It doesn’t feel good. Parking lots are ugly…
December 2, 20251-2-4-All is a facilitation method grounded in liberating structures and is a way of helping participants think together. What is…
December 2, 2025It’s the holiday season, and whether you are shopping for a facilitator, or you are looking for something for yourself,…
October 20, 2025Recently at Engage Delaney, a few of us completed the First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) course entitled: The Fundamentals…
August 29, 2025Engage Delaney recently hosted its successful initial virtual session of the IAP2 Working with Conflict and High Emotion course in…
April 27, 2018This week (May 2 - 5) I’ll be heading back to my Ottawa roots to attend and present at the…
November 14, 2017The Vancouver D+A team is taking charrette training this week with the National Charrette Institute (NCI), and we're blogging each…
September 25, 2017Delaney + Associates is excited to host the National Charrette Institute in Vancouver Nov. 14-16 to deliver its certificate training…
September 25, 2017“We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.” ―…
September 15, 2017Are you a facilitator or a workshop leader? Do you have a fun and interactive workshop idea to share with…
May 5, 2017The context: In engagement processes that involve group problem-solving and future planning, it can be easy for participants – and…
March 2, 2017Unless you have been very busy and purposefully ignoring your social media feeds, and you also work in the health…
January 23, 2017This is the second in a three-part series on communicating in the "post-truth" era. Read the first part here. What…
January 5, 2017The context As we move into the New Year, and an era of increasing public engagement efforts by organizations and…- December 21, 2016There are positions, interests and values in the world of stakeholders. When focused on positions, two parties are furthest apart. It’s…
December 20, 2016Many of the principles that we covered last week come together today. By carefully following each of the previous…
December 19, 2016We could write a lot about today's principle. How to manage high emotions, and "angry" or disruptive engagement participants, is a…- December 9, 2016This is part of an ongoing series exploring Delaney + Associates’ top 10 engagement tips, also known as our Company…
- December 8, 2016The holidays are here again, and so is the D+A 12 Days of Christmas blog series, full of engagement tips,…
October 20, 2016“A vivid imagination compels the whole body to obey it.” –Aristotle The context: The Opportunity Tree is a thinking…
October 20, 2016I had the pleasure of attending the 2016 International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) North American conference Sept. 28-30 in…
October 18, 2016One of the jobs of an effective facilitator is to build spaces where creative dialogue can take place, and then…
May 11, 2016Welcome back! In my last post, I addressed the uncomfortable reality that engagement is not public relations or social marketing…
January 11, 2016As I look down from my seventh story, floor-to-ceiling glass windows it seems a dream that this time last…
December 16, 2015A professional facilitator has many roles, but the core of facilitation is about helping people and groups think together so…- October 21, 2015Have you ever had a conversation with someone who asked just the right questions at the right time, who maybe…