Dona brings imagination, thoughtfulness and energy into every workshop she hosts. Dona has a special magic. She gives clients what they need, while also injecting elements that surprise and elevate groups and individuals to a place they did not know was important. I have no doubt clients will thoroughly adore working with Dona, and you will come back time and again, as very few offer the skill, knowledge and quality that she does.
— Karen Kun, Founder and President, Waterlution - A Water Learning Experience

If you want to engage your audience in a true and honest dialogue, it’s Dona! If you want to see people who were silent, or even skeptical vis à vis the discussions, magically begin to smile, dance and raise their voices, it’s Dona! If you need after-lunch energizers, that not only wake everyone up, but connect and inspire people, it’s Dona!
— Mijako Nierenkoether, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), responsible for the Annual Partnership Retreat 2019 on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Environment.

DID YOU KNOW THAT 75% OF PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED NO FORMAL TRAINING ON HOW TO CONDUCT A MEETING? aND apparently 9 OUT OF 10 PEOPLE SPEND THEIR TIME DAYDREAMING IN MEETINGS (sERIOUSLY! lEARN MORE HERE). 

Shocking? Maybe. Though most people do their best to run effective meetings, sometimes investing time in delivering a "wow" meeting is not their priority, or they may lack the necessary tools. Some even feel that deviating from ‘how things normally get done’ in their organization is just too risky. The matter of fact is when people are not fully engaged in the information you are offering or asking them to contribute to, you have immediately lost their potential and brainpower, especially when you need to make a collective decision.

I can help you tap into collective wisdom, transition through change and unveil innovation. MY sERVICES INCLUDE: 

  • Meeting design and facilitation

  • Facilitation training (groups)

  • One-on-one facilitation coaching (in person or virtual)

  • Public workshops

  • Project assessments, report writing and visual design

 

 


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GIZ - by Creation 9


I am a trained facilitator with years of international experience, who thrives at the opportunity to incorporate dynamic processes with subject matter content and knowledge to make your meetings highly interactiveeffective and outcome-oriented. My mission is to maximize the impact of your gatherings, while making them enjoyableIf we don't have fun, we don't get work done. I discuss the purpose of your meeting with you, and I design and aid you in facilitating a process that will transform your gathering from “just another conference”, or “just another meeting in today’s agenda”, to the highlight of the day for you and for the rest of the people you invited. My mission is to maximize the impact of collective wisdom. 

Training:

  • Art of Hosting

  • Processwork

  • Oasis Game

  • Cooperative Games

  • Non-violent Communications

  • System & Design Thinking

    … and more.


I am nothing short of amazed every time I have the joy of witnessing Dona facilitate. She brings to every experience a blend of depth and fun, wisdom and lightheartedness, hard work and play. Her revolutionary personality and inquisitive mind will challenge and question existing structures, until something new, innovative, and magical is born. I truly believe that facilitating groups through life-changing processes runs in her blood.
— Eirini Vanikioti, Co-Founder Freeing Dreams Institute, Artist, Creator, and Dream Coach
Working with Dona was for me a real pleasure. What I liked the most were her sense of commitment & integrity. She does what she says she would do and even more. I appreciated the lightness and sense of spirituality she brings to the table. Working with her always flows, because she inspires fun and cooperation in what she does.
— Kurt Schoop, Director, UNU Projects; founder & Project Manager, Oasis Caribe Movement