by Melissa Dinwiddie | Oct 4, 2022 | Articles, Team Building, Virtual Facilitation
Once upon a time there was a research manager named Cindy, who worked at a global social media company. Cindy’s team was super-smart, but they weren’t having the kind of impact and influence she thought they deserved. Every day Cindy’s team of...
by Melissa Dinwiddie | Sep 1, 2022 | Activities, Articles, Leadership, Team Building, Virtual Facilitation
I confess, I don’t always practice what I preach. Just this weekend, for example, I’m embarrassed to say that I did the opposite of what I coach clients to do. It was Saturday night, and I was leading an hour-long session of playful activities at a...
by Melissa Dinwiddie | Aug 12, 2020 | Articles, Team Building, Virtual Facilitation
I’m always afraid of how people will react when I run this activity… but every time the response has been phenomenal. It’s called “Magical Gifts,” and I learned it from my colleague Erica Marx. I love doing it at the end of a session, as a closer. Pair people up to...
by Melissa Dinwiddie | May 28, 2020 | Articles, Culture, Innovation, Team Building
What would you say is the most under-appreciated feature in Zoom? Of course, one could argue about that, but one contender might be the “Rename” function. Here’s how to rename yourself (or someone else, if you’re a Host or Co-host) using the...
