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Martin

Certified Professional Facilitator

Seit meinem ersten Auftrag bei den Vereinten Nationen im Jahr 2002, habe ich internationale Zusammenkünfte moderiert. Ich habe tiefes Verständnis für individuelle und Gruppendynamik und bin als Moderator von großen und kleinen Gruppenprozessen und als Krisen-Coach für Führungskräfte auf der ganzen Welt gefragt. Ich bin von der International Association of Facilitators (IAF) als Certified™ Professional Facilitator akkreditiert.[Mehr...]

Seitdem ich Ende der 1960er Jahre in Moss Side, Manchester mit benachteiligten Jugendlichen und dann in einer südafrikanischen Wohltätigkeitsorganisation ehrenamtlich gearbeitet habe, hatte ich Führungspositionen inne, unter anderem bei Save the Children und dem Britischen Roten Kreuz, bevor ich get2thepoint gründete.

Bis 2015 war ich drei Jahre lang Regionaldirektor (Europa, Naher Osten, Nordafrika) der IAF und spiele weiterhin eine aktive Rolle in einer lebendigen weltweiten Community von Moderatoren.

Im Jahr 2014 bin ich von Alcatraz nach San Francisco geschwommen, um Geld für den ‘Prisoners Education Trust’ zu sammeln, und drei Jahre später bin ich mit dem Fahrrad 160 km gefahren, um Familien, die in Schwierigkeiten sind, zu unterstützen. Ich habe es geschafft, in sechs Triathlons nicht der Letzte zu sein, ich bin gerne in meinem Garten tätig, und ich bin stolzer Besitzer eines 1968er ‘BSA Bantam D14/4’ Motorrades.

Fragen Sie nach Martins Lebenslauf.

Das ist es, was ich jetzt in meiner äußeren und inneren Welt tue und denke.

Team

Ich arbeite seit vielen Jahren gerne kreativ mit vielen Menschen zusammen. Das Team, basierend auf Offenheit, gemeinsamer Leidenschaft und gegenseitigem Respekt, ändert sich ständig wenn Initiativen und Projekte kommen und gehen.

Meine Mitarbeiter im Jahr 2020 sind:

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Andy Connor is an alternative to throwing the laptop out of the window. If email starts doing weird things or the screen goes a funny colour, he’ll work out what to do. Phew.

For over a decade and a half Graham Irwin has been building and maintaining get2thepoint websites. Since 1990 he has been making computer technology ‘easy to use for all and provide a human side to the world of computing.’ He says of himself that ‘I am a compassionate and spiritually aware man who has committed my life to applying my skills and experience to enlarge and enhance the quality of life for all concerned’. Since 2016 he has been a member of the volunteer staff at the Sitepoint webmaster forums.

Marianne Hartley is the genius who, with Martin, has co-created the get2thepoint branding and design you see on this website. She has been working with Martin since designing the book Meeting Together in 2006. Working in English, French and German, from Basel and London, Marianne is the founder of Hartley and Soul, which creates ‘beautiful designs that truly reflect your passion for your business and its values, engages all of your senses and creates a heart to heart connection that leaves you and your customers feeling connected, engaged and fulfilled. This [is] healing design.’ Indeed it is.

Paul Cursons has been making the get2thepoint books balance for decades. With Paul’s care and eye for detail, it all works wonderfully smoothly. With a life time of experience as an independent book keeper he makes it all seem so easy.

Richard Chapman is a trusted friend and co-facilitator colleague with whom I have worked on a series of projects for some years now in the UK and internationally. Richard is a writer, composer and facilitator of organisation development for civil society. Whatever form his work takes, Richard’s aim is to help bring about those moments of insight and realisation which lead to positive change and transformation. With an intuitive understanding of depth, he is a most insightful guide and fellow-traveller through the often tricky complexities of group dynamics.

Steven Appleby is the lovely person behind all the drawings you see on the site and which you will also see throughout Meeting Together. He is an ‘absurdist cartoonist, illustrator and artist living in Britain.’ His humour has been described as ‘observational or absurd, with a keen sense of the turmoil of fear and obsession that teems beneath the respectable exterior of most of us.’ Just perfect for drawing what really goes on in meetings and in our jumbled minds.

Debbie Bannigan With a life time of observing human beings at work, deep in the trenches of the real world, Debbie knows what makes organisations tick - or not. Powered by a fascination with the struggles which can unfold when well meaning people try to do good, she is blessed with the insight and intellect (and Doctorate in Business Administration to prove it) to be able to make sense of it all. That’s the work she’s doing with Martin. She is drawing out the wisdom arising from Martin's decade and a half of coaching third sector CEOs through crisis and is distilling what may be learnt so that it can be passed on. For the good of all. So watch this space: book, videos, articles, presentations + who knows, a Hollywood blockbuster ... prime time television ... musical? Well whatever next ? ;-)

Raquel Ark walks her talk. And her ‘talk’ is not talking, but listening. She invites you to ‘play and experiment with listening’ and to ‘discover the gold in every circumstance, relationship, team and project’. At Listening Academy she is devoted to ‘sharing ideas, tools and resources that will help you master the art of listening’. We have been and are working together with Fairtrade International and are team members of the Virtual Listening Campus of uLab-S Societal Transformation offered by the Presencing Institute at MIT, Boston USA.

In 2013 Lilian Wang started to share her facilitation expertise with HK civil society groups. This attracted a group of facilitation practitioners to regularly share their methods and skills and also to facilitate various types of dialogue projects for the HK community. The group then developed into the International Association of Facilitator Hong Kong (IAF-HK) with a mission “to build a better HK with meaningful dialogues.” With substantial background in management consulting, staff development, research collaboration, marketing and operations in both public and private sectors across Asia Pacific region, Lilian combines business rigour with a rich intuition. She integrates oriental culture and philosophy into her coaching and facilitation practice to spark engaging authentic conversations, creative flow, deep reflection and understanding which invite personal and team transformation. Born in Beijing, educated in Hong Kong and Germany, Lilian is an internationally accredited facilitator and executive coach and speaks fluent Cantonese and English.

Patricia Koster helps people to die - wise. She also helps people to live - well. Patricia is a guide for people who face the end of their lives and those close to them. She supports organisations to ‘find and connect to their own rhythm and heartbeat’ and supports them in the flow of embracing what serves and letting go of what is no longer needed. She practices the art of listening and invites those she lives and works with into co-creative dialogue. Having worked in Africa and SE Asia and now worldwide, Patricia is sensitive to the profound impact of deep cultural patterns. As a corporate anthropologist, Patricia lives in Amsterdam. More about Patricia here and here.

Patricia, Susanne and Martin co-faciliate ‘Live Well Die Wise - virtual listening groups to let go, and let come’ which is one of several initiatives flowing from the virtual listening campus which was part of the Societal Transformation Lab, Presencing Institute 2018-19. The invitation to join a LWDW group begins: ‘We are born, we do stuff, we die. Not only that, but our ancestors were born, did stuff and died and so will those who follow us. This obvious existential truth is the holding frame for our Live Well Die Wise gatherings. Within this frame we will, together, touch the moment in which we each find ourselves - today, now.’

Susanne Conrad knows how to blend face-to-face and online spaces. Having led an E-Academy and having held senior positions in the corporate sector, she has years of practice in creating virtual learning spaces that really work. With rich experience as a learning & organisational development consultant as well as being a certified online coach, Susanne knows that listening with real understanding and true empathy is one of the most potent forces for change that we have in our transformation toolbox. More about Susanne here.

Patricia, Susanne and Martin co-faciliate ‘Live Well Die Wise - virtual listening groups to let go, and let come’ which is one of several initiatives flowing from the virtual listening campus which was part of the Societal Transformation Lab, Presencing Institute 2018-19. The invitation to join a LWDW group begins: ‘We are born, we do stuff, we die. Not only that, but our ancestors were born, did stuff and died and so will those who follow us. This obvious existential truth is the holding frame for our Live Well Die Wise gatherings. Within this frame we will, together, touch the moment in which we each find ourselves - today, now.’

 

Energy

Wir haben viel gemeinsam. Es verbindet uns mehr als was uns trennt.

Wir würden gerne mit Ihnen zusammenarbeiten, wenn Sie sich als Teil der Zivilgesellschaft verstehen - ein Bestreben nach einem anständigen Zusammenleben in lokalen und globalen Gemeinschaften haben, in denen es einen gerechten und nachhaltigen Wohlstand gibt, in denen jeder nach Gesundheit, Wohlbefinden und Erfüllung strebt und auch nach Linderung des Leidens. In get2thepoint ist es unsere Leidenschaft, Menschen in Gruppen, Organisationen und Gemeinschaften zu helfen, für die ein primärer Zweck darin besteht, diesen Anspruch zu verwirklichen.

Sie können hier auch etwas von sich selbst sehen:

  • Sie möchten sehen, was gut daran ist, wenn sich Menschen wirklich treffen;
  • Kreative Zusammenarbiet ist Ihnen wichtiger als persönliche finanzielle Bereicherung;
  • Sie möchten die Zusammenhänge zwischen Menschen verstehen;
  • Sie sind bereit, alte Wege loszulassen die nicht mehr funktionieren, und sind offen dafür, Neues entstehen zu lassen.

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It's rare that a conference enthuses people as the Volunteering Summit did. The great facilitation by Martin meant that everybody felt they were engaged and involved, even in many instances excited. You can't ask for more than that.

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Get2thepoint gleicht jeglichen Kohlenstoff aus dem Reiseverkehr aus und unterstützt den FairClimateFund. Der in den Niederlanden ansässige FairClimateFund finanziert Projekte auf drei Kontinenten – Projekte, die den CO2-Ausstoß senken und den am stärksten gefährdeten Menschen eine bessere Zukunft bieten.

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