Control The Room Podcast
1) Episode 173: How Can Authenticity Transform Facilitation and Workplace Culture?
"I wondered what would happen if I opened a C-suite meeting with a dad joke or a meme, and it made people actually look forward to coming." - Renita Joyce Smith In this episode of the Facilitation Lab...Show More
Episode 173: How Can Authenticity Transform Facilitation and Workplace Culture?
38:37 | Dec 17th, 2025
2) Episode 172: The Greatest Lessons in Trust and Generosity from Online Communities
"When I started my career, people said there's no way a computer can create real human connection, and I was like, I think it can." - Sophie Bujold In this episode of the Facilitation Lab podcast, hos...Show More
3) Episode 171: How Can Rituals in Design Enhance Facilitation and Organisational Resilience?
"Making experiences, whatever they are, human is one of the key learnings of human-centered design, and at least one of those that I really keep close to my heart." - Marco Monterzino In this episode ...Show More
4) Episode 170: The Best Practices for Creating Safe and Engaging Learning Environments
"I need people to not just feel safe, but to actually feel excited and engaged in whatever the moment is bringing, to take risks, and to grow in real time." - Grace Losada In this Facilitation Lab Pod...Show More
Episode 170: The Best Practices for Creating Safe and Engaging Learning Environments
46:50 | Oct 29th, 2025
5) Episode 169: The Greatest Secrets of Blending Magic and Psychology for Team Growth
"The emotions that come out from magic, the spaces that magic allows you, they are quite global." - Rubens Filho In this Facilitation Lab podcast episode, host Douglas Ferguson interviews Rubens Filho...Show More
6) Episode 168: How Can Facilitation Foster Genuine Connections and Healing in Our Communities?
“When I see humans unable to center and organize, it feels like nails on a chalkboard to me.” - Lori Boozer In this episode of the Facilitation Lab Podcast, host Douglas Ferguson interviews Lori Booze...Show More
7) Episode 167: How Can Facilitators Foster Bold Participation and Collaboration in Nonprofit Organizations?
“Sometimes in facilitation, it’s a dance between creating space for others and offering perspectives that move the conversation forward.” - Robin Cory In this episode of the Facilitation Lab podcast, ...Show More
8) Episode 166: From Talking Sticks to Blockchain: Revolutionizing Governance Through Collaboration
"The very fact we came together and wrote a constitution, even if it's not a perfect constitution, is a monumental achievement because people from 50 countries had to come together and get something d...Show More
9) Episode 165: The Greatest Shift: From Competition to Collaboration in Idea Generation
"It’s so much more beneficial when everyone gives up ownership of ideas and creates something that belongs to the whole group."- Emilia Åström In this episode of the Facilitation Lab podcast, host Dou...Show More
10) Episode 164: How Can Facilitators Ignite Creativity in Diverse Workshop Environments?
"Somewhere along the line, as we grow up, we get so used to doing things a certain way that we lose touch with that creative side of the brain. As kids, we tried all sorts of things and never stuck to...Show More