Author: Jessica Stempien

Jess Stempien is a Process and Meeting Facilitator, focusing on collaborative processes with groups to move them from inaction to action. She has a background in Environmental Science, Water Policy, Coalition Building, Community Engagement, and Government. Her foundational methods and approaches are based on the Technology of Participation developed by the Institute of Cultural Affairs and other participatory decision-making process to help groups be effective, focused, and action oriented.

Why Meeting Facilitation?

Ever wondered if you need a meeting facilitator to manage the people and the process? Read this blog to learn more.

Alignment and Action

Building shared understanding, commitment, and alignment with groups is a process. It can be critical to an organization when the stakes are high, the group is new to each other, or there has been an immense amount of change. I don’t think there are many of us that can say we haven’t dealt with a […]

Moving from Reflection to Action

Reflecting is an important step in groups and individuals. Reflecting allows us to explore issues, projects, or strategy on a deeper level. In this busy world it is hard to slow down, but sometimes you have to go slow to go fast. In 2019, I had the privilege of facilitating a strategic planning process for […]