Sound familiar?
These are some of the most common reasons teams reach out to Campfire.
Bringing people together
Your team is gathering or you are forming a cohort and needs someone to hold the space, not just fill the agenda.
Building or Refreshing Facilitation Skills
Whether you or your team are starting from scratch or shaking off rust, you need real skills you can use in the room.
Fixing a Broken Process
Meetings drag, decisions stall, and nobody agrees on how to move a group forward.
What to Expect
Participants don’t just sit and listen. They practice the exact moments that trip facilitators up: a room gone quiet, a group agreeing to something nobody believes, a conversation that needs a hard redirect. We move from theory to practice quickly, together.
People walk away with something real. Not generic facilitation theory, but tools built around the challenges they actually face in the room. The work is hands-on by design, so people leave with something they can use right away.
Working with Campfire looks different depending on what you need. Some organizations bring us in for a single workshop. Others want facilitation built into a retreat or meeting they’re already planning. Some want ongoing coaching as a team’s skills develop. We start by understanding where you are, then build from there.
Workshops
Our workshops are usually 2-3 hours in length. Great for introduction to new skills.
Dynamic Facilitation
A hands-on session in reading the room and responding in real time
- Great for facilitators and leaders who want to move beyond scripted approaches and learn how to respond to group needs as they emerge.
- Recent client rated their satisfaction with this workshop a perfect 5/5
Team Development: From Forming to Performing
An interactive talk on how groups form, grow, and perform together
- Great for retreats, team-building days, and leadership development programs, anywhere a shared framework can spark real conversation instead of small talk.
- “Thank you so much for everything. As usual, the feedback from your presentation was great.” – Past client
Collaboratorium
A hands-on lab for cross-functional collaboration and creative problem-solving.
- Great for teams looking to break down silos and build collaborative muscle, especially in retreats and leadership development programs.
- One client rated planning support and workshop satisfaction 5/5, with a 9/10 likelihood to recommend.
Services
Whatever the format, we help you get somewhere real
Contract Facilitator
Ongoing facilitation support for teams and cohorts working toward something bigger.
- Great for meetings, planning sessions, or ongoing collaborative work where you want someone else managing the process so your team can stay focused on the substance.
- “[Campfire] co-facilitate[d] our Exemplary Advocate Cohort – a long-term, convening-based group experience – and does an excellent job working collaboratively to design events, manage various communications resources.” – Long-time client
Team Retreats
A space to step away, reconnect, and build the foundation for what comes next
- Great for teams navigating transition, rebuilding connection, shaping shared vision, or simply needing space to recharge together.
- “We needed this after such a long period of uncertainty” – Retreat participant
Facilitator Coaching
One-on-one support to strengthen your facilitation practice
- Great for facilitators who want a skilled thought partner, whether they’re building foundational skills, leveling up their practice, or preparing for a high-stakes session.
- “We also worked together on facilitation, helping me design meaningful experiences and sessions and walking through every detail to ensure I feel prepared and that the user experience flows naturally.” – Long-time client
Examples of how teams and individuals use Campfire Facilitation Services and Workshops
Top 25 University
A university’s graduate center brought Campfire in to help their students build facilitation tools tailored to the specific groups and situations they work with.
Statewide Foundation
A health foundation brought Campfire in to facilitate a multi-year cohort of health advocates as they built the shared language and confidence to lead their own cohort forward.
Values-aligned business
A communications firm brought Campfire in to help their team read the room and respond with more flexibility when facilitating meetings.
Professional Development Department
A university’s professional development department brought Campfire in to help social workers and other professionals build comfort and skill facilitating groups and meetings of any size.
University Academic Division
A university department brought Campfire in to facilitate a retreat series that helped their team reconnect after a period of major change. Together, they built a shared vision and a renewed sense of stability for the office going forward.
Community Services Board
A community services board brought Campfire in to help their team build stronger skills for facilitating meetings in a virtual setting.
