What's the state of conflict, culture and collaboration on your team?
Take this quick diagnostic to find out
We’ve all been in meetings that drain energy instead of creating it:
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Conversations go in circles without resolution.
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The loudest voices dominate while others stay silent.
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Disagreements feel like an impasse that no one knows how to navigate.
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People leave wondering, “Why were we even here?”
It doesn’t have to be this way.
Too Many Gatherings Fall Flat
With skilled facilitation, your gatherings can move from frustration to focus, from impasse to insight, and from talking at each other to thinking with each other.
How We Help Groups Do Their Best Thinking
After facilitating more than 20,000 hours of meetings, retreats, and strategy sessions, we know what makes gatherings work:
Purpose
Start with a clear “why” so everyone knows what they’re working toward.
Outcomes
Define success before the first agenda item begins.
Participation
Create space for every voice to contribute in ways that work best for them.
Process
Use proven structures, tools, and agreements to move from ideas to action.
And when disagreement surfaces? We don’t avoid it. We see it as data. As facilitators, we help connect perspectives, identify themes, and transform tension into meaningful progress.
Whether your gathering is in-person, virtual, or hybrid, we design spaces where your team can do its best thinking together.
Why Work With Wilson and Associates?
What Makes Our Facilitation Different
You’re not just hiring someone to keep time on an agenda. You’re choosing a facilitation partner who:
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Centers equity and inclusion.
Every voice has a role in shaping the conversation.
Builds conflict infrastructure.
We help create norms so tension can be navigated productively.
Delivers measurable outcomes.
Clients leave aligned, clear, and ready to act.
That’s why Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, nonprofits, and foundations trust us to facilitate their most important conversations.
Facilitation Formats for Every Gathering
Every team has different needs. That’s why we offer facilitation in half-day, full-day, and two-day formats — each designed to fit the goals of your gathering, whether in-person, virtual, or hybrid.
Full-Day
For: Teams ready to dig into strategy, conflict, or alignment.
What you’ll get:
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Shared priorities
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A draft roadmap
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Stronger team agreements
Flow: Morning framing → collaborative sessions → reflection & action.
A full day creates the space to see the bigger picture—and commit to it together.
Two-Day
For: Cross-functional teams ready for transformation, culture repair, or big-picture visioning.
What you’ll get:
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A co-created strategy
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A conflict repair process
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An implementation timeline
Flow: Day 1: Discovery → Visioning. Day 2: Strategy → Roles & action.
Two days isn’t just a meeting—it’s a reset for how you work together.
Not sure which format is right? We’ll help you choose the best fit based on your goals.
Case Studies
Real Results From Our Clients
Sierra Club Board:
Led a year-long facilitation engagement to support healthy meeting culture and design agendas and spaces for strategic conversations at the national board, and facilitated the annual Board Retreat as well.
Regional Foundation:
Facilitated a multi-day strategic visioning and goal-setting process that resulted in a 3-year roadmap and strengthen relationships with staff and stakeholders.
County of Los Angeles Inclusive Spending Process:
Designed and facilitated a multi-lingual virtual stakeholder engagement and recommendations process to inform County Budget Priorities. Navigating dissent and tension to build consensus on priorities.
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