Gratitude for THE GROVE

If you haven’t ever worked with or visited The Grove Consultants International, we, at IdeaConnect, highly recommend you check out what they have to offer. Speaking from personal experience, this is one community of people that impacted my life in a major way. I send them appreciation everyday!

So what’s amazing about the Grove…well, EVERYTHING! I first encountered the Grove in 1994 when Lynette talked me into going to their Principals of Graphic Facilitation training. This “technology” of conversation, using graphic templates and graphic recording to support group work, was something I got really excited about. GREAT TRAINING BY GREAT PEOPLE! I was transformed in my work style.

In the late 90’s, we became strategic alliance partners with the Grove as we introduced our graphic template line for LearningConnect, a guided learning approach. The Grove became our publisher, taking care of details. Thank goodness, I really didn’t have full understanding until recently as we are preparing to take over the responsibility of publishing our materials. THANK YOU! My work in the world was supported by these published products.

In 2002, The Personal Compass: A Workbook for Visioning and Goal Setting was first introduced and Lynette became a design partner for their first workshops. We started using The Personal Compass at our own company visioning retreats and have incorporated into our Women in Progress, a mother and teen daughter workshop. I am transformed in my work and personal life, especially with my 2 daughters who have participated in the Women in Progress with me, see my blog about collaging.

Today, the people at The Grove continue to support us as we move into the final work on our e-store. Generous and supportive are words that come to mind. I will always be so appreciative of The Grove.