Strategy and Workshop Facilitation
The right conversations spark action.
McElrea Consulting designs and facilitates strategy workshops, leadership sessions, stakeholder forums and collaborative processes across New Zealand. We create the structure and space for people to work through complex issues, explore different perspectives and reach clarity about what happens next.
Our facilitation is practical and outcomes-focused - helping groups move beyond conversation to shared understanding, decisions and action.
What we do:
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Strategic planning and strategy workshops
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Leadership and governance sessions
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Stakeholder and community forums
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Collaborative and multi-organisation workshops
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Strategic Doing facilitation
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Values, vision and mission development
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Investment Logic Mapping (ILM) facilitation
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Complex problem-solving and decision-making session
Our approach:
Good facilitation creates the conditions for people to do their best thinking together.
Our approach is structured yet flexible. We design each process around the people in the room, the decisions that need to be made and the outcomes you need to achieve. We make space for different perspectives while keeping conversations focused, constructive and moving forward.
Depending on the challenge, we draw on approaches including Strategic Doing, appreciative inquiry, Investment Logic Mapping, collaborative design and large-group facilitation.
McElrea Consulting's facilitation is led by Rebecca McElrea, an experienced strategy and engagement facilitator who has worked with councils, leadership teams, boards, businesses and communities across New Zealand.
From conversation to action:
Our aim is for people to leave the room with greater clarity, shared commitment and a clear understanding of what happens next.
Facilitation in practice
Central Otago District Council
In 2024, McElrea Consulting facilitated a workshop with over 140 staff at Central Otago District Council to co-design a shared mission, vision, and set of values for the organisation.
Using a mix of guided exercises and collaborative discussion, we created a strong foundation for organisational culture. This was followed by Executive Leadership Team sessions to refine goals, objectives, and measures of success.