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MAFN Online Workshop: Elephants, Dead Fish, and Hairballs: How to Untangle the Most Difficult Conversations

  • 11/13/2026
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Online using Zoom

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Duration:  90 minutes

About the workshop: 

Every team has them — the elephants in the room no one wants to name, the dead fish that quietly stink up the culture, and the hairballs of confusion and frustration that stifle creativity and contribution. In this workshop, you’ll learn a practical, compassionate framework for naming and transforming the toughest conversations. Combining Airbnb’s Elephants, Dead Fish, and Vomit model with Jim Rough’s Dynamic Facilitation, we’ll learn how to move groups from conflict to action.

Learning Objectives 

In this session, participants will explore:

  • A repeatable framework for addressing tough topics in teams or cross-functional groups

  • A visual method for separating emotion from information and possibility from blame

  • A practical understanding of how to use tension and conflict as a source of creativity and connection

Best suited for: Mid-Level Facilitators

NOTE: This workshop will be recorded for distribution to all who register (breakout rooms will not be recorded).

This is a 90-minute online workshop. It will take place at 12:00pm - 1:30pm EST.

Speaker: 


Joran Oppelt is a Senior Consultant at The Grove Consultants International and has over a decade of experience in visual consulting, graphic facilitation, and executive coaching. He has helped shape strategy with clients in the fields of technology, sport, healthcare, and finance with a passion for leadership development and team alignment.

Joran holds a deep belief in the power of human potential and in art-making as a tool for healing and community building. Joran uses a strengths-based approach when coaching leaders and sees teams and organizations through a developmental lens. He enjoys creating safe spaces for groups to play with rigorous frameworks. These have included The Grove’s Team Performance and Strategic Visioning models, innovation/design thinking, OKRs, Integral Theory, Spiral Dynamics, Gamestorming, Storybrand, and more.

Joran is the author of Facilitation: A Human-Centered Guide to the Art of Collaboration; Visionary Leadership; and The Visual Meetings Field Guide

ONLINE WORKSHOP REMINDERS

  • MAFN does not offer refunds for events. Anyone who registers for an event will receive a credit that can be applied to any other MAFN event, or to MAFN membership. Credits must be used within 2 years.
  • Registered participants will receive instructions for joining the live session and any additional details 1 day in advance and the morning of the event. Please be sure to look for the link in your email.
  • This program begins promptly at 12:00pm Eastern. Please log on 5 minutes early to ensure your internet connection, audio, and other settings are working properly.

     

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