Having a clear purpose, getting the right people together and designing for dialogue that builds trust between people, and fosters creativity and risk-taking are the ingredients of great facilitation.

Potnline has facilitated meetings and programs of events with senior management, project leaders, progam teams, industry professionals, policy developers, communication teams, elected representatives and more. The focus of facilitation is helping groups to work together effectively.
Mary is also a trained mediator with experience in dialogue building and dispute management. Clients for facilitation services include:

• State agencies

• Local governments

• Industry and mining

• Non-government and community organisations

• Professional bodies

• Regional bodies

• Academic and consultancy alliances

Facilitated events are individually designed around the client’s needs and participants' interest and capacity. The range of facilitated sessions includes:

Over 100 projects since 2002 including:

Facilitating Workable Solutions

Department of Natural Resources & Water
National Wetlands Programs - Wetlands Indicators
"Scientists, policy-makers and technical staff participated in processes constructing conceptual models to explore wetland types, their condition and management. A tight framework of indicators was then identified with indicators which were measurable, practical and valid."
Di Conrick, Queensland Wetlands Program, DNRW

CSIRO Water for Healthy Country Division
"A national workshop with scientists from agencies and consultancies plus policy staff prioritised water quality issues in the Reef catchment. These priorities formed the basis of a framework for investment in water quality modelling that would be implemented across the main research organisations."
Jane Waterhouse, Science Coordinator, CSIRO

City Planning
Brisbane City Council
"This workshop series held with senior planners produced a small but effective set of key performance indicators for the Council's Planning program."
Ruth Tyman, City Planning, BCC

Water Quality targets for Far North Queensland's Natural Resource Management Plans
FNQ Natural Resource Management Board
Mary conducted intensive multi-stakeholder workshops to agree on the targets and management actions for their achievement

Lessons learnt from Australia's first round of Natural Resource Management Plans' Sustainable Ecosystems Division
CSIRO
Mary conducted the Plan Evaluation Workshops which focused on lessons learned for NRM Plans.

Local Growth Management Strategy for Caloundra City’s Settlement Pattern in 2046
Caloundra City Council
Mary worked with Council's team to design and facilitate a major series of direction setting workshops with officers and then with elected representatives.

Operational Policy for Protecting High Environmental Value Waterways
Environmental Protection Agency
Mary works with senior government advisers from relevant Departments interested in the technical requirements and industry impacts of this Operational Policy.

Water Qualtiy Improvements in Sugar Production
Sugar Research and Development Corporation
Workshops with Producers' and Scientists' to scope and agree on water quality improvements in sugar production.