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"Recipes on a website about Structured Facilitation and Facilitator Training?"

by Millie Rush

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In 1985, Gary founded MG Rush Systems, Inc. In 2004, he ceased operations of MG Rush Systems and left the U.S. to pursue his dream of becoming a restaurateur and incorporated in Puerto Rico as MG Rush dba Miracles Restaurant, a critically acclaimed restaurant in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.

"Gary believes that pursuing dreams keeps us alive and growing. That our dreams provide synergies and lessons in life that we use as we pursue new goals and that it is never a mistake to pursue our dreams - it is a mistake not to."

In 2005, after a one year absence, Gary returned to consulting reinstating MG Rush Systems, Inc., changing his company name from MG Rush Systems to MGR Consulting, Inc.

"The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Gary Rush, IAF CPF | M, MGR consulting, Inc. is back with a new identity! - new company name, new internet domain: mgrconsulting.com, new telephone number, new logo, new lessons learned, new ideas, tools and concepts, and a new product - FoCuSeD™ holistic structrured facilitation - the ultimate structured facilitation technique - a revolution from FAST facilitation (a proprietary structured facilitation product created by Gary in 1985), but with the same values, mission and vision, to continue his legacy as a recognized leader in the field of Structured Facilitation and Facilitator Training.

So, Gary is also a Chef (read our FoCuSeD™ Facilitator eNewsletter Pursuing Dreams).

As a Chef he adds recipes to complement the season. Check out his recipes and let us know what you think - contact Gary.

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Chef Gary | Main Courses 4

Chef Gary | Desserts 4

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Newsletters, Articles & Presentations, and Additional Resources are a service to our clients, alumni, and prospective clients. All were written by Gary Rush, IAF CPF.

Please feel free to contact us with questions or comments.

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In February 1985, Gary Rush founded MG Rush Systems, Inc. now named MGR Consulting, Inc. to provide the type of consulting support most needed in development centers: productivity measurements, interactive design techniques, estimation, and development center strategies. Within 6 months, he added Facilitator training with the introduction of FAST- Facilitated Application Specification Technique - The FAST Session Leader Workshop class - a structured facilitation technique (a proprietary product created and developed by Gary) after extensive research and experience conducting JAD workshops. He focused on group facilitation and Facilitator training becoming the leader trainer for structured facilitation having implemented his facilitation technique at numerous companies, including some of the largest in the world. While writing the manual, he wrote an article "A FAST Way to Define System Requirements", describing the different variations of JAD. He sent the article to Computerworld and they published it. The Computerworld article came out on October 7, 1985, two weeks after Gary taught his first public FAST Session Leader Workshop class.

"In June 2007, Gary revolutionized FAST by creating FoCuSeD™ holistic structured facilitation and the FoCuSeD™ Facilitator Academy - the 1st Holistic Structured Facilitation™ Technique."

All FAST Facilitation Newsletters were written by Gary Rush, IAF CPF | M, MG Rush Systems now MGR Consulting. They contain valuable information covering Group Facilitation, Facilitation Tools and many more topics. Please feel free to contact us with questions or comments.

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MGR Consulting offers:

Our classes on-site anywhere in the world.

Consulting services designed to transform your organization - Total FoCuSeD™.

Fixed fee proposals depending on the scope and duration of the project.

Additionally:

Our classes confer Professional Development Units (PDUs) to attendees who are certified Project Management Professionals (PMPs).

The FoCuSeD™ Facilitator Academy, FoCuSeD™ On..., FoCuSeD™ Facilitating Teleconferences, FoCuSeD™ Facilitative Skills, and Data Modeling Made Easy classes confer Continuing Development Units (CDUs) to attendees who are pursuing their Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) certification.

Our FoCuSeD™ Facilitator classes support the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) Core Facilitator Competencies and what students need to do to achieve them, enabling those people who wish to pursue their IAF Certified™ Professional Facilitator (CPF) designation. CPFs receive professional recognition that provides a competitive edge. Note: You can only receive a professional Facilitation certification from the IAF.

All of our classes are taught by Gary Rush, IAF CPF.

Below are the class overviews. Detailed abstracts and agendas are available by clicking on the specific class.

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What distinguishes our FoCuSeD™ Classes is the consistent message that we provide. They provide consistency in terminology, models, and concepts that are built upon the fundamental principles of facilitation - they share ideas using a consistent basis of understanding. They are effective, comprehensive, and provide a complete set of skills, knowledge, and practice that attendees are able to apply and use immediately upon completion. They give you the necessary tools to effectively work with groups in any capacity and be successful. They give you effective leadership, business and interpersonal skills.

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We have designed a comprehensive set of training programs that convey a consistent message. Our classes, combined, deliver a consistent, comprehensive, and compelling set of skills. We have pulled these together to create training programs that enable your organization to gain these skills in a well-planned, focused manner.

Business Data Modeling Made Easy - 2 days 1

Gary Rush's 2-day highly interactive class is designed for those who want to successfully understand, build, and explain Data Models to business partners and others in the organization. This class is one third hands on practice.

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The FoCuSeD™ eNewsletters written by Gary Rush, IAF CPF, contain valuable information covering Group Facilitation, Facilitator Skills, Leadership, Diversity, Collaborative Skills, People and Process Tools and many more topics.

We provide our FoCuSeD™ eNewsletters electronically. To receive our FoCuSeD™ eNewsletter contact us with your name, company, telephone number, and e-mail.

The following are articles extracted from our eNewsletters. For our current FoCuSeD™ eNewsletter, click here. For Gary Rush FAST Facilitation Archives. Please feel free to contact us with questions or comments.

Benefits of Facilitation 2

Profession of Facilitator | Gary Rush Facilitation 4

Collaboration Skills | Gary Rush 7

Facilitation Processes | Gary Rush Facilitation 17

Facilitative Project Managers & Business Analysts 4

History of Facilitation by Gary Rush, IAF CPF | M 6

International Association of Facilitators (IAF) 5

Leadership Concepts by Gary Rush Facilitation 7

Role of the Facilitator by Gary Rush, IAF CPF | M 14

Topics Related to Facilitation | Gary Rush 3

Thoughts by Gary Rush, IAF CPF | M 19

Facilitator Training 13

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Hey y'all

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Check out my Facilitation Blog. I will be blogging about new concepts and ideas in facilitation, tidbits (PETs from my FoCuSeD™ Facilitation Games book), and other topics. Enjoy! Feel free to give me feedback.