ACHIEVEMENTS
  • Coached many Federal leaders and received excellent
    reviews for the work
  • Facilitated groups in experiential learning environments to
    achieve stronger communications, decision-making, and
    better appreciation for individual and team effectiveness
  • Led large operations groups through cost-cutting
    improvements
  • Coached teams into real effectiveness
  • Facilitated greater Knowledge sharing
  • Designed and facilitated sessions for non-profits with
    focus and advisory groups  envisioning new directions
  • Conducted appreciative inquiry for an educational
    institution planning change
  • Designed and facilitated transformational retreats
  • Facilitated in George Mason University's  OD/KM Masters
    Program, "Group Dynamics" class.
  • Facilitated training in performance management for
    Federal clients
  • Consulted with Adventist Health Care in employee
    engagement and strengths
  • Facilitated training in professional competencies for a
    federal client

AVAILABLE METHODOLOGIES
  • Ontological coaching
  • Apter Qualified Professional for the Apter Motivational Style
    Profile based on Reversal Theory and the Apter
    Leadership Profile System (a 180 assessment), see
    Apter International
  • EQ-I Emotional Intelligence assessment and
    development tool Certified Professional
  • Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Certified Professional
  • Campbell Leadership Index, CL-I certified practitioner (a
    360 assessment)
  • LH-STEP System for Testing and Evaluation of Potential
    certified practitioner
  • Action Learning foundations qualified

BUSINESS REGISTRIES AND CERTIFICATIONS
  • Virginia certified Woman-owned Small  Business   
    Enterprise
  • SBA customer listing: P0674692
  • CCR registry
  • eVA registry
  • Virginia Commonwealth Award Number 14804-CAT04 for
    PF14804C04-09
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We observe the principles of Reduce-Reuse-Recycle, behaving
in stewardship to mother earth.
About Us

Kate Trygstad, Principal

  • Founder and owner of Creative Facilitating
  • Contributor to my Arlington, VA community
  • former Senior Manager in the Federal Government with a
    reputation for leading effective groups into greater
    effectiveness  
  • former Leader and trainer in the private sector
  • Graduate of Newfield Network coaching program
  • M.S., Organizational Learning, now known as
    Organization Development,  George Mason University,
    od/km.gmu.edu
  • B.S. English Education, University of Minnesota
  • B.A. English, University of Minnesota
703.243.8726

"As our guide you helped us to experience what can happen when we
work toward a common goal.pool all our energies... "

"The event was a great success and we now have a much clearer
focus for the work ahead in the project.  I'm especially pleased at the
outcomes"
"Your organization and facilitation skills helped us to see out of
different (and cleaner) lenses..."
PARTNERSHIPS



Mega Tech
for facilitation, coaching and change work
Alternative Solutions   
for facilitation and mediation skill sets in change
work
Change Management Associates
for an OD/coaching/training contract with Fairfax
County-- a consortium of professionals are linked
here to provide a variety of services and support
Colleague Consulting
for coaching services in contract with Federal Govt
Dragonfly Institute
in our contract with the Commonwealth of Virginia
for Communication Assessments and for an array of
OD, facilitation and training solutions
Copyright 2012, Kathleen Trygstad, all rights reserved     Kate@CreativeFacilitating.com   703-243-8726
+ Kate Trygstad has presented with
colleague Ellen Kandell to groups of
alternative dispute resolution
professionals: "Out of the Woods:
Techniques that Generate New Pathways
for Resolution", in which we explored
Appreciative Inquiry, Action Learning and
World Cafe.
Contributing to Professional
Discussions
+  Review of Retreats That Work (Marianne
Liteman, Sheila Campbell, Jeff Liteman)
published in Journal of Organizational
Change Management, Vol 20 Number 3
2007.

+  Read Kate's contribution to  TrustTalk

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
  • Organizational Development Network
  • Chesapeake Bay OD Network
  • Mid-Atlantic Facilitators' Network
  • International Coach Federation
  • American Society for Training and
    Development
"One touch of nature makes the whole
world kin."  - William Shakespeare

We honor the natural world and bring
that awe to our work.
We actively support
non-profits, and serve on
the board of: