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Secrets of Facilitation reveals the principles and techniques effective facilitators use to produce amazing results through groups. The author identifies 60 secrets that separate great facilitators from good ones. He then puts you right in the room through his case studies and numerous sample dialogues, so you can see and experience the techniques in action!

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Gene J. D'Ovidio

Mr. D'Ovidio is the founder and President of Intellectual Capital Partners, Inc.  Started in 1991, ICP is a San Francisco-based management consulting and venture development firm focused on growth and the creation of new businesses.

His work spans a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, business services, e-commerce and specialty retailing.  His clients have included Restoration Hardware, Williams-Sonoma, Sprint, Netscape Communications, US West, and numerous early stage ventures.

Mr. D’Ovidio is an expert leader of facilitated group meetings and interactive brainstorming sessions.  He was formally trained by George Prince, the founder of Synectics and further mentored by Cavas Gohbi, the first President of Synectics.  He has also been formally trained by Leadership Strategies and is recognized by the International Association of Facilitators as a Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF).

Between 1984 and 1991, Mr. D'Ovidio was a Managing Partner of Marketing Corporation of America (MCA).  In this role, he led the national Information Industry practice and opened and managed the West Coast office.  His clients included The Walt Disney Company, American Express, Apple Computer, Citicorp, Marriott, The New York Stock Exchange, Pacific Telesis and US West.

Between 1977 and 1984, Mr. D'Ovidio was a Principal of Booz • Allen & Hamilton, a worldwide management and technology consulting firm, in New York.  He led large, multi-disciplined teams in the provision of strategic planning, business development and operations management consulting services to major U.S. corporations.  His clients included AT&T, Warner-Lambert, Pickwick International, and McGraw-Hill.

Between 1972 and 1977, Mr. D'Ovidio was a Senior Engineer on the corporate staff of The Stop & Shop Companies in Boston.  He provided operations improvement, systems analysis and facility design services to retail and distribution operations.

Mr. D'Ovidio earned an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Boston University and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Northeastern University.

Mr. D’Ovidio is also deeply involved with the not-for-profit community.  In addition to his long-standing role as a member of the Board Marketing Committee for the SFMOMA, he has provided pro bono services to The Alvin Ailey American Dance Company, Outward Bound, UNICEF, and the Pacific Vascular Research Foundation.