about jeanie

Jeanie Cockell is a dynamic facilitator who is known for her creativity, sense of humour, sensitivity, and ability to get diverse groups to work collaboratively together. She is a leader in Appreciative Inquiry as an organizational and community development process, a research methodology and foundation for fostering collaboration in groups.

Jeanie Cockell is an educational and organizational consultant with extensive experience in facilitating, training, coaching, conflict resolution, leading and collaboratively designing strategies for individuals, groups, organizations and communities to build positive futures and to respond effectively to change.

Jeanie Cockell specializes in working with groups and brings to that work a wealth of experience and research. She uses “making magic” as the metaphor for the facilitating she does with groups that results in improved communication where appreciation is combined with critical reflection to enhance goal achievement and working relationships. “Magic” is this transformation. The transformation ripples out from the individual and group levels to the whole organization/community. The outcome is more appreciative living, leading and working together.

Jeanie Cockell built her consulting practice out of her broad background in adult education, including teaching and leadership roles.