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Weiss Consulting is engaged in a number of interesting and diverse projects.

PRESERVATION PLANNING

Weiss Consulting is helping the Mercer County, NJ Planning Division develop public engagement elements and specifically, is designing a community input session which will be part of a preservation planning process. 

The Trenton Bath House, located in Ewing NJ, was designed fifty years ago by American architect Louis Kahn.  The structure is an early example of Kahn finding his design voice.  It is both an architectural icon and a lively community center.   The planning process is intended to find ways to support both aspects of this historic site - to preserve its place in architectural history and its ongoing function at the community pool.

Lonnie Weiss, with support from colleague Nancy Aronson, has worked with the Planning Division director and staff, has designed and conducted meetings with a planning group representing a range of interests and perspectives, and is designing the agenda for a community session.

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

Weiss Consulting is part of the team led by engineering firm DMJM+Harris, helping the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority prepare for anticipated growth of the casino industry in Atlantic City, NJ. 

Atlantic City's casinos are expanding, and shopping, dining and entertainment venues in the city are growing as well.   More visitors and more employment will pose a transportation challenge for the area because Atlantic City is located on an island, with finite bridge crossings and with environmental sensitivities.  The team is gathering and analyzing data and working with a high-powered steering committee to identify issues, opportunities, and solutions that will move people in and out of the city, and help them get around once there.

Lonnie Weiss and colleague Kathleen McInerney Kane are working with the DMJM team on a process, a series of meetings, that helps the steering committee comprehend the data, integrate the implications, and generate and then lead solutions that will address transportation issues in the growing Atlantic City area.

FACILITATOR TRAINING

Weiss Consulting recently designed and delivered a facilitator development session for a technical assistance center.  This group has a core training program that relies on facilitators to support multi-disciplinary teams.

The Western Regional Children's Advocacy Center, a provider of technical assistance to child abuse programs, offers a successful Multi-Disciplinary Team Training Week.  WRCAC wanted to refine the training design and strengthen their facilitators' skills.  These facilitators are highly experienced subject matter experts who have limited formal knowledge of facilitation principles and methods.  A stronger foundation in facilitation competencies would allow them to respond with greater flexibility and focused intention to their teams' needs.

Lonnie Weiss, with the support of colleague Martha Lask, designed a one and a half day session that built off the participants' innate knowledge of the qualities of excellent facilitation, and incorporated the International Association of Facilitators' professional facilitator competencies.  Lonnie modeled masterful facilitation throughout the session.  Using Appreciative Inquiry methods, participants developed personal facilitation stances, practiced observing key facilitator skills, and drafted significant improvements to the Team Week training design.