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Eric Svaren is founder and principal of Groupsmith, a Seattle-based firm specializing in helping people get traction-by facilitating change, clarifying strategy, strengthening trust, and improving communication. He helps individuals, teams and entire organizations achieve breakthrough results. Eric is particularly known for his creative application of the latest research and theory.
A master facilitator, Eric also design and facilitates retreats and off-sites, conflict resolution, teambuilding, regulation negotiation, and labor contract bargaining.
In addition to his consulting and facilitation work, Eric teaches mid-career professionals for Cascade and the Executive Masters of Public Affairs program both at the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington. He has developed unique workshops on covert leadership and Effective Engagement (how to involve people in decision making).
Clients include the State of Washington, University of Washington, Washington State University, Sound Transit, the Port of Seattle, Safeco, Unitus, NPower, Eddie Bauer, and the cities of Seattle, Redmond and Bellevue—as well as dozens of other companies, and non-profit and government agencies. He has also presented at dozens of conferences, such as the National Labor Management Conference, the Housing Washington conference, and the Public Sector Performance Conference.
Before launching Groupsmith in 2000, Svaren managed a joint labor-management program for the City of Seattle designed to increase employee participation in the improvement of service delivery. He also worked as a public policy analyst for Seattle city councilmember Tom Weeks and city departments, and as a human services planner for a regional nonprofit. He earned his Master's Degree in organizational sociology and social psychology from the University of Washington. Eric's volunteer activities have included pro bono consulting and training, serving as board member and officer for several non-profit organizations.
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