Facilitation

Facilitation is supporting the work or conversation process so that the people involved can more easily achieve their goals without taking responsibility for them.

Definition

Facilitation is about designing conditions, questions, rules and rhythm of work that help a group or individual use their own resources. Unlike advising, it does not have to involve giving ready-made answers. Well-conducted facilitation increases the clarity, commitment and quality of decisions, but does not replace participants' agency.

Key ideas

Missing key ideas.

Practice and life

Before a difficult meeting, write down the goal, rules of the conversation, order of topics and how the decision was made. Keep an eye on the process without trying to solve everything for others.

Common misunderstanding

It is a mistake to confuse facilitation with controlling a group or providing ready-made solutions. The second mistake is the lack of structure, which causes the conversation to spread out and not lead to a decision.

Questions for self-reflection

No questions for self-reflection.

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