Resources for facilitation

The key to the success of a facilitated workshop is careful planning. Over the years, I have developed a checklist that I use with clients to plan a facilitated event, which I share below. 

I recently undertook training to work as a certified mediator alongside my facilitation work, and these are some reflections on how the mediation training is informing my facilitation practice. 

Facilitators are generally known for their reliance on sticky notes and markers, but we don't just love them for brightening up a boring meeting room. They are also a particularly useful tool in allowing for varying communication styles. 

In a facilitated session, we want to hear everyone's input, but everyone communicates in different ways. Here is one simple way to enhance communication, by considering the different styles in the ground rules. 

This second post in a series about group dynamics in facilitation considers how to set ground rules for a more productive conversation. 

In the first in a series of posts on group dynamics in facilitation, I consider how to manage the very first element of a workshop: introductions.