Lots of interesting personal history and good advice here!
"Even the term “facilitator” implies a mechanistic solution to a problem space. “To make things easier” is the etymology of the word. Actual facilitation practice doesn’t do this, in my experience. It makes some things easier, and some things harder."
— @chriscorrigan
What's the best way to hold a discussion online? I explain how to use the tried-and-true in-person fishbowl process online.
#facilitation #online #discussion #HowTo #fishbowl #FishbowlSandwich #Zoom #eventprofs
Make it suck: a creative twist on brainstorming, from Jono Bacon's The Art of Community: Building the New Age of Participation.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/learning/2011/04/lets-make-it-suck
#facilitation #brainstorming #ReverseFormat #LetsMakeItSuck #eventprofs #marketing
I am the second sort of escapologist
Here's a pair share question you can use during group work that generates plenty of conversation: "What's on your mind right now?"
You can build active learning and connection into meetings using pair share. Here's why and when to use trio share rather than pair share.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2020/12/trio-share-pair-share
#meetings #facilitation #EventDesign #SmallGroupWork #PairShare #TrioShare #ActiveLearning #eventprofs
Theory for practice 1: why theory matters for facilitation practice, by @chriscorrigan
“How can I have more purposeful & productive conversations, develop creative solutions and build a group consensus?”
Join me in March in Barcelona or London for ICA:UK ToP Group #Facilitation Methods, with 10% off with the code JanuarySale!
A reflective look at David Adler’s profile of my facilitation work, exploring why emotional architecture—not spectacle—creates lasting change at conferences.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2025/11/profile-of-my-work-by-david-adler
#EventDesign #Facilitation #ParticipatoryEvents #ConferenceDesign #Design
How to Measure Success:
Count decisions per meeting hour. Aim for at least one clear outcome.
Ask clients if they felt heard and if the process was fair. Their feedback matters, even if their first choice didn’t win.
#Groupthink #DecisionMaking #Facilitation #Leadership #CriticalThinking #Persuasion #Psychology #Management #Influence #CognitiveBias (5/5)
It's hard to facilitate a workshop when the sponsor's goals fundamentally differ from yours, and you only find out days before. Beija Nigl shared how crucial it is to get all powerful stakeholders aligned on the explicit purpose *before* a workshop begins.
Read, watch, or listen: https://virtualddd.com/facilitating-archdes/misaligned-expectations-goals-dont-align/
It's time to register for the #Sociocracy Academy spring 2026
www.sociocracforall.org/academy
@RuthMalan @mayintoronto … and, this kind of leadership is not (or not only) a matter of personality: these skills can be learned!
#facilitation
#coaching
#powerfulQuestions
#JeRecrute (pas moi mais sur mon projet)
Un poste de #facilitation et d'expertise sur la #Flexibilité (énergétique) pour les #coopératives d'énergie renouvelable européennes.
🇪🇺 🇧🇪 Ca se passe à #Bruxelles #Brussels chez #RescoopEU (sur bluesky : https://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu )
https://www.rescoop.eu/news-and-events/news/job-vacancy-senior-expert-flexibility
Au menu : Réseautage, Analyse stratégique, Capacity building, gestion de projets européens
#ProjectManagement #Flexibility #RenewableEnergy #CitizenEnergy
How can groups make decisions? First, publicly discover the degree of consensus on a proposal by using Roman voting.
#facilitation #GroupWork #testing #consensus #HandVoting #RomanVoting
Did you know that facilitators have their own Olympics too? Here are six events at The Facilitator Olympics you may not be aware of…
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/satire/2016/08/six-events-at-the-facilitator-olympics
There's a crucial phase in Virginia Satir's model of change that people often overlook. Successful change requires integration and practice.
#facilitation #FacilitatingChange #ChangeModels #integration #practice
Magic? Or same-old, same-old? Your choice.
Discover what attendees want to talk about with Post It! for all the attendees at an event, breakout groups, or a single conference session
#meetings #EventDesign #ChoosingSessionTopics #facilitation #GroupWork #PostIt #topics #questions #eventprofs
