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	Facilitation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Facilitation concerns itself with all the tasks needed to run a productive and impartial meeting.
		Facilitators then run the meeting, taking care that it stays on the agreed agenda and keeping an eye on the allocated time.
		The facilitator may write up and publish the results of the meeting to everyone concerned including those who could not attend.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Facilitation (367 words)

	Icebreaker (facilitation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An icebreaker is a facilitation exercise intended to help a group to begin the process of forming themselves into a team.
		The facilitator then uses the yarn as a metaphor for the interdependencies of the group or the process which they will be discussing.
		The facilitator uses this as a metaphor for the natural resistance to change which the team will face if their proposed initiative is implemented.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Icebreaker_(facilitation) (690 words)

	Facilitation
		Facilitation is the art of leadership in group communication.
		Facilitation involves identifying areas of agreement and disagreement, seeking consensus, acknowledging student contributions, prompting discussion and assessing its efficacy.
		In this context, the communicative functions of facilitation are not purely social, distinct from the delivery of educational content.
	www.textweaver.org /facilitation.htm (2222 words)

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		Facilitators may work with small groups within an organization, or with representatives of different organizations who are working together in a collaborative or consensus-building process.
		One of the key ways a facilitator does this is by helping groups establish ground rules for an effective process.[6] Ground rules are the rules of conduct or behavioral guidelines that members of the group agree on before proceeding with their meeting.[7] They are based on an assumption of equality and fairness.
		Facilitation is important because meetings of large groups of people can be very hard to organize as well as to control when they are in progress.
	www.beyondintractability.org /m/facilitation.jsp (2041 words)

	FACILITATION
		Facilitation is a process in which an independent and impartial expert assists a group to clarify and meet its objectives.
		Facilitation can be a one-time intervention or an ongoing process, depending on the needs and interests of the group.
		Facilitation is a tool for focusing on the objectives and challenges of the group, rather than on specific dispute resolution as such.
	www.4accord.com /facilitation.html (331 words)

	facilitation
		Facilitation is the art and skill of assisting others in achieving important goals through high involvement techniques.
		Basic Facilitation is designed to provide the new facilitator with the general knowledge and skills to effectively design and manage high involvement group meetings and events.
		Advanced Facilitation is designed for the experienced team facilitation who wants to move to OD and larger system inventions.
	www.terrypickett.com /facilitation.html (742 words)

	HandsOn Graphics \| Trainings: Focus Facilitation
		As each facilitator employs the compass, they develop their own synthesis of techniques which are flexible and adaptable to diverse settings.
		This is an active process for the facilitator to use all dimensions of knowing: mental, intuitive, kinesthetic, visual and auditory for a full spectrum of approach to access group wisdom.
		Each facilitator learns to utilize their natural strengths and stretch into new territory as they work with the stages of group dynamics.
	www.handsongraphics.com /trainings3.htm (962 words)

	Preventing Conflict through Facilitation
		Facilitators oversee the organization and progress of meetings to alleviate as much tension as possible so that people can get past their individual agendas and get on with the group work that needs to be done.
		Facilitation is a transformative experience, both for the facilitator and the facilitated.
		One essential element of facilitation is its involvement with groups, small or large, and their processes, whether they are public in nature, such as a government agency, or strictly private concerns, such as a corporate board of directors.
	www.mediate.com /articles/zenandflei.cfm (634 words)

	elearnspace. everything elearning.
		In the context of group work, facilitation is the process wherein a skilled impartial party supports a group to identify and solve problems by improving group members' ability to work together effectively.
		Facilitation is about engendering an open discussion on a specific set of criteria, where the participants are taken through a series of discussions and activities, to ultimately establish a direction (Talkforce)
		Additional facilitation techniques (relating to organization, social, intellectual and assessment functions) can be found at CMC Teachers and Their Functions.
	www.elearnspace.org /Articles/onlinefacilitation.htm (1440 words)

	Facilitation
		Typically, facilitation is a role taken by a process expert in running a meeting to help a team to achieve a task, from improving a process to building a business plan.
		Facilitation thus requires two skills: (a) expertise in the process, such as business planning, and (b) helping people to work together on a common problem.
		In developmental facilitation, the facilitator feeds back information about how the group is working together, aiming to help them to learn to solve problems for themselves.
	www.syque.com /improvement/Facilitation.htm (168 words)

	Facilitation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The simplest form of facilitation entails ensuring that all involved have a chance to speak and that the meeting starts and ends on time.
		Good facilitators always explain their approach and get some agreement from the group as to what is going to happen.
		The facilitator says that he or she will be trying to shepherd the conversation along the guidelines described.
	www.co-intelligence.org /P-facilitation.html (330 words)

	UPA Voice - February 2005 - Guerilla Facilitation
		When I first began facilitating, it didn't take long before I began to feel a familiar sense of disillusionment that was reminiscent of my “Karate is cool” phase when I was thirteen.
		A facilitator wouldn’t be there in the real world.” To remedy this, “flounder-time” is usually agreed upon up front with your observers (giving users say, 1- 2 minutes tops to flounder through something before they jump in to help).
		As facilitator, you are central to the client’s perceived and actual return on investment.
	www.upassoc.org /upa_publications/upa_voice/volumes/2005/february/guerilla_facilitation.html (1594 words)

	FACILITATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Briefly stated, facilitation is a process in which an independent and impartial specialist (a "facilitator") assists a group to clarify its objectives and formulate a plan of action by which to meet them.
		In a way, facilitation can be seen as "assisted conferencing," working towards the goals of the group while managing the group’s agenda, time frame, personalities, communication styles, and power balance so as to keep the process moving forward.
		As examples, facilitation can be used when there are unspoken tensions within the group, when lines of responsibility are unclear, when staff members seem to be working at cross purposes, or when sales or productivity are falling short of goals.
	www.4accord.com /facilitationartical.html (458 words)

	Graphic Facilitation Focuses A Group's Thoughts
		In a nutshell, graphic facilitation involves recording and organizing a group's ideas with graphics and icons on large sheets of butcher paper.
		The real appeal of graphic facilitation is that it's more than just a fancy way to take notes; it's a technique for helping groups reach consensus and resolve disputes.
		The inspectors felt that regional office employees should be open about any waste, fraud, or corruption they observed, "since we're all on the same team." Regional office workers, on the other hand, whose own job-performance reports depended on what the inspectors found, felt that the inspectors should have to do their own searching for irregularities.
	www.mediate.com /articles/ball.cfm (653 words)

	WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL TRADE FACILITATION?
		Invocation of “facilitation” by the US Customs and the WCO in the context of an entirely unproven and, in the light of US-led regulation, increasingly unlikely thesis that “facilitation and security are just two sides of the same coin”.
		A third facilitation field will be the reduction and elimination of operational handicaps caused by inadequate understanding of, and facilities for, rapid reliable airborne deliveries.
		Facilitation, even in its widest interpretation, is still about the invisible infrastructure of conventions, laws, rules, procedures, and controlling and enabling information interchanges.
	www.tiaca.org /articles/2004/03/19/AEA29406392E4F05AE5D5BD0759F00B2.asp (1201 words)

	RESOLVE - Model - Facilitation - Examples
		Facilitation of meetings convened by the Office of AIDS Research and attended by a diversity of stakeholders to assess the environment within which HIV research is taking place and the associated implications for establishing and communicating research priorities.
		Facilitation and consensus decision making assistance at a conference of more than seventy scientific experts, regulators, and policymakers from around the world working to reach consensus regarding their different technical and regulatory positions on the complex policy and societal issues related to low-level ionizing radiation exposures.
		Facilitation of a team that provided Summit planning process expertise and facilitation services at the Summit to develop a national action plan increasing the number of women entering the engineering field and those advancing in engineering careers with the goal of fostering a diverse and strong workforce for the next century.
	www.resolv.org /model/model_fac_ex.html (3230 words)

	What is Facilitation
		Facilitation these days is one of those trendy words that is vague enough to be able to cover almost anything.
		A facilitation approach is appropriate when the organization is concerned not only with the decision that is made, but also with the way the decision is made.
		In short, the facilitator's responsibility is to address the journey, rather than the destination.
	www.wghill.com /facilitate.htm (322 words)

	Facilitation Skills Development Process (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The facilitation of groups involves assisting or guiding people in the process of change so that they achieve their desired goals or outcomes in a non-stressful manner.
		Facilitation is one of the critical components of training because it helps to make the process of learning easier.
		Facilitation skills and techniques are used by persons chosen to be facilitators, but they can and should also be used by any member of a group to enhance the productivity of the group.
	p2001.health.org /st01/02hfsdppe2.htm (522 words)

	Community Tool Box - Tools
		A facilitator is a guide to help people move through a process together, not the seat of wisdom and knowledge.
		A good facilitator is concerned with both the outcome of the meeting or planning session, with how the people in the meeting participate and interact, and also with the process.
		As a facilitator, the logistics of the meeting should be of great concern to you, whether you're responsible for them or not.
	ctb.ku.edu /tools/en/sub_section_main_1154.htm (4794 words)

	OWA Lesson: Group Facilitation Skills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Traditionally a facilitator is viewed as a neutral third party who helps the group increase its effectiveness by improving its process.
		A facilitative leader is a member of the group, is vested in the group and its mission, and is a process and content expert.
		Select appropriate group facilitation technique(s) to use in a given scenario and explain their use within the context of a meeting.
	ohiowatersheds.osu.edu /owa/lessons/4.html (1216 words)

	Facilitation Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The synergy of an award-winning facility, industry-proven facilitation practices, and the JS facilitation staff combines to deliver rapid resolution to myriad complex problems through expertly facilitated group workshops.
		During workshop preplanning, the facilitation staff and the sponsor jointly define and refine the workshop agenda and arrive at appropriate group facilitation interventions and techniques to focus the workshop participants in activities to achieve desired outcomes.
		Other workshop facilitation activities during execution include: applying appropriate group intervention tools and techniques; leading dialogue in team and plenary sessions; desktop publishing-type capture of information from discussion and visually displayed work results; scribing to visually display results of plenary or team sessions; computer and audio-visual equipment operation, and logistics support.
	www.sverdrup.com /gsa/mobis/mobis_facilitate_ex.shtml (520 words)

	Facilitation Techniques (General Usability Resources) - Information & Design
		Facilitation is the process of enabling groups to work cooperatively and effectively.
		Facilitation is often an important part of usability activities.
		In particular, facilitation is important in circumstances where people of diverse backgrounds, interests and capabilities work together.
	www.infodesign.com.au /usabilityresources/general/facilitationtechniques.asp (475 words)

	Facilitation of corporate retreats and awaydays for strategy development and team building
		Group facilitation, facilitated workshops and corporate retreats at Brefi Group form part of an integrated package of strategy consultancy, facilitation, coaching and training designed to achieve improvements in corporate performance.
		We facilitate group meetings and workshops that are structured to achieve a previously agreed outcome.
		Coaching in its role as facilitator is particularly valuable during the budget and strategy planning season.
	www.brefigroup.co.uk /facilitation (404 words)

	Meeting Facilitation
		Meetings with large groups of people (especially consensus-building meetings) often work better if they are facilitated (that is, run) by someone who does not hold a stake in the outcome of the discussions.
		A facilitator will help the group get to know each other (through "ice-breaking" exercises), will work with them to set an agenda and ground rules, and then will direct and focus the discussion so that the agenda is accomplished.
		Facilitators usually will take care to include all participants in the discussion (even ones who might otherwise remain silent), and try to get the group to develop consensus on as many issues as possible.
	www.colorado.edu /conflict/peace/treatment/meetfacl.htm (377 words)

	Metacognitive Facilitation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Our hypothesis is that this objective can be achieved by facilitating the development of the relevant metacognitive knowledge and skills: students need to learn about the nature and utility of scientific models as well as the processes by which they are created, tested, and revised.
		To facilitate this investigation, were are developing a constructivist curriculum, similar to the existing ThinkerTools Inquiry Curriculum, in which low-achieving students work in partnership with high-achieving students to plan, carry out, and critically evaluate research.
		We conclude by arguing that the same emphases on metacognitive facilitation that we illustrated is important and effective for students is beneficial for teachers as well.
	thinkertools.soe.berkeley.edu /mchap.html (9492 words)

	Facilitation 101 - International Association of Facilitators
		Webster defines "facilitation" as "increased ease of performance of any action." The company I work for defines it as "A process and group dynamics expert experienced in designing and leading group workshops and work sessions." I find the first a little too general and the second a little to restrictive.
		A facilitator is someone who uses some level of intuitive or explicit knowledge of group process to formulate and deliver some form of formal or informal process interventions at a shallow or deep level to help a group achieve what they want or need to do or get where they want or need to go.
		It implies that facilitators can have different levels of knowledge and skill, can work on all kinds of problems and challenges, can be servant of the group in fulfilling its desire or can push the group to keep digging until they find what needs to be done or where they need to go.
	www.iaf-world.org /i4a/pages/Index.cfm?pageid=3292 (2918 words)

	Facilitation
		The central purposes of facilitation are to: enhance the quality of the learning experience, to assist clients in finding directions and sources for functional change, and to create changes that are lasting and transferable.
		Problem-focused facilitation looks to solve problems by closely investigating their causes, determining what can be done to reduce their influence on clients.
		Problem-focused facilitators often investigate who or what sustains the problem, when and where it occurs, why it has continued to be a problem, and how clients can try harder to overcome the problem.
	www.businesspotential.com /facil_itate.htm (171 words)

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