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Facilitation

What Is Facilitation?

Facil­i­ta­tion is a set of skills and prac­tices designed to engage peo­ple in change, improve­ment, and inno­va­tion. A facil­i­ta­tor is a per­son whose role is to make it eas­i­er for teams to achieve their objec­tives. Learn what a facil­i­ta­tor is and is not, how they facil­i­tate dif­fer­ent types of activ­i­ties and the sev­en key facil­i­ta­tion skills.

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Facilitation Skill #1: Being Prepared

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Facilitation Skill #2: Creating an Agenda

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Facilitation Skill #3: Engaging All Participants

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Facilitation Skill #4: Active Listening

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Facilitation Skill #5 Maintaining Focus

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Facilitation Skill #6: Timekeeping

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Facilitation Skill #7: Enabling Achievement

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How Facilitators Use Games, Simulations, and Icebreakers

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How Facilitators Motivate Participants

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How to Use SPACER to Start Meetings

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Next Video Getting Started with Facilitation 

Facil­i­ta­tors play a key role in the effec­tive func­tion­ing of teams, and con­tribute to an orga­ni­za­tion’s suc­cess in change, improve­ment, and inno­va­tion. Devel­op­ing facil­i­ta­tion skills is also impor­tant for the per­son­al growth of lead­ers. Learn the five steps to get­ting start­ed with facil­i­ta­tion, how to select a start­ing point, and how to con­duct a self-assess­ment of facil­i­ta­tion skills.