Facilitation Workshop

As a society, we have 11 million meetings a day. Of these meetings, around half are unproductive, costing $37bn a year. Meetings are frequently ruined by a lack of planning, focus, engagement, healthy debate and follow-up. Facilitation is the art of productive dialog and, with these problems in mind, has never been more important.

As experienced facilitators, we've seen what does and doesn't work. 

At its core, effective facilitation seeks to...

1. Harness the collective wisdom in the room
2. Surface conflicting views
3. Create a space for idea generation
4. Foster collective problem-solving

In this series of workshops, we'll explore...

• Deciding whether / when to meet
• The N types of meetings and the "5Ps" framework
• Identifying and working with stakeholders
• Identifying and assigning meeting roles
• Preparing the physical or digital space
• Check-ins and check-outs / warmups and icebreakers
• Applied improv as a tool for better gatherings
• Co-creating working agreements and fostering community spirit 
• Designing powerful opening questions 
• Observing and responding to group dynamics
• Fostering healthy interaction and building connections
• Meeting participant archetypes
• Identifying and managing harmful behaviors
• Capturing and harvesting - visual facilitation tricks
• Managing energy
• Accountability / Alignment-building & decision making
• Closing sessions with maximum impact
• Specific tooling to help with virtual gatherings
• A "meeting from hell" simulation 😛
• Practicing & playing with your facilitation skills