Dictionary: facilitation

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A bit of theory.

facilitation. - Is:.
- To facilitate interaction within the group (from the English. «Facilitate» - to facilitate, assist ).
- The process of assisting the group in performing the task, solving a problem or an agreement to the mutual satisfaction of participants.
- A process that allows you to efficiently organize the discussion of a difficult problem or dispute, and without loss of time to perform all the items on the agenda of the meeting or the meeting.
- Facilitating the process leads to more effective collaboration, involvement and commitment of participants, the disclosure of their potential.
Author's definition of www. btr. ru.

facilitation. - A professional organization of the process of group work aimed at clarifying and achieving team goals. The process of facilitation increases the effectiveness of group work, involvement and commitment of participants, the disclosure of their potential.
Joint discussion of issues and problems that arise in daily practice, often causing confusion and disagreement between the parties. Someone says a lot, but someone's ideas are not heard, spent much time discussing issues not on the main theme of the meeting, decisions will not be accepted. To arrive at constructive solutions, discuss the process necessary to manage and coordinate the actions of the participants. This process provides the facilitator, who manages the process of discussion, the participants and involves structuring work groups.
Author: Ludmila Dudorova, master of facilitation, business trainer and consultant in organizational development consulting company ...

facilitation. - It is a neutral party, whose mission - to facilitate interaction within the group.
Facilitators hold a meeting within the time frame and help to accurately maintain a clear agenda, are able to ensure that they listen to, create an environment of active communication, constructively pose a problem, take stock and look for arguments. An experienced and successful facilitator is able to remain impartial, to create opportunities for constructive dialogue between all parties. He or she is an outsider and can remain neutral during the time of the meeting.
Included is a facilitator in the discussion or not, he is an expert in the subject under discussion or not - is not as important as the fact that the facilitator should assist the group in performing the task, solving a problem or reach an agreement to the mutual satisfaction of participants.
Definition of www. Trainings. ru.

facilitation. (from the English. facilitate - help ) - a form of group work to develop solutions of high complexity or high importance. The facilitator, as opposed to a coach, not an expert and teaches the participants and provides them with special technologies group work to produce the desired product. The facilitator helps the group, accompanying the search for solutions. The purpose of fasilitatsionnoy group may be the solution of any industrial or business issue, a strategy of the company, etc. The facilitator guides the work of the participants, moderated by the results and monitors compliance with the rules of the participants defined technology.
Author: A. Shaulsky, business coach.

The duration of the event using. facilitation. ranging from 2:00 (mini size) up to 4 days ( deep dive into the problem ).

Examples of problems the solution of which should be used. facilitation of. :.
- Problems associated with specific topical issues.
- Long-term development objectives.
- Objectives of the study reviews, focus groups, thematic ...

facilitation of. better not to use if:.
- If you want to provide participants with ready-made knowledge, recipes, technology (in this case it is better to conduct training, master classes, workshops ).
- If there is no agreed time for the event to bring people out of the routine workflow (participants will constantly stall on business ).
- If it's a fad, and you realize that most likely will not keep the results ( exception - when the event is held for diagnostic purposes, to gather information, ' futures research ', or as part of the educational process ).