Group Facilitation
Be more engaging & more effective, more of the time!
WHAT IS FACILITATION?
Making decisions, sharing ideas, and being transparent is theoretically easy, but in reality, it can be hard to do well. Have you ever experienced meetings that go nowhere or chaotic planning sessions?
A facilitator is someone who helps a group of people get to better decisions or outcomes by guiding the process with neutrality and inclusivity, at all times holding to the group’s goals and definition of success. The facilitator focuses on the process, freeing up the group to concentrate on the content.
Facilitation ensures that the group works cooperatively and effectively toward their goal in a way that involves and respects all contributions, builds ownership and releases the potential of the group. It is a set of practices that increases collaboration, communication, and creativity in groups when decision-making, innovation or conflict resolution is required.
ABOUT ME
My name is Brian and you can connect with me on LinkedIn here
- I like learning, improving things and generating ideas.
- I enjoy family, travelling, sports and exploring.
- I get a lot of joy from helping groups explore and deepen their insights in a fun and future-focused way. I want everyone to leave a session with clarity, hope and confidence to achieve the shared goals.
For me the key is having a high-performance mindset. I want to be the best I can be. I want to help clients be the best they can be.
WHAT EVENTS SUIT FACILITATION??
We believe any meeting or event can be enhanced with good facilitation.
E.g. Leadership Offsites, Large Room Planning, Hackathons, Design Thinking, Lean Coffee, Community of Practices, Continuous Improvement Retrospectives and others.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?
- Effective, valuable, fun meetings and events.
- Increased clarity of thinking and higher group performance.
- Increased creativity and more imaginative ideas and solutions.
- Stronger problem-solving skills are developed.
- Increased engagement and group morale.
- Increased confidence that the best possible actions are chosen.
- Conflicts can be resolved or avoided earlier, making execution easier.
- More positive working relationships.
WHAT DOES IT INVOLVE?
- An initial discovery phase to understand any context and goals.
- Confidentiality and a commitment to work to your best interests.
- Partnership with your team to design the facilitation session(s) required.
- Delivery of the facilitation session(s) remotely and / or in person.
- Time to evaluate your experience and agree any ongoing support.
WHO IS IT FOR?
Anyone working with a group or organising an event and wants to:
- Actively involve all members of a group in decision making
- Maximise individuals’ commitment and engagement
- Achieve consensus
- Articulate a shared vision
- Make plans that really happen
We can come to realise how valuable facilitation is whenever people meet to have critical conversations and a skillful facilitator is NOT present!
HOW DO I SIGN UP?
If you’d like to help with designing or hosting a meeting or event, please get in touch
