The Power Of Facilitation

Chris Bexon (Agile Transformation Coach) and Stephen McAinsh (Founder) - Calba

'The Power of Facilitation'
Facilitation is all about creating minimal boundaries within which groups can work together towards a shared purpose. Traditionally, there are five ways in which we collaborate as groups and they are not very effective: Presentations, Status Reports, Managed Discussions, Brainstorming – much liked by the extroverted and highly opinionated - and Open discussion - same issues as Brainstorming, sometimes much worse.

These traditional approaches frequently result in only the outspoken shaping the future actions for the group. As a result, the wisdom and experience of many people is lost.

In this workshop we’ll learn about coaching stances, Liberating Structures, and behaviours, to unleash the creativity, skills and experience of everyone.

Agile Scotland March 2020

Transcript

1. The Power of Facilitation Chris Bexon & Stephen McAinsh Agile Scotland, 6th March 2020
20. Questions (ala improv) You can only converse by asking a question
21. Listening • Split into pairs • One person has an issue they need help with, the other is a facilitator • They describe their problem • The facilitator can respond in two ways – Reflective listening: “This is what I’m hearing…” – Questioning • Why might that be true? • What is your recommendation? • What distraction can I remove? • How can I help? • Switch roles
23. Want to learn more?...
24. Get in touch… @agile_calba www.calba.com Chris Bexon chrisbexon@calba.com Stephen McAinsh stephen@calba.com
25. Some additional tips