Facilitation is the art of getting people to think together.
Daryl Conner
The role of the facilitator is to create an environment where others can shine.
Nancy Kline
Facilitation is a guided collaboration process that helps align stakeholders around common goals, develop action plans, and solve problems together.
As Roger Schwarz says: “facilitation is a process that allows a group to find its own solution by drawing on the collective wisdom.”
So my role as a facilitator is to “simplify the complex by creating a process for people to work together more effectively.” (Michael Wilkinson)
In stimulating the teams generate creative ideas and overcome the obstacles that hinder their success.
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In reinforcing collaboration, mutual trust and communication for more efficiency.
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By helping participants to assimilate by doing and learning together to improve their performance.
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Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success.
Henry Ford