I recently had the chance to both plan and participate in a two day conference that used Open Space Technology. This event was the most enjoyable conference I have ever attended, and probably the most energizing. In part that was due to the awesome group of people that participated, but also because of the incredible [...]

This is Part 3 of a series on facilitation and its uses in organizations. Parts 1 and 2 can be found here and here. Facilitators can come from inside or outside of an organization or group. The key in choosing a facilitator is to select someone with an impartial outlook. In my experience, it is [...]

This is Part 2 of an occasional series on facilitation and its uses in organizations. Part 1 describes the nature of facilitation here. A facilitator is not a part of the decision-making group. He or she is also not the group leader, teacher or trainer. So what is the facilitator’s job? In a nutshell, the [...]

This is Part 1 of an occasional series on facilitation and its uses in organizations. I recently attended this course and I’m using this blog as a platform to explore the concepts further. Over the past several years, facilitation has become a popular word and concept in organizations. We are asked to “facilitate” meetings or [...]