Facilitation

Facilitating a group increases the effectiveness of people to align in a collaborative way, to interpret their context, and mutually identify the most valuable outcomes desired. A facilitator has the skills to create a neutral environment of openness, safety, and innovation in a group setting.

“Facilitation is the practical neutral craft (an informed blend of techniques and insights) of creating environments of openness, safety and innovation” (Turner, 2012).

“A facilitator is an individual who uses self-awareness, self-management, group awareness, and group process to enable teams to access their collective intelligence in order to achieve their desired outcomes” (Acker, 2020). In other words self-mastery is as important if not more so than the tools and techniques.

Someone using Agile Coaching practices needs a strong foundation in Facilitation as the client often needs someone to create a constructive space in which they can broaden and deepen their thinking to where they need to go. - Agile Coaching Growth Wheel

Foundations

Collaboration Explained: Facilitation Skills for Software Project Leaders

Jean Tabaka

To succeed, an agile project demands outstanding collaboration among all its stakeholders. But great collaboration doesn’t happen by itself; it must be carefully planned and facilitated throughout the entire project lifecycle. Collaboration Explained is the first book to bring together proven, start-to-finish techniques for ensuring effective collaboration in any agile software project.

The Secrets of Facilitation: The SMART Guide to Getting Results with Groups

Michael Wilkinson

This expanded edition includes new chapters on facilitating virtual meetings, cross-cultural teams, and large groups and conferences. It also provides a series of strategies for engaging teams, additional information about making meetings more productive, and further guidance on preventing dysfunctional behavior. In addition, the book contains a wealth of fresh case studies and an ancillary website with must-have tools and techniques for both the beginner and the seasoned facilitator.

The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters

Priya Parker

In The Art of Gathering, Priya Parker shows us how to ensure that however, we meet, it's a truly transformative experience. An expert on organizing successful gatherings whether in conference centres, crisis zones or her living room, Parker sets forth a human-centred approach to gathering that can help us create meaningful, memorable moments - large and small, for work and play.

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