Synopses & Reviews
A facilitator helps groups of people to enable them to interact more effectively in a wide range of situations and occupations, including workplaces, organizational planning, leisure and health activities and community development. Facilitation is an emerging and exciting profession. Practical Facilitation is an essential toolkit for new and experienced facilitators, managers, consultants, staff developers, innovators, social and community workers and students. The book provides a stimulating and readable coverage of a broad range of proven, practical and innovative techniques from around the world including: * consulting with clients and designing workshops; * beginning and ending workshops effectively; * strategies for new and experienced facilitators; * managing inappropriate behavior and difficult situations; * facilitating cross-cultural grouos and diversity issues; * uses of music, storytelling, metaphors, visual techniques and outdoor learning; * processes for planning, problem solving, creative thinking and decision-making; * using technology to facilitate geographically dispersed teams; * processes for community participation and restorative justice; * techniques for evaluating workshops; * on-going professional development and maintenance for facilitators. The book is a companion volume to Understanding Facilitation: Theory and Principles and together they provide a synthesis of current theory and practice of facilitation.
Synopsis
This essential toolkit of practical facilitation techniques will provide readers with all they need to develop and hone their facilitation skills. Complete with case studies of the techniques in action the book covers both traditional and new approaches such as the use of music, drama and storytelling.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 458-476) and index.
Synopsis
A facilitator helps groups of people to enable them to interact more effectively in a wide range of situations and occupations, including workplaces, organizational planning, leisure and health activities and community development. Facilitation is an emerging and exciting profession.
About the Author
Tom Limoncelli is a noted system administrator and network engineer. He speaks at conferences around the world on topics ranging from firewall security to time management. He is the author of "Time Management for System Administrators" from O' Reilly. Tom is currently employed by Google. Strata R. Chalup is president and owner of VirtualNet, a technical project management and ISP/ASP architecture and deployment company. She resides in the San Francisco Bay area. Christine Hogan is a system administrator with ten years of experience. She recently completed her Ph.D. at Imperial College, London and is currently working as an aerodynamicist for the Sauber Petronas Formula 1 Racing Team.