Relationships matter. Belonging is important. Policies set directions for action. Reviewing and refining policies can renew and revitalise communities. Facilitating Conversations can help schools (or any organisation) to engage the people who will be affected by a policy to shape its content so that it meets the demands of the context and can be implemented.
Evidence of learning: a passion to be, belong and become
“Anyone who truly cares about children" writes Diane Ravlich, " must be repelled by the insistence on ranking them, rating them, and labelling them. Whatever the tests measure is not the sum and substance of any child. The tests do not measure character, spirit, heart, soul, potential".
Cofacilitation: Managing the facilitation event
Cofacilitators need to manage group events with the support (or challenge) of sharing the responsibilities and tasks. This takes time but is supported by robust guidelines, structures and processes,
Currency, sufficiency and relevance
How can I help your work be current, sufficient and relevant?
Co-facilitation helps facilitators to manage themselves
Cofacilitation can support facilitators to manage themselves as they hold tension, support a group as they ‘groan’ together and find a pathway through uncertainty and discomfort.
Co-facilitation supports the development of professionalism.
A way of enhancing the professionalism of facilitators is for them to co-facilitate
Measuring effectiveness
How do you know if your work is effective? What evidence might you gather to demonstrate your effectiveness?
Listening online
Musings after ramblings 1: Do people really listen, deeply listen?
Co-facilitation: Orientation, style and intervention
When you practice a skill, it stands to reason that you will, at least to some extent, get better at it. There's a lot to manage in facilitation: self, individuals, group dynamics, organisational ecology. For co-facilitators there is all of that PLUS the co-facilitation relationship! Personal orientation, style and need to intervene are parts of the co-facilitation story.
Why co-facilitation?
Co-facilitation is usually a deliberate choice. Two or more people working together can share the responsibility for bringing together and meeting the diverse needs, interests, personalities and viewpoints of a group of people. Co-facilitation may be chosen by the facilitators. It may evolve through a working relationship where facilitators are undertaking similar tasks or services … Continue reading Why co-facilitation?
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