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?
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?
A Framework for Co-facilitation: it’s not that easy!
Is there a 'recipe' for co-facilitation?
Facilitating Conversations 