Throughout the interviews with research participants for my PhD, despite all their willingness to speak logically, rationally and analytically of their experiences of co-facilitation, there remained the thread of ‘co-facilitation is magic’. Research participants explained and defined co-facilitation, described co-facilitation in general, illuminated co-facilitation with stories of particular co-facilitation experiences and explored with me a … Continue reading Co-facilitation: It’s not magic
Belonging
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.
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,
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.
Measuring effectiveness
How do you know if your work is effective? What evidence might you gather to demonstrate your effectiveness?
Facilitating Conversations 