The art of facilitation
Before defining facilitation as a professional activity, let’s take a look at its etymological origin. Facilitation comes from the verb “to facilitate”, which in turn comes from the Italian “facilitare”: to make easy or easier. The common Latin root of these words is the adjective “facilitis”: something that is done easily. The Antidote software program […]
19 November 2019
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Many people can now bear witness to the fact that facilitation opens up largely unexplored channels of dialogue, communication and collective effort within organisations. They would also attest to resulting decisions unifying all stakeholders and leading to outstanding team mobilisation. But there’s a catch: it makes them demanding. Once people have had a taste of […]
15 November 2019
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Why become a facilitator? This is a question that I have considered in depth. It even led to me giving this brief talk at “La Fabrique du Changement” in Nantes in May 2019, where I gave an outline of a facilitator’s various levels of intervention. A brief summary is given below: Level 1: Spirit of […]
14 November 2019
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