workshop logisticsIntroductionIn this section you'll find facilitation and workshop logistics tips about how to run trainings or meetings that are inclusive and have outcomes that are acceptable for everyone. A good participatory process not only acheives its tasks and goals but also involves, supports and empowers the participants, and ultimately creates or strengthens a sense of community and connectedness, which is indespensible for social change.
This approach frames the issues and agenda items around participants' exerpiences as a way of collecting and sharing the group's knowledge. The trainer/facilitator works with participants to analyse, sythesise and connect their experiences and support them in their next steps. We strongly believe that small collaborations can lead to big outcomes and that everyone has something valuable and unique to contribute.
Tip sheets are listed and briefly described below. Documents containing the full description appear at the bottom of the list.
We are the ones we have been waiting for.-- Alice Walker
Facilitation Tip Sheets & Logistics ChecklistsGroup Development and Group DynamicsResearch has shown that whenver groups get together they go through indentifiable stages of development. This hand-out describes this development and the feelings (dynamics) of the five stages typical of groups working together: forming, storming, norming, performing, mourning. More. Role of the FacilitatorA facilitator's job is to help a group manage the process of information exchange. This tip sheet defines facilitation and outlines competencies and characteristics of effective facilitators. It may be particularly useful for people new to facilitation and those looking to improve their skill. More. Participatory and Conventional GroupsA shift towards participatory from conventional group-working values requires a committed effort on the the part of the group to swim against the tide of prevailing values and assumptions about how groups work. This tip sheet will aid facilitators in encouraging full participation, mutual understanding, inclusive solutions and a sense of shared responsibility. More. Roles People Play in GroupsGood group dynamics don't happen by accident, they are the product of awareness about how groups work and the roles people play in groups. Roles in groups are traditionally divided into 'task' and 'maintenance' roles. This tip sheet outlines a handful of these most typical roles. More. Active Listening ModelThis tip sheet presents in flow chart format the 'active listening model'. Good for helping groups understand the discussion process. More. Learning Intelligences and Considersations for Group WorkEveryone has a preference towards one or two intelligences, but all can be learned and strengthened. In a training context the challenge is to design workshop sessions which stimulate each person’s unique ‘brain-print’. A facilitator/trainer should be aware of your own intelligence preferences as you’ll tend to design sessions in a way that appeal to your learning-style. This tip sheet outlines learning intelligences and considerations for group work. More.
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