[Ssf] Facilitators...

[Dan]

Boo!

On facilitating - I think just getting in there and starting has got to 
be the only way to do it.  Amp - how would you feel about facilitating 
this Thursday? 

If not, I can't help but notice a distinct male bias in facilitation.  
Partly because of who's been turning up - but does anyone *not* male 
want to volunteer???

Seeds for Change have some brilliant guides to group process and 
facilitation - as well as lots of other really good stuff.  They can be 
downloaded from -

http://seedsforchange.org.uk/free/res#grp

If I get access to a decent printer, I'll try to bring some copies.

love

Dan
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@mparo wrote

>
>> More people should learn these skills but not everyone is capable 
>> sadly.  No one comes back to badly facilitated meetings.
>
>
>
> so said about facilitator's skills,
>  a way to implement a workshop to train persons to acquire these
> facilitator's skills could be devised, or has already been drawn... and
> perhaps we could benefit from it.
>
> if the meeting structure is as important as the meetings' "contents",
> then these details become more important
>
>
> **
>
>
>
> Dave Havard wrote:
>
>> Amparo wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>> Facilitator shows round agenda and then has a go round group with
>>>>  people introducing themselves and adding any items/issues they 
>>>> want to talk about to the agenda. Agenda revised, similar items 
>>>> condensed etc.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I particularly vote in favour of this (above)... but Shouldn't 
>>> different persons be chosen as facilitators for each Meeting? This
>>>  could be done by drawing lots on each meeting, so we share the 
>>> efforts of drawing agenda, etc. as facilitators would do. Thus, real 
>>> inclusion or inclusivity-
>>>
>>> We would share also the rewards of participating, and avoid 
>>> ghettoing or éliting. Does anybody agree or has this already being
>>>  proposed?
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>
>>
>>
>> There are a lot of points being raised on this list but for now I 
>> shall just pick up this one.  Ideally it would be wonderful for 
>> everyone to take turns to facilitate.  However it takes certain 
>> skills to facilitate well.  This is particularly important when the 
>> meeting gets contentious.  More people should learn these skills but
>>  not everyone is capable sadly.  No one comes back to badly 
>> facilitated meetings.
>>
>> Peace, D Dave
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