[Ssf] Re: Facilitators...

[robin&amparo]

Well, yes, do please bring the training materials for future 
facilitators that would be wonderful (photocopies). I have a home 
scanner and could put up some material on a wiki for example.

I would be glad to try and facilitate the next meeting in February (not 
this one though, too short notice and no training!)

Yes the male female question has not been raised 'cos i suppose 
otherwise i'd be (and other females herearound) ghettoed in the only- 
women fora, a policy i can't agree with (being ghettoed even by own 
decision).


(but look at former spanish female minister of foreign affairs 
whatashamefulmess)
amparo

> I think just getting in there and starting has got to 
>> be the only way to do it.


PS: something like spontaneity 'cos too much monitoring supervising and 
consensual agreement before doing something could lead to paralysis.

Dan wrote:

> 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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