What We Do: Facilitation
Facilitate = "to make easier"
You may find it useful to have someone "external" who is not involved in your organisation to facilitate meetings or ideas sessions. I would normally expect to spend a bit of time with you to talk through the details of the meeting or event i.e.
- What is the reason for the meeting?
- Do you have a particluar outcome in mind?
- Is it formal or informal?
- What might the "hidden agendas" be?
Supplied with information I can then advise on various approaches and process. It is worth spending time on this since there are techniques to set the tone of the event and encourage people to participate whole-heartedly.