TEchNOLOGy TRaNSFER MODEL - Javna agencija
TEchNOLOGy TRaNSFER MODEL - Javna agencija
TEchNOLOGy TRaNSFER MODEL - Javna agencija
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a ‘content neutral’ party who by not taking sides or expressing or advocating a point of view during the meeting, can advocate for<br />
fair, open, and inclusive procedures to accomplish the group’s work« – Doyle<br />
• »One who contributes structure and process to interactions so groups are able to function effectively and make high-quality<br />
decisions. A helper and enabler whose goal is to support others as they achieve exceptional performance.« – Bens<br />
• »The facilitator’s job is to support everyone to do their best thinking and practice. To do this, the facilitator encourages full participation,<br />
promotes mutual understanding and cultivates shared responsibility. By supporting everyone to do their best thinking, a<br />
facilitator enables group members to search for inclusive solutions and build sustainable agreements.« – Kaner<br />
What is a group facilitator like, what are his qualities?<br />
INTERNAL, IMPARTIAL, EXTERNAL, PROCESS GUIDE, ANALYST, TIMEKEEPER, CONFLICT MANAGER, PROCESS EXPERT, CONSENSUS BUILDER,<br />
AGENDA SETTER, MODERATOR, PROCESS ADVOCATE, MOTIVATOR, NEUTRAL, OBSERVER, NOT IN THE WAY, WELL-STRUCTURED, CREATIVE,<br />
IMPROVISOR, PROCESS LEADER, ACTIVE LISTENER, ...<br />
According toThiagi, Inc. (Thiagi, 2010):<br />
• Effective facilitators are flexible. They modify their small-group activities before and during use.<br />
• Effective facilitators are adaptive. They modify their small-group activities along six critical tensions.<br />
• Effective facilitators are proactive. Before using a small-group activity, they modify it on the basis of the characteristics of the<br />
participants and the purpose of the activity.<br />
• Effective facilitators are responsive. They make modifications during the small-group activity to keep the different tensions within<br />
acceptable ranges.<br />
• Effective facilitators are resilient. They accept whatever happens during the small-group activity as valuable data and smoothly<br />
continue with the activity.<br />
3.4.4 Benefits of facilitation 1<br />
• Group members are more motivated to support the decisions made.<br />
• The best efforts of groups usually yield better results than individual efforts.<br />
• Maximum participation and involvement increase productivity.<br />
• Managers and leaders are better able to draw on those they lead as resources, an<br />
ability that is critical to organisational success.<br />
• Everyone has a chance to be influential and useful, and people sense that they are<br />
integral part of a team effort.<br />
• Organisations can be flexible and produce results more quickly because people are<br />
committed to the decisions made.<br />
• Decisions are made where the work must be done.<br />
• People realize that responsibility for implementing decisions lies with everyone.<br />
• Innovation, problem-solving, and implementation skills are built.<br />
• People are encouraged to think and act for the overall good of the organisation.<br />
• Higher-quality decisions are made.<br />
• A forum is provided for constructive conflict resolution and clarifying misunderstanding.<br />
• Negative effects are less likely, such as low morale, low involvement, and withholding<br />
information from others, as well as attitudes such as “It’s not my job” and<br />
“Just tell me what to do.”<br />
A facilitator is “best when people<br />
barely know that he or she<br />
exists. “<br />
Sophie Clarke<br />
3.5 Facilitation guidelines 2<br />
3.5.1 Facilitation assumptions<br />
• Engagement in dialogue is the source of deeper understanding, meaningful decisions, and aligned action.<br />
• The facilitator responds in the context of emergent group needs by using the appropriate tools and process steps.<br />
3.5.2 The facilitator’s role<br />
• The facilitator has a role of being responsive to the group need’s for generating information, getting clarity, organizing information,<br />
sharing information, engaging in respectful dialogue, prioritizing and making decisions.<br />
• The facilitator supports, through the use of tools and process steps, the achievement of outcomes desired by the group.<br />
1 According to Rees, 1998.<br />
2 By Suzanne Winbauer Catana: Train the Trainer Workshop, October 2009.<br />
Supplemented by Karin Elena Sánchez, 2009<br />
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