ABCD-Training-of-Trainers-Tools-July-2013
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3.6. Process Facilitation<br />
“A A good process will always yield a good outcome.”<br />
What is Process Facilitation?<br />
Transformative development is a process and not an event. It is usually a very slow and unpredictable<br />
process and <strong>of</strong>ten the greatest impacts are intangible (e.g. leadership or trust). This is contrary to the<br />
tendency in the sector to focus on short term projects and tangible impacts.<br />
A process is a learning rhythm: it has an initiation, stabilisation sation and mutation stage – it shifts from one<br />
form to another in continuous cycles.<br />
A well designed process provides containment, a structure for group development, yet at the same time<br />
allows enough flexibility within a framework.<br />
A good process will always yield a good outcome. It is a matter <strong>of</strong> trusting the process and allowing each<br />
step to guide the next. What is important is that the facilitator is able to customize each process to meet<br />
the unique dynamics <strong>of</strong> the group. The art is to provide structure yet be adaptive at the same time.<br />
Although one maintains some form <strong>of</strong> structure in facilitation, the facilitator must also be guided by the<br />
group and should be able to adapt to what is unfolding. This is true Process Facilitation.<br />
Process Design<br />
There is no one set way to design a good development process. Each process has a life <strong>of</strong> its own and an<br />
innate guiding wisdom.<br />
The action learning cycle is however a useful tool that can frame any process whether it happens over<br />
just a few hours (like a meeting) or over a few weeks:<br />
Step 1: Planning<br />
Planning sessions with the people responsible for the training to clarify:<br />
• the purpose <strong>of</strong> the workshop/ event / intended outcomes<br />
• who is responsible for overall co-ordination<br />
• the budget/ resource allocations<br />
• logistical arrangements, e.g.:<br />
- venue<br />
- transport<br />
- catering<br />
- stationery<br />
- photocopying<br />
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