the use of an impartial third party to provide procedural assistance to group participants to enhance information exchange or promote effective decisionmaking. The facilitator may or may not be a member of the group involved in the discussion.
The process used to help a group of individuals or parties with divergent views reach a goal or complete a task to the mutual satisfaction of all participants. A facilitator helps the parties improve the definition of issues, develop options, keep on task, and ultimately increases the likelihood that a consensus will be reached.
helping a group of people to achieve their aims facilitator a person who helps a group to achieve its aims through discussion, encouragement and support with planning and action
A collaborative process used to help groups with divergent views reach a goal or complete a task.
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coordinating rather than leading an exercise so that all group members are encouraged to participate in the discussion or activity. ( back)
is a process, usually led by a facilitator, to guide a group towards an agreed destination, decision or action.
Helping groups work together productively.
is a process in which the parties (usually a group), with the assistance of a neutral third party (the facilitator), identify problems to be solved, tasks to be accomplished or disputed issues to be resolved. Facilitation may conclude there, or it may continue to assist the parties to develop options, consider alternatives and endeavour to reach an agreement. The facilitator has no advisory or determinative role on the content of the matters discussed or the outcome of the process, but may advise on or determine the process of facilitation. (NADRAC's Definitions Paper)
Facilitation is done by a third party who assists in running consensus-building meetings. The facilitator typically helps the parties set ground rules and agendas, enforces both, and helps the participants keep on track and working toward their mutual goals. While similar to a mediator, a facilitator usually plays a less active role in the deliberations, and often does not see "resolution" as a goal of his or her work, as mediators usually do.
Actions taken to help others learn
Involves the use of techniques to improve the flow of information in a meeting between parties to a dispute. It is procedural assistance provided to enable participants to communicate more effectively and move towards agreement.
The use of third party neutrals to help multi-party work groups accomplish the content of their work by providing process leadership and process expertise or a meeting of a group of people at which a facilitator structures and manages group process to help the group meet its goal.
is a multi-party process whereby a qualified facilitator assists the parties or teams to work thru challenging issues by providing support and structure, establishing communication guidelines, moderating discussion, balancing participation and keeping discussion focused . The goal is to assist the parties/teams to work toward solutions agreeable to all. Facilitation fosters collaboration and builds consensus.
Facilitation is an iteration of the Cybersettle process with a facilitator standing in the place of the computer. Facilitation helps to reduce the time it takes to bring both parties to mutually agreeable number. In Facilitation
Facilitation is a "means of helping the conflict parties reach a mutually satisfying agreement. It may be communication between the parties which the third party facilitates, and/or an analysis of the conflict situation and possible outcomes." ( International Alert, 1996, III: 67). Facilitation indicates a lesser degree of involvement than mediation. Facilitators may be invited to provide their technical skills for one particular meeting, but they seldom become an integral part of the whole process, as mediators do.
The object of facilitation is to help a group improve its process for solving problems and making decisions so that it can achieve its goals and increase its overall effectiveness. Although dealing with conflict can be a significant part of facilitation, it is not always the primary focus. In addition, developmental facilitation seeks to help the group permanently improve its process for solving problems. By transferring the skills of the facilitator to the group, the group becomes less dependent on the facilitator.
A collaborative process used to help parties discuss issues, identify and achieve goals and complete tasks in a mutually satisfactory manner. This process uses an impartial third party, the facilitator, who focuses on the processes and procedures of dispute resolution and decision-making. The facilitator is impartial to the issues being discussed and has no decision-making authority.
Facilitation in business, organizational development (OD) and in consensus decision-making refers to the process of designing and running a successful meeting.