Source: Margerum, Richard D. Author of: Beyond Consensus: Improving Collaborative Planning & Management MIT Press Overview Facilitator Exercise –Facilitators will do their best job –Participants will create some complexity Debriefing and Discussion Facilitation Concepts
Source: Margerum, Richard D. Author of: Beyond Consensus: Improving Collaborative Planning & Management MIT Press Facilitation Demonstration
Source: Margerum, Richard D. Author of: Beyond Consensus: Improving Collaborative Planning & Management MIT Press Facilitation Demonstration Ground Rules Give everyone a chance to talk Take turns Treat each other with respect Let the facilitator run the group
Source: Margerum, Richard D. Author of: Beyond Consensus: Improving Collaborative Planning & Management MIT Press Facilitation Demonstration + Things I did well ∆ Things I could improve upon
Source: Margerum, Richard D. Author of: Beyond Consensus: Improving Collaborative Planning & Management MIT Press Discussion: Some Key Principles Facilitator Neutrality –Never truly neutral –Not neutral about process Fundamental vs. Developmental Facilitation Need for education about process Role of ground rules Creativity and expanding options
Source: Margerum, Richard D. Author of: Beyond Consensus: Improving Collaborative Planning & Management MIT Press Discussion: Core Facilitation Values Valid Information Free and Informed Choice Internal commitment to the choice
Source: Margerum, Richard D. Author of: Beyond Consensus: Improving Collaborative Planning & Management MIT Press Discussion: Consensus Building Groan Zone Business as Usual ExpandingDeliberatingNarrowing Based on Kaner(1996)
Source: Margerum, Richard D. Author of: Beyond Consensus: Improving Collaborative Planning & Management MIT Press Final Points Facilitated process is key to collaboration Effective facilitation is not as easy as it looks Groups can become complacent Best approach is preventative one