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The Art of Facilitation: The Essentials for Leading Great Meetings and Creating Group Synergy
"Dale Hunter has done it again! She has taken what was already a 'must-read' for our industry, updated it, transformed it, and produced both a road map for aspiring facilitators and a value-added toolbox for crafty veterans. The Making Intervention and Processes chapters alone contain more insights than most books in their entirety."
— Michael Wilkinson , author, The Secrets of Facilitation This thoroughly revised edition of the classic book on facilitation offers the most current research available on the topics of facilitation and group dynamics. A comprehensive resource for facilitators, trainers, HR professionals, and consultants, The Art of Facilitation describes the profession of group facilitation and the role of a facilitator, and outlines the key elements of facilitation. The book also examines the most common challenges that facilitators face, as well as the ethical issues that pertain to the facilitation process. Written by Dr. Dale Hunter—acclaimed facilitator, mediator, and coach—this revised edition includes new information on facilitation in organizations, sustainability, therapeutic group work, and online facilitation. The book also includes an examination of the wide range of approaches and methods that have emerged in the field in recent years. In addition to providing an updated guide to the topic, the book contains a training program that can be used by a group of aspiring facilitators as a peer learning framework. It also includes fifty-two processes that are useful for both facilitators and facilitation educators alike.
— Michael Wilkinson , author, The Secrets of Facilitation This thoroughly revised edition of the classic book on facilitation offers the most current research available on the topics of facilitation and group dynamics. A comprehensive resource for facilitators, trainers, HR professionals, and consultants, The Art of Facilitation describes the profession of group facilitation and the role of a facilitator, and outlines the key elements of facilitation. The book also examines the most common challenges that facilitators face, as well as the ethical issues that pertain to the facilitation process. Written by Dr. Dale Hunter—acclaimed facilitator, mediator, and coach—this revised edition includes new information on facilitation in organizations, sustainability, therapeutic group work, and online facilitation. The book also includes an examination of the wide range of approaches and methods that have emerged in the field in recent years. In addition to providing an updated guide to the topic, the book contains a training program that can be used by a group of aspiring facilitators as a peer learning framework. It also includes fifty-two processes that are useful for both facilitators and facilitation educators alike.
352 pages, Hardcover
First published October 21, 1995
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May 7, 2024
Okay, I will try to be fair.
The initial 100 pages are complete BS. Facilitation/HR comms language is cringe & please do not try it with gen-z. Its ingenuine and everyone can feel it. Seriously, skill issue.
What I really liked was, there is a brief section in the book about ‘embodiment’. That being said, it is not very well described. I think the writer wanted to bring in some perspective on somatic axis of learning. This has quite a bit of neuroscientific basis but unfortunately the book covers it in a narrow perspective. Still, good that it was included.
The book doesn’t go too deep thus its redundant for mid/experienced facilitators. The methods list may be helpful for some.
The title sounds promising but the content does not live up to it :/
The initial 100 pages are complete BS. Facilitation/HR comms language is cringe & please do not try it with gen-z. Its ingenuine and everyone can feel it. Seriously, skill issue.
What I really liked was, there is a brief section in the book about ‘embodiment’. That being said, it is not very well described. I think the writer wanted to bring in some perspective on somatic axis of learning. This has quite a bit of neuroscientific basis but unfortunately the book covers it in a narrow perspective. Still, good that it was included.
The book doesn’t go too deep thus its redundant for mid/experienced facilitators. The methods list may be helpful for some.
The title sounds promising but the content does not live up to it :/
November 16, 2023
Did not finish. At first, it had potential, but the list of advice given is self-explanatory, redundant and obvious. Probably because I normally don't enjoy pop-psychology/self-help writing styles. It was lacking some real-life case studies. Shame, because I searched for something that could help me become a better scrum master.
July 18, 2017
Good guide for beginners with some good ideas for processes and consensus decision making. Very basic skills learning. For anyone who has been in or lead a meeting, may find the book repetitive and filled with "common sense."
October 1, 2019
A good book especially for those just starting on their facilitator journey. Authors provide quite a number of useful guides on processes and design frameworks.
May 7, 2023
A little dated but still got some good advice and tips to improve your facilitation.
January 19, 2011
Not as helpful as I hoped it would be - more appropriate for personal development work than anti-bias anti-racism.
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