Category Archives: Facilitation

Simply facilitating complexity

Posted on 2022/06/13 by Lelie Jan

I was just this morning writing to a friend that natural structures structure themselves. Then I ran into a piece about design not using complexity theory. I think these issues are related. Facilitating complexity comes naturally to me, because I … Continue reading →

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Models muddling models

Posted on 2021/01/06 by Lelie Jan

For the man with a model, every problem can be solved. Be aware of problems the model cannot solve. Ignore the model, not the man. Harish Jose notes that any model will stop being a model, because it’s no longer … Continue reading →

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Training and Facilitating – Mentoring facilitators 2

Posted on 2020/05/22 by Lelie Jan

Case 2 How to deal with facilitation and training, has been raised by this quote: when we talk about adapting from lecturing to facilitating methods in classroom (f2f & virtual), both facilitator and participants have hard time to really get … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Questions by Participants – Mentoring facilitators 1

Posted on 2020/05/21 by Lelie Jan

I’ve been asked to mentor a facilitator who is also a member of IAF (International Association of Facilitation). I asked if it’s alright when I share the situations and feedback with you. (S)He agreed. Case “Today when I was delivering … Continue reading →

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Who is afraid of a facilitator?

Posted on 2020/02/07 by Lelie Jan

A tweet by Joyce Matthews, reminded me of our check list in our compilation of 24 cases of facilitation. We adapted a questionnaire by Sandy Schumann, compiler of the IAF Handbook of Group Facilitation. It’s in our book Diverging Conversations … Continue reading →

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