Dynamic Facilitation

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Brief Description:

Dynamic Facilitation structures the flow of a meeting so each comment becomes an asset to the group, building shifts and breakthroughs.

Description:

Dynamic Facilitation is a way of helping a small group address its most pressing, seemingly impossible issues in the spirit of choice-creating. Rather than relying on agendas, guidelines, step-by-step thinking, or prepared questions, the dynamic facilitator uses four charts: Data, Solutions, Concerns and Problem-Statements. People just talk, but the dynamic facilitator structures the conversation so that all comments have a place and are valuable. No one feels judged and all feel included. He or she helps the group follow their energy in a way that a new, shared perspective emerges.

Used For:

To help solve problems and create new ideas, but also as a means of ensuring a more productive working environment.

Suitable participants:

Dynamic Facilitation is scalable. It can be used in ordinary meetings in an organization but also it can work for a town, a city, a state, or even a nation.

Cost:

Low
People do not have to be trained before hand (although there are seminars in DF) and so it only requires organising a meeting.

Time Requirements:

This depends on the meeting or issue that is using DF. Sometimes a series of meetings may be required but for normal meetings the requirements are low.