10 Sins of The Facilitator
We have all been guilty of one or more of these. Facilitation is a skill that takes knowledge, practice and patience.
Words Frame Reality
So this week I felt the need to share something that I know is a challenge and we as professionals need to continually focus and strive towards mastery on. The use of clear and distinct language that is understood by those you are talking with, your peer group, and you…
The Best Team Building & Leadership Provider.
Continuing with the goal of making teams and leaders better here are some resources that will help you in working with your team or team building & leadership provider. Plus ways you can assist the team in connecting what is done in the program to the workplace.
Cycle Time Puzzle Variation: Puzzle Connection
Developing variations of team building activities creates new lessons and areas for group development, plus keeps team building facilitators fresh and continually improving our own game and process. Here is a variation of the Cycle Time Puzzle Activity.
Processing Team Building Using Mouse Traps
I am a fan using mouse traps for a variety of team building and training initiatives. Where the value of team building becomes evident is in the processing and internalizing of what was learned. Utilizing an active reviewing method (as opposed to a passive process which is question & answer) aids people in creating brain based connection from the team building activity to their work, lives, community, etc…
Plan:Do:Check:Act: Team Building Processing and De-Briefing
Individuals on teams when involved in challenges are really close to the problem and taking a Plan:Do:Check:ACT (PDCA) break will create clarity and teach a model of action steps and solutions finding in real-time examples.
Here is how the model works;
How To Process + De-Brief Team Building Activities
Team Building Facilitators lead activities that add value to the organization, team and person. This is established and created through purposeful processing and de-briefing of the activities. Allowing for functional tie-backs and applications to work, life, the community, etc…
If you are just playing games and not processing and de-briefing the activities then you are a recreation director.
Resonate = Experiential Learning
Here is a piece that is relevant to experiential educators;
There is a likable yet flawed hero attending your presentation.
A presentation should take the audience on a journey from their ordinary world into your special world, gaining new insights and skills from your special world.
Campus Leadership Development & Programming for Canisius College Staff.
Photos from a 6 hour Train-The-Trainer workshop with Canisius College’s Campus Programming & Leadership Development Staff. Our time together consisted of discussions and simulations that resulted in; Content knowledge of experiential learning cycles and other existing experiential models for learning. Sequencing of content and simulations within leadership programs 5 leadership simulations that can be used … Continued
Your Face is Making me Fail.
Similar to the leaders influence in a meeting and project; the facilitator when offering experiential activities and discussions is looked at by people for approval and disapproval. This is evident when teams are struggling with an team-building activity.