This facilitation tool is for solving big, seemingly intractable problems. Systematic Problem Solving provides a structured approach to identifying and solving a problem...
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Needs and offers is most effective when trying to rebuild communications that have totally broken down and the parties are at each other's throats!
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Setting priorities is an important part of getting work done - in fact, it's an important life skill too! Here's an effective tool every facilitator ought to have at hand.
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This facilitation tool is particularly useful for helping groups identify and solve problems.
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An exit survey is a good way of ensuring your meetings stay productive and on course. Participants have the opportunity to express their feelings and concerns - giving you the ability to address them.
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'Wandering Flip Charts' is a good way for a large group of people to generate a high volume of ideas, in a short space of time.
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Troubleshooting is an extremely useful facilitation tool that enables you to avoid potential barriers to success...
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Here’s a template for a simple decision grid to help you prioritise what decisions could be made, implemented and, most importantly, evaluated...
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Here, we illustrate seven basic principles of root-cause analysis as a process tool for effective meeting facilitation...
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Force-field analysis looks at the pros and cons of change management. Here are 5 easy ways to get force-field analysis rolling in your office…
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Gap Analysis is a facilitation tool that identifies what’s standing in the way of your goals. Here, we illustrate how to do it in 3 simple steps…
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Multi-Voting is a facilitation tool that allows you to rank ideas based on priority. Here’s an illustrative example of the 5 essential steps…
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A what, who, when and why of facilitative listening. This post explores why facilitative listening could help you run a better business meeting…
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In this infographic, we suggest 5 simple tips to get the most out of brainstorming as a facilitation tool. See if your business meetings can improve…
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Discover the four basic rules of brainstorming, a useful process tool for facilitating business meetings. Part of our blog series exploring different facilitation tools...
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Part of our blog series exploring the uses of different facilitation tools. This post looks at sequential questioning as a process tool for facilitating meetings and workshops...
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A new blog series exploring the uses of different facilitation tools. This post looks at how to use visioning as a process tool when facilitating important business meetings...
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Too many business meetings descend into pointless slanging matches. Discover how the different stages of group development can help make your business meetings more effective…
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Good facilitators can make a huge and varied contribution to an organisation. Here, we point out some of the roles and responsibilities that facilitators have, starting with the key difference between content and process...
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Good facilitators use a wide range of process tools, but what are they? Here are 16 of the best facilitation tools...
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