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Facilitation Approach. Joe works with
the participants (prior to and during the event) to develop a process that
balances full and thoughtful participation with time demands and
efficiency. My role is moderately directive as to "process"
while ensuring that "substance and content" remain in the hands of the
participants. Challenges in
facilitated negotiations. As with mediations,
multi-party facilitated sessions must balance the need to promptly move
toward successful resolutions with the reality that consensus building
takes time. Processes must consider how these tensions can be
balanced to ensure the greatest chance of finding consensus. Conflict
Assessment. An important task of a facilitator may include
assessing the conflicts that are presented and preparing an oral or
written report on processes to address the conflict. Government
facilitation. ADR processes with government agencies also
include special considerations in
planning. 
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Considering multiple options. When
problems are best solved by thoughtful comparisons, a facilitated process can
permit the simultaneous consideration and improvement of multiple (and
potentially inconsistent) options. If the participants can avoid premature
commitment to an outcome, all feasible outcomes can improved in a process that
makes the best solutions and best thinking of the assembled group available for
final consideration and decision-making.
My
facilitation qualifications
References:
The Consensus Building Handbook, Lawrence Susskind, Sarah McKearnan
& Jennifer Thomas-Larmer, Sage Publications, 1999 |
