Facilitating a Multi-Stakeholder Process A survival kit for facilitators
EAU4Food LPA-CoP facilitation training workshop ILRI Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
13-15 August 2012
Ewen Le Borgne
1. Run meetings, because…
Meetings are only the process’s emerged part
But they are crucial moments
nonetheless And facilitating
processes echoes facilitating meetings …at a deeper level Credits: La Sirena
2. Meet, greet, mingle and build…
The only guarantee of engagement, action, delivery, impact, fun and a whole lot more
Credits: Dana Jarvis
3. Manage agendas and expectations
Know your partners’ agenda
Understand them, their perspective
Listen
Go for the greater good! Draw them into it
Manage expectations… relentlessly
Credits: Open Source Way
4. Connect everyone, empower champions
Never lose your vision
Co-create an inspiring agenda
Draw upon and integrate their
agenda
Let the collective agenda evolve
Reward champions with more action
Credits: Stephen Broadbent / Yohan 1960
5. Smoothe tensions over…
Sense (‘smell’) the tensions
Know when to solve conflicts…
Conflict prevention is always better
…And when to let them burst out
Credits: Rishi S
6. Document the process…
Meetings are only the process’s emerged part
But they are crucial moments
nonetheless And facilitating
processes echoes facilitating meetings …at a deeper level
Observe, listen, see, smell
Adjust, react, anticipate
Share
Reflect
Journal
Learn
Capture
Credits: Choconancy
7. Find support…
Delegate activities to your LPA/CoP members
Manage your own information needs and learning
Consult your peers to find solutions
Ask for help!
Credits: Rob with TwobS
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