Sponsored by the International Association of Facilitators, The IAF Handbook of Group Facilitation offers the need-to-know basics in the field brought together by fifty leading practitioners and scholars. This indispensable resource includes successful strategies and methods, foundations, and resources for anyone who works with groups. The IAF Handbook of Group Facilitation provides an overview of the field for new and aspiring practitioners and a reliable reference for experienced group facilitators, including chapters onCreating positive ongoing client relationships Building trust and improving communications Facilitating group brainstorming sessions Drawing out the best in people Developing a collaborative environment Designing and facilitating dialogue Managing conflicting agendas Working with multicultural groups Using improvisation Understanding virtual meetings Facilitating team start-up Assessing group decision processesBuilding expertise in facilitation Reviewing core facilitation competencies Modeling positive professional attitudes.
Preface About the Contributors A Superlative Task PART ON E Create Collaborative Client Relationships ON E The Big Picture: Creating an Ongoing Client Relationship Nadine Bell, Susan Nurre TWO The Skilled Facilitator Approach Roger Schwarz THREE Facilitation: Beyond Methods David Wayne PART TWO Plan Appropriate Group Processes FOUR Eight Ps of Effective Facilitation Planning and Preparation Jeff Bracken FIVE The Architecture of Participation Patricia Tuecke SiX Building Trust: The Great Enabler Maria Begofia Rodas-Meeker, Larry Meeker SEVEN Facilitation of Group Brainstorming Paul B. Paulus, Toshihiko Nakui EIGHT Promoting Mutual Understanding for Effective Collaboration in Cross-Functional Groups with Multiple Stakeholders Sam Kaner N IN E A Procedural Analysis of Group Facilitation: A Communication Perspective loe Chilberg PART THREE Create and Sustain a Participatory Environment TEN Graphic Facilitation: The Art of Drawing Out the Best in People David Sibbet ELEVEN Creating a Positive Participatory Climate: A Meaning-Centered Counseling Perspective Paul T. P. TWELVE HOW to Build a Collaborative Environment David Straus ……