Facilitation Encyclopedia

After being introduced to the concept of a wicked question (one that captures and enables exploration of a paradoxical dynamic), participants work in ...

The Resource Garden exercise uses gardening-themed metaphors to help participants decide what they need to do in order to nurture an idea or develop a...

The Ask Me Anything format provides a framework for highly engaging one-to-many sessions where an expert answers the audience’s questions. The proce...

Spectrum mapping allows you to quickly identify varying opinions, perspectives, roles, and opinions within a group and organize them into meaningful d...

De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats is a framework for examining and evaluating an idea from multiple angles. It encourages objectivity by helping participa...

A Story Circle provides space for a small group of 3 people in which each participant can explore a topic from a personal perspective. The circle is n...

One person presents an issue, challenge, or problem to a group of people who act as advisers and strategists. The adviser circle works with the presen...

Speed Networking is a quick way of facilitating many valuable connections in a short period of time. This exercise allows attendees to gain an underst...

Purpose Name financial, human, social and physical resources in a group Difficulty The difficulty level for in-person resource identification is a lot...

Purpose To engage in multi-perspective exploration, critical discussion, and debate. Difficulty This format focuses on exploration and debate. Therefo...

Purpose To build a shared understanding, mental model, or framework. Difficulty The difficulty level is determined by the group size and session objec...

Purpose To share and disseminate ideas, information, and knowledge. Difficulty Very low, whether conducted in person or virtually. You are simply shar...