Facilitating a multi-stakeholder process: A survival kit for facilitators

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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