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Art of Facilitation: How to Create Group Synergy
How to get groups to work with one another within any business organization.
241 pages, Paperback
First published October 21, 1995
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May 7, 2024
Okay, I will try to be fair.
The initial 100 pages are complete BS. Facilitation/HR comms language is cringe & please do not try it with gen-z. Its ingenuine and everyone can feel it. Seriously, skill issue.
What I really liked was, there is a brief section in the book about ‘embodiment’. That being said, it is not very well described. I think the writer wanted to bring in some perspective on somatic axis of learning. This has quite a bit of neuroscientific basis but unfortunately the book covers it in a narrow perspective. Still, good that it was included.
The book doesn’t go too deep thus its redundant for mid/experienced facilitators. The methods list may be helpful for some.
The title sounds promising but the content does not live up to it :/
The initial 100 pages are complete BS. Facilitation/HR comms language is cringe & please do not try it with gen-z. Its ingenuine and everyone can feel it. Seriously, skill issue.
What I really liked was, there is a brief section in the book about ‘embodiment’. That being said, it is not very well described. I think the writer wanted to bring in some perspective on somatic axis of learning. This has quite a bit of neuroscientific basis but unfortunately the book covers it in a narrow perspective. Still, good that it was included.
The book doesn’t go too deep thus its redundant for mid/experienced facilitators. The methods list may be helpful for some.
The title sounds promising but the content does not live up to it :/
July 18, 2017
Good guide for beginners with some good ideas for processes and consensus decision making. Very basic skills learning. For anyone who has been in or lead a meeting, may find the book repetitive and filled with "common sense."
October 1, 2019
A good book especially for those just starting on their facilitator journey. Authors provide quite a number of useful guides on processes and design frameworks.
May 7, 2023
A little dated but still got some good advice and tips to improve your facilitation.
March 15, 2026
Did not finish. At first, it had potential, but the list of advice given is self-explanatory, redundant and obvious. Probably because I normally don't enjoy pop-psychology/self-help writing styles. It was lacking some real-life case studies. Shame, because I searched for something that could help me become a better scrum master.
January 19, 2011
Not as helpful as I hoped it would be - more appropriate for personal development work than anti-bias anti-racism.
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