Facilitation: A Human-Centered Guide to the Art of Collaboration

By Joran Slane Oppelt and Geoffrey Nelson

The only book on facilitation you'll ever need. Facilitation is the fully-illustrated, definitive resource on how to facilitate groups and design collaboration. It presents a holistic view of facilitation – based on Integral Theory – and includes an array of contributions from expert voices and luminaries in the field. If you (or your team) want to get better at guiding conversations, making decisions, surfacing opportunities, or driving outcomes, this is the book you’ve been waiting for.

Inside you'll find:

• A timeline of facilitation from the talking stick to Dungeons and Dragons
• Methods for unlocking empathy and growth mindset
• Tips for public speaking and active listening
• A master list of practical facilitation questions​

• The key elements of storytelling and graphic design
• A section on virtual facilitation tools like MURAL
• A treasury of scripts, templates, and checklists 
• Self-assessment tools to help guide your development

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Endorsements

“Whether you're a seasoned veteran or brand new to facilitating meetings and group processes, Facilitation is required reading. Everything in it is essential to the design and delivery of facilitation. And yet somehow in all 272 pages, nothing is superfluous. I tried to highlight everything that every facilitator should know; it would have been faster to have dipped the entire book in yellow ink.”

- Brian Tarallo, Lizard Brain, author of Surviving the Horror of Online Meetings: How to Facilitate Good Virtual Meetings & Manage Meeting Monsters 

“Facilitation is packed with essential knowledge and practical tips. This book is the perfect tool for group facilitators looking to feel more confident and capable in today's complex world. It’s an exciting and hopeful guide that delves into the underlying dynamics of group collaboration and places human experience at the center of the process.”

- Rebecca Ejo Colwell, MBA; Founder Ten Directions, Co-Founder Integral Facilitator®

Part of your authority in the room comes from the client’s belief that you come bearing gifts that will bring them to a new level of power and achievement.”

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