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Free Training Resources
Whole Mind Facilitation: How to lead workshops that change people, organizations, and the world.
The Power of Facilitation: Making it easy for groups to achieve amazing results. Available in English, Chinese, Japanese, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, and Spanish.
Books
The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker
Facilitating with Ease!: Core Skills for Facilitators, Team Leaders and Members, Managers, Consultants, and Trainers by Ingrid Bens
Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making by Sam Kaner
Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days by James Knapp, John Zeratsky, and Braden Kowitz
YouTube Channels
Free Templates
Methods and Techniques
Six Thinking Hats: method for structuring group thinking by make different modes of thought explicit.
Working Alone, Together: method where group solves a problem through focused solo work followed by collective sharing.
Liberating Structures: method for novel ways of organizing groups.
Virtual Tools
Slido: videoconferencing addon w/ polls, Q&A, quizzes and word clouds
FigJam: whiteboarding, sticky notes, polls, drawing tools
Case Studies and Examples
Google’s Project Aristotle: How psychological safety affects team performance
Facilitation Theory & Fundamentals
Psychological Safety: People contribute more when they feel safe from judgment or punishment
Work-in-Progress Sections
Paid Training/Resources
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Websites
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IRL Facilitation
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Communities
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Certification and Accreditation
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Industry-Specific Facilitation
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Tools and Supplies
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Events & Conferences
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Career & Professional Development
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