One Day Wonder

The One Day Wonder was held last October, but I have only just got around to typing up the responses to the Round Robin Question at the end:

“What have you learned?”

After listing answers and passing the sheets around, a different group had to identify the KEY LEARNING from those on the sheet. These have been high-lighted below. I have found value in all these answers:

•  Pre-planning is so important
• Technologies (graphic recording & imeet) can be tools to be used wisely and appropriately
• A reminder of some great techniques
• The power of the circle
• The wisdom of combined knowledge
• If something was successful, you don’t have to try and recreate it – other situations may not be appropriate
• Embrace the scary stuff

• Facilitation – Ethics & Process comes before tools
• Good graphic icons
• We are on the same page even if we look different.

• Drop shadow bullet points
• Future uses on technology in facilitation
• Different learning styles including movement
• Lots of people are doing lots of interesting stuff
• Physical movement can shift your thinking

• Importance of hanging our with like minded people
• Who introduces the facilitator – asserting independence and authority of facilitator
• Insight into new processes

• More tools, techniques, tips and tricks
• How to sort out hot spots – sort the problem out as a group
• Importance of reflective practice
• First facilitate thyself
• Regardless of technology, good facilitation is paramount
• Naming whats happening brings us into the present, and together as a group
• Directing the process, not controlling people
• The value of graphics in reporting – how to draw symbols
• Lots of people with common human themes
• Our fears are similar
• Can exclude people without being aware
• New processes for evaluation
• Begin with the end in mind…hmmm
• Different approaches to conveying ideas
• Background and context to debates about facilitation
• Importance of time to reflect on facilitation
• Recognition of alternative viewpoints and styles
• Time to be a participant
• Different groups all have something to bring
• The comfort and smugness we get in a group of people like us

• How nurturing and challenging a enriching to be in a group of facilitators
• Awareness of diversity – intent is not enough to prevent exclusion
• New ways of looking a familier exercises
• Impact of fear on my facilitation style
• About my facilitation style and how to improve it
• I can DRAW well enough to give graphic facilitation a go
• My confidence and facilitation skills have come a long way in the last 2yrs
• We all want and need to be heard
• Affirmed and consolidated my learnings as much as I learn, there’s always more

• Learnt to scribe! And a way to improve my handwriting
• Importance of maintaining independance (and how to do it)
• How to improve my ability to listen
• Co-facilitation skills
• Importance of clarity in contracting
• Most people here are fascinating.. And friendly and generous
• Learned to use the lichard scale on the floor

• Community of selves model
• The strength of accepting rather than resisting
• Identifying what you fear and where you feel it in your body
• Skills, Knowledge,Attitude Tools
• Effectiveness of visual depiction

• Anyone can draw – need imagination and skill to capture
• Images need context
• People are working in lots of places and areas in Victoria
• Facilitatators come from lots of backgrounds
• Reminded of the importance of things we already know
• Facilitators are ‘over’ defining facilitation – They have moved from ‘becoming’ to ‘belonging’
• Wordsmithing is tedious and very difficult
• Facilitators are engaged from start

• Pre contractural planning
• There are many talented people in this room
• Don’t be introduced
• Community of selves
• Doing v Being

• The importance of not being introduced at start by senior manager
• Working with fear ‘Red riding Hood’s bad way’ – analysing fears via. Fairy tale analysis
• Freedom to say ‘no’ to work or aspects – or challenge premises, negotiate
• What is subconscious comes out in symbols
• Being amongst nurturing community of facilitators
• Diversity – beware of stereotyping, mindless exclusion. Physical energy