There’s an art to facilitation. It's not a practice you ‘master’.
Instead, we continually learn and grow facilitation skills, which can be applied well beyond the workplace to everyday interactions in our lives.
Facilitation (noun): the act of helping other people to deal with a process or reach an agreement or solution without getting directly involved yourself.
Art (noun): an activity through which people express particular ideas or feelings.
If you have ever wondered what happens when you combine the two, The Art of Facilitation training is for you. The self-directed online course is offered through our MosaicLab Academy and outlines how to plan, design and facilitate meetings and workshops that are interactive, enjoyable and highly productive.
It’s one of the few courses available that provide both face-to-face and virtual facilitation guidance side by side, enabling participants to deliver facilitation in any environment.
In this post, we explore what you will discover and take away from the course, plus give you a ‘taster’ of just one small snippet of the course content – a free resource providing you with the starting point for any facilitation planning process.
MosaicLab Academy Taster Series:
The Art of Facilitation > Crucial first steps in planning a facilitation
“We believe it’s one of the first courses to provide both virtual and face-to-face facilitation side by side. So, it enables you to design, plan and deliver your facilitation in any environment. ”
LEARN THE ART OF FACILITATION
The Art of Facilitation course is for anyone seeking skills and knowledge about how to guide groups grappling with issues, conflict or complex information. Great facilitation produces new thinking, perspectives, solutions and ideas. Better conversations can also help to achieve a whole host of other benefits, from strengthened connections and enhanced understanding through to increased trust.
After years of facilitating thousands of sessions across many issues and industries, we've funneled our learnings and experience into this course. We’ve unpacked what defines facilitation: what good facilitation looks like, what underpins the activities and approach, how to design an effective session, the steps to set yourself up for success and how to handle tricky situations and behaviours.
The course has a stack of super useful resources, including:
14 key microskills guide, including advice on why to use each one, and how
toolkit of our top 10 facilitation techniques to guide session activities
session planning template
link to buy facilitation planning process preparation card set
facilitation observation checklist
facilitation self-reflection sheet
pop quizzes to test your new learnings
video snippets showing a re-enaction of a virtual community meeting to see microskills in action.
Download the free resource
MosaicLab Academy Taster Series:
The Art of Facilitation > Crucial first steps in planning a facilitation
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS AND TAKEAWAYS
This course is presented by MosaicLab Co-Founder, and skilled facilitator, Nicole Hunter. As the modules progress, Nicole appears in videos to demonstrate facilitation microskills in action. The course closes with Nicole’s personal reflections about how she got started as a facilitator and what she did to improve her practice.
Course highlights:
“Our experience shows that virtual meetings can be just as interactive, productive and enjoyable as face-to-face sessions.”
five learning modules
seven training videos
six downloadable resources
self-directed (online in your own time)
four hours to complete (average)
foundational/beginner learning level – no pre-requisites
return access to course content.
By the end of this course, you will walk away with:
an overview of the craft of facilitation: the principles and practice
a planning methodology and roles for facilitating online
clarity on which methods convert well to the online environment
understanding of essential facilitation microskills and how they help manage group dynamics
technical skills for virtual meetings
have tips to prepare for these meetings (room set up, resources, agendas etc.) as well as how to debrief afterwards for ongoing learning and development.
Special rate
was $345 now $260
ALL OUR FREE TASTERS ARE HERE!
Taster One: The Seven Steps Of Engagement Planning
Taster Two: Tips for Navigating Challenging Conversations
Taster Three: Crucial First Steps in Planning a Successful Facilitation
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WHY DO WE GIVE OUR KNOWLEDGE AWAY?
Here at MosaicLab, we believe in learning, sharing and continuous improvement.
One of the ways we reinvest in the field we love is by publishing a wide range of free resources that aim to help others to enhance their engagement, facilitation and deliberation practice.