The Zen of Groups
The Art of Facilitation
Co-operacy - A New Way of Being at Work
The Essence of Facilitation
The IAF Handbook of Group Facilitation
Creating a Culture of Collaboration
Click on the links above for more information on books written by Dale Hunter.The Essence of Facilitation
Published in New Zealand and as The Essence of Facilitation, in the United Kingdom as Handling Groups in Actionand more recently translated into complex Chinese in Taiwan.
Being in Action in Groups
by Dale Hunter, Anne Bailey and Bill TaylorWhat do you do when the group you are facilitating gets stuck, caught in a loop covering the same old ground, is unable to agree on anything, is working too slowly when speed is needed, is unfocused, or encounters one of the many problems that can get in the way of reaching a conclusion?
This new book presents a fresh approach to group facilitation. Aimed at facilitators this very practical text focuses on the key skill of noticing what is missing in a group's interaction in the moment and finding a way of introducing the missing elements while the group is in action. It explores a number of distinctions, including:
- purpose and culture
- safety and trust
- powerful listening and speaking
- intentionality
- emotional competence
- completion
- affirmation and celebration
- authentic community
and offers ways to generate these. Each distinction is first described both when it is present and when it is missing. Suggestions and processes are then given for ways to generate the distinction in the group.
This valuable book gets to the essence of facilitation. It is a must for facilitators and those wanting more understanding of facilitation.
The Complex Chinese translation was published in Taiwan by Youth Cultural Enterprise Co. For more details email Kyra Lien .
This book is available from amazon.co.uk as "Handling Groups in Action" (UK£).
