Topic № 52
Effective Team Facilitation

Team facilitation combines skill and art to help teams reach their objectives. Facilitators must have a variety of skills and techniques to be effective.

Focusing the Meeting: As important as it for the facilitator to properly prepare for the meeting it is equally important that the participant be focused.

What is effective facilitation?

Effective facilitation can be well-defined as the act of taking people through a group process with clearly defined outcomes. It also means encouraging participation and a group commitment to meaningful results.

What is an example of facilitation?

Facilitation can increase access to limiting resources such as light, water, and nutrients for interacting species. For example, epiphytic plants often receive more direct sunlight in the canopies of their host plants than they would on the ground.