Duration: 90 minutes
About the workshop:
Facilitator neutrality comes down to small choices: how you frame a question, what tools you pick, what you reflect back, how much power you keep or give away.
Andrea and Deborah will guide you through the same process twice, with two deliberately different approaches, dialing neutrality up and down. Through role play, debrief, and reflection, you will surface the behaviors that shape what a group produces, and leave with insights that make you a more self-aware facilitator.
Learning Objectives
In this session, participants will:
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Experience firsthand how facilitator neutrality, dialed up or down, changes group dynamics, participant behavior, and outcomes in real time.
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Identify specific facilitator behaviors (verbal cues, framing, strategic use of tools and technology) that influence participant choices, and practice recognizing them in yourself.
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Develop a personal framework for navigating the line between helpful guidance and "facipulation", and raise your awareness of where you want to stand.
Best suited for: All levels
NOTE: This workshop will be recorded for distribution to all who register (breakout rooms will not be recorded).
This is a 90-minute online workshop. It will take place at 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT.
Speakers:
Deborah Rim Moiso is an IAF Endorsed Facilitator with over 15 years of experience working with public sector organizations, NGOs, and in higher education. Specializing in environmental conflict prevention, she has deepened her practice in multi-party dialogue and the nuanced dance between neutrality and personal engagement. She also trains newcomers to facilitation, writes for SessionLab and edits the State of Facilitation report. Based in Perugia, Central Italy, she lives on a smallholding with humans, donkeys, cats, bees, and 160 olive trees.
Andrea Panzavolta is a facilitator with over 15 years of experience, responsible for planning and managing participatory projects, stakeholder engagement, and decision-making for defining urban plans through the inclusion of citizens and stakeholders. Andrea is a trainer of participatory techniques and methods. He is a coach and helps team members work together, use their creativity, and find new solutions. Since 2019, he has been a member of the International Association of Facilitators, an endorsed IAF facilitator, and was awarded the 2020 IAF Impact Award Platinum Award as a facilitator for the Regione Emilia-Romagna’s Community of Practice on Participatory Policy Making (IT).
ONLINE WORKSHOP REMINDERS
- MAFN does not offer refunds for events. Anyone who registers for an event will receive a credit that can be applied to any other MAFN event, or to MAFN membership. Credits must be used within 2 years.
- Registered participants will receive instructions for joining the live session and any additional details 1 day in advance and the morning of the event. Please be sure to look for the link in your email.
- This program begins promptly at 12:00pm Eastern. Please log on 5 minutes early to ensure your internet connection, audio, and other settings are working properly.
