FS64 State of Facilitation Survey and Report with Deborah Rim Moiso
Release Date: 02/20/2024
đď¸ FS79_Julia Slay & Ending Sessions Well
Facilitation Stories
In today's episode, Olivia is joined by Julia Slay, founder of Facilitation 101, to explore an often-overlooked part of facilitation: how we end sessions well. With 15+ yearsâ experience across social policy, consultancy and learning design, Julia shares her journey into facilitation and what sparked her growing fascination with powerful endings. They talk about: Why endings matter,and common mistakes at the close of sessions â rushed checkouts, lack of closure, and clunky feedback moments. How to design meaningful endings, using buffer time, reflection, grounding and action planning....
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đď¸ FS 78 â Relaunch Episode: Meet the New Hosts; Umah, Sam, Olivia
Facilitation Stories
In todayâs episode, the Facilitation Stories podcast returns with a brand-new hosting team â Olivia, Sam, and Umah â who share their stories, inspirations, and hopes for the next chapter of the podcast. They talk about: Why they joined the Facilitation Stories team and what excites them about podcasting as a way to connect facilitators and share learning. How their diverse backgrounds â from healthcare and construction to creative arts, community engagement and youth work â have shaped their facilitation practice. The power of collaboration and curiosity in creating spaces...
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FS 77 Facilitation in the Agile Space with Farah Egby and ĂiÄdem Saka Jackson
Facilitation Stories
In todayâs episode Helene speaks to Farah Egby and Cigdem Saka-Jackson about Agile. They talk about: Agile as a set of working practices that prioritises people over processes and tools; Farah and Cigdemâs previous work and journeys into Agile facilitation; The roles and functions that the âScrum Masterâ and âKanbanâ play in Agile; Roles and techniques in Agile facilitation and tips on how to do it; "I think you need to care. You have to be a caring person. I definitely don't believe it is, it is a rule book and just a set of applicable guidelines. You have to care...
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FS 76 Chapter Chat with Andrew Spiteri EME Regional Director
Facilitation Stories
In this episode Helene talks to Andrew Spiteri, Regional Director of the IAF Europe and Middle East Region. Andrew tells Helene about himself as a facilitator, the kind of work he does and his background with IAF. He became regional director at the start of the year and shares a bit about the work he has been involved in so far, his roles and responsibilities as director, and what he would like to see in future for the region and beyond. He tells us about the regional conference in Romania in November 2025 and about what he most loves about facilitation. You can contact Andrew at: And Helene...
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FS 75 Race Ahead for Facilitators with Bianca Jones, Cat Duncan-Rees and Paul Brand
Facilitation Stories
In this episode Helene talks to Bianca Jones - Award Winning Mental Health & Anti-Racism Training Provider, MHFA England Associate and Founder & Managing Director of EDP Training, Paul Brand- Facilitator and Management Consultant, Director at Risk Solutions and IAF England and Wales board member and Cat Duncan-Rees- Facilitator and founder of Curators of Change and also an IAF England and Wales board member. She starts by asking Bianca to talk a bit about the work she does and what led her to develop EDP and the Race Ahead training She asks Cat and Paul about what led...
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FS74 Representation and Lego with Camilla Gordon
Facilitation Stories
In this episode Nikki talks to Camilla Gordon, a process facilitator , about representation in Lego and her new âFigiverseâ project. They talk about How Camilla uses Lego Serious Play in facilitation The lack of representation within Lego âI had people of colour seeing these more representative Lego pieces and had really emotional reactions to it, because people have never seen themselves in these piecesâ âIt has become so normalised that particular identities don't get represented in different spacesâ Improving representation and access to more diverse...
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December pause
Facilitation Stories
Hello! We're pausing for December and so there won't be an episode this month. We'd like to thank everyone who chatted to us this year and all of our wonderful listeners. We hope your 2024 ends well and we look forward to bringing you another Facilitation Story in January 2025. Helene and Nikki
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FS73 Reflections on being Chair of IAF England and Wales with Jane Clift
Facilitation Stories
In this episode Helene talks to Jane Clift about her role as the Chair of IAF England and Wales. They talk about: How Jane got involved with the IAF and the facilitation community âthe game changer for me was coming to my first IAF conference,I had never met so many people interested in facilitationâ How Jane became the Chair of IAF England and Wales Highlights and challenges since becoming the Chair The importance of the IAF and community events âI think there's been a recognition in our chapter, in our community, we can all learn from each other.â And...
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FS 72 Working as an Internal Facilitator with Cath Brooks from the Environment Agency
Facilitation Stories
In this episode Helene talks to Cath about her role as Senior Engagement Advisor and internal facilitator with the Environment Agency (EA) Cath tells Helene a bit about the EA and the type of work they do. She explains how her role as Engagement Advisor includes facilitation and also how she works an an independent internal facilitator for other projects withing the EA. Cath gives some examples of what she really enjoys about her role as a faciliator including working with the public on a climate adaptation project and working alongside external independent facilitators that the EA also use....
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FS71 Chapter Chat with Jan Lelie IAF Netherlands
Facilitation Stories
This episode is one of our quarterly âChapter Chatsâ where Helene and Nikki talk to a member of the leadership team from another IAF Chapter. Todayâs guest is Jan Lelie, founder of IAF Netherlands. Outside their IAF role Jan is a facilitator with a background in experimental physics. Key topics from the conversation include: How Facilitation and the role of Facilitators has changed over time What Jan has learned and continues to learn from other facilitators âyou have to practice what you preach. When I go to an IAF conference, I will do a workshop of...
info_outlineIn this episode Helene talks to Deborah Deborah Rim Moiso from SessionLab about their recent survey and report.
Deborah shares her experience as a freelance facilitator and discusses her mentoring program with IAF and her passion for facilitating multistakeholder projects on nature conservation, climate change, and youth training.
She talks about how in 2022, the first global survey of facilitators was conducted by Session Lab, gathering data on who facilitators are, where they are, and their age. It was initiated by Session Lab to address the lack of data on facilitators, despite reports existing for other professions like UX design.
This survey looks at Facilitation trends and insights from a global survey.
Facilitators were surveyed globally, with 1000 responses from diverse regions, including Japan.
The report was well-received, with new questions added to better understand learning pathways to facilitation, and feedback from contributors and experts.
Deborah talks about the role of expert commentators and how they condensed the data and provided insights, asking questions and challenging assumptions to open discussions and conversations.
Deborah describes some of the key findings from the report including Facilitation industry trends and AI adoption.
One standout reflection from the report is the generosity of the facilitation community in providing answers, despite the lengthy survey process.
Deborah discusses some of the other insights from the report including:
- Online vs in-person sessions
- Facilitators delivering shorter sessions
- Representation, professionalisation and diversity
- The facilitation industry and accreditation programs
- The importance of including younger perspectives in the facilitation profession
To contact Deborah: email deborah@sessionlab.com
To read the 2024 State of Facilitation Report: https://www.sessionlab.com/state-of-facilitation/?utm_source=IAF-Podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=sof
To help SessionLab promote the project: https://www.sessionlab.com/state-of-facilitation/promo-kit/
If you have any questions about the report or the data behind it, or want to contribute to the next edition, get in touch with us at state-of-facilitation@sessionlab.com.
Find Helene on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenejewell/
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