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Facilitation
According to the dictionary, to facilitate is to “make
easier.” CenterPoint consultants are trained in a variety of
facilitation methods that make important conversations easier. These
conversations may address topics such as ethics, leadership,
merger, diversity, reorganization, succession planning, or a host
of others. Organizations find many benefits when meetings are
facilitated by a skilled professional who has no vested interest
in the outcome. Third party facilitators enable organization
leaders to participate fully in the discourse without also having
to manage the conversation.
CenterPoint consultants are known for their ability to work
with diverse groups, for respecting the knowledge of group members, and
for innovative approaches.
Appreciative Inquiry
Appreciative inquiry is an approach to organization change
that has been used successfully in small and large change projects with
hundreds of organizations worldwide. It is based on the simple idea that
organizations move in the direction of what they ask questions about.
For example, when groups study problems and conflicts, they often find
that both the number and severity of these problems grow. In the same
way, when groups study high ideals and achievements, such as peak
experiences, best practices, and noble accomplishments, these phenomena,
too, tend to flourish. Thus, appreciative inquiry distinguishes itself
from other change methodologies by deliberately asking positive
questions to ignite constructive dialogue and inspired action within
organizations.
Open Space Technology
Open Space Technology is a simple method for running
productive meetings, with five to 2000+ people, and a powerful way to
lead any kind of organization, in everyday practice and ongoing change.
Open Space technology is based on the idea that the circle is the
fundamental geometry of open human communication and the fact that the
most productive work and most energy at meetings happens at coffee
breaks. Open Space Technology participants plan the meeting’s program
onsite based on the issues of importance in that time and place.
Voluntary self-selection is key to Open Space Technology in the sense
that each individual is responsible for their own learning and input
into the meeting.
Future Search
The purpose of Future Search is to explore possible
agreements between people with divergent views and interests and to do
consensus planning with them. It brings together at one time and,
literally, in the same room, everyone who has an interest in the issue
to be discussed. It is future-oriented, helping organizations and
communities to agree on what they want and on their future goals. The
process allows people to understand and explore what is happening in the
larger environment, understand the need for change, co-create the future
together, and formulate action plans.
Technology of
Participation (ToP®) Group Facilitation Methods
ToP® Group Facilitation Methods enable
highly energized, productive, inclusive, and meaningful participation
from all participants. ToP® methods allow groups to be
responsive to change and more creative in implementation.
ToP® Focused Conversation Method
ToP®
Focused Conversation Method provides a setting and a context for
meaningful communication. It is used to facilitate group conversations
and discussions which allow members of the group to share diverse
perspectives in a non-confrontational manner. Using this method can help
people in a group share insights and creativity on a common topic,
issues, or experience. It creates an opportunity for people to broaden
their perspectives and may also reveal the existing level of consensus
within the group.
ToP® Consensus Workshop Method
The ToP®
Consensus Workshop Method is used to facilitate group consensus-based
decisions that respect the diversity of perspectives within the group,
inspire individual action, and move the group toward joint resolve and
action. The Consensus Workshop creates consciousness about new
relationships between ideas and acknowledges the level of the group’s
consensus at any given moment.
ToP® Action Planning Process
ToP® Action Planning
Process is an approach to short-term planning for an event or project
that already has group agreement or consensus. This facilitation process
clarifies and delineates the task, and aligns the creativity,
capabilities, interests, and resources of the group. The group decides
necessary actions, roles, and responsibilities; the process builds group
trust, support, enthusiasm, and consensus. An implementation timeline is
created to accomplish actions and coordinate assignments.
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