verb [ trans. ]
Make (an action or process) easy or easier: a skilled person was needed to facilitate the exchange of ideas.
DERIVATIVES facilitator, noun
ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French faciliter, from Italian facilitare, from facile 'easy,' from Latin facilis (see facile).
I facilitate progress.
Working with communities and organizations that are faced with decisions and challenges, we help create dialogue that unlocks answers.
Rather than slip into typical patterns of conflict, avoidance, or resignation, we help leaders of all types realize their aspirations.
This is exciting and important work. It is about creating the communities and organizations that we need to address the environmental, business, and social challenges of a new century.
As a facilitator I offer you:
- Design of meeting/interaction opportunities that get the real issues out on the table quickly and fairly
- Smart neutrality that is able to surface all the different views in the room and organize them into a coherent whole
- Broad experience that allows us to quickly understand the context and dynamics from which specific issues arise
- Practical listening that opens up the possibility for self-reflection and change
- A range of facilitative approaches from individual coaching through large scale meeting design
2011/12 Update
You have found the organization development and facilitation practice of Joseph McIntyre. Thanks!You might have stumbled here looking for my work at Ag Innovations Network, where I serve as president of a dynamic team of facilitators focused on local, state, national, and global issues related to food and farming.
Most of the information here is from 2004-5. I keep it live as an archive.
I maintain a limited private practice in facilitation, particularly public input processes related to environmental justice.
Please contact me if I can be of service to you or your organization.