List of Facilitation Techniques

Warm up: CarouselWarm up: Cocktail PartyWarm up: ConstellationWarm up: InterviewWarm up: Learning namesWarm up: Round of namesWarm up: TribesGathering data: Map of FinlandGathering data: Me/We/UsGathering data: Timeline

Carousel6-30 people 5 mins

1) Participants stand in two circles, facing each other (see picture).2) Participants go through three rounds of pair discussions with a different pair for each question (outer circle rotates around).3) Each person answers his/her pair's question in 30 seconds. Example questions:- How has your morning gone- What makes you happy- What has gone well last week/sprint/etc- What have you been proud of lately- Something about the topic of your workshop

Cocktail Party10-30 people 15-25 mins

1) Ask each participant to write an 'entry ticket' for a party on a post-it note. In the ticket persons write their name and answers to a few questions e.g.:- what gives you energy ?- what would make this a great workshop?2) Ask the persons to stick the ticket on their shirt3) Ask participants to form 3-person groups with people they don't know, and ask them to introduce themselves to each other4) After 4 minutes, form new groups5) Repeat 2-4 times

Constellation10-50 people 10 mins

1) Have an object that you can place in the center of the room (e.g. a Frisbee) and have the participants stand scattered around it. 2) Explain to them that you are going to read some statements, and you want them to move closer to or farther from the center, in relation to how true that statement is for them…the more true, the closer to the center. 3) Once everyone has moved, have them look around and see where their team-mates are standing4) read the next statement and repeat about 10 times 5) Have discussion about “Where were you surprised about the shape of a constellation?”

Constellation QuestionsI feel more of an accomplishment working individually than as a teamI like getting resultsI want others to leadI do not like uncomfortable silence and put effort to fill it inI am open to changeI feel comfortable providing direct feedbackI like discussing alternativesI like to work aloneDuring the finishing stage, I donʼt like to go back to discussing alternativesI am competitiveI donʼt mind bending the rules to get things doneI value work/life balanceWhen under stress, I like to be told what to do

Iʼm comfortable in front of a groupI like public recognitionIʼm nervous about providing real-time feedbackIʼm frustrated when there is not orderI enjoy alone timeI feel a sense of accomplishment when I know Iʼve done a complete and thorough jobI feel a sense of accomplishment when others recognize meI need to feel a sense of accomplishment to stay motivatedI thrive on being around peopleI like to make things with my handsI like to make my own wayI like surprisesI like to take charge and make decisionsWhen things are chaotic, I like to create order

Interview6-20 people 15 mins

1) Create interview questions in advance.2) Assign people in pairs. Give the questions to each pair.3) Each person interviews his pair and prepares to present his pair to the rest of the group. Switch around after 5-10min. Example questions:- Name, title, company- What is the best thing in your work? What gives you energy?- What is your experience in the subject?- What is your expectations about this workshop?- What is a dream you are going to accomplish?

Learning Names5-20 people 15 mins

1) Form a circle2) State your name and some word starting with the same letter (an adjective, a name of an animal,..e.g. "Tim the Tiger") with it.3) Ask the person next to you repeat your name and the word, and then say his/her name with a word. 4) The next person repeats the names and words of all the previous persons, and adds his/her name and a word5) Repeat until all the names are said.

Round of Names

1) Participants can sit in a circle or around a table.2) Each person in turn says his/her name, and answers one simple question.

3-10 people 5 mins

Example questions:- Describe how you feel with one word.- If you were a car, what car would you be and why?- What is your biggest hope for this workshop?

Tribes

1) Participants are standing up.2) Someones states something about him/her, e.g. "I have two kids", "I drive a renault", "I play football", "I like to program with Clojure".

8-20 people 5-10 mins

3) People who share the same thing go to stand next to the person who spoke, forming a "tribe" with him/her.4) Next person states a thing about him/her, and people sharing the same thing again move next to him/her (including people from previous tribes).

Map of Finland / Am I the only one?Two different ways to get to know each other:Map Of Finland1. Each participant puts his name on his own birthplace on the map of your home country (or the world if needed).2. In round-robin fashion, everyone introduces them-selves and where they are from.

Am I the only one?1. Everybody sits. Each participant tries to figure out a fact that applies to no one else, for example, "Am I the only one who has played american football?".2. Facilitator starts by standing up and stating his fact. 3. If no one else has done the thing, turn goes to the next one. Else, participant has to come up with another fact.

4-20 people 15-20 mins

me / we / us2-20 people 15-30 mins

This is a very basic method to facilitate thinking around practically any topic or a question in any kind of a workshop.1) Define the question that needs to be answered.2) Me: everyone thinks about the question by themselves, and writes their proposals down.3) We: in pairs or small groups (depending on the amount of participants), go through your members' proposals and choose ~3 best ones.4) Us: present ideas from the small groups to all participants. Collect those to a wall for further processing.

Timeline1) Define a time period that you will be talking about (last sprint/month/project/etc.), and draw a line on the wall to cover that time period.2) Ask people to write on post-it notes major events that have had a positive or negative impact to their work during that period.3) Ask people to post their notes on the wall and tell briefly to others what was it about.4) Draw a scale from happy to sad below your timeline.5) Ask people to draw little marks on the timeline to indicate how happy or sad they were feeling during each time.6) Discuss what people can observe about the events and happiness marks. What caused the happiness and sadness peaks?

3-8 people 15-30 mins

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