
The Facilitator as Conscious Sailor
I’m working on a Facilitation Skills course for leaders and thinking hard about how to distill 30 years of experience into a day. My definition of an effective facilitator is “Someone who makes the work of the group easier, through planned and spontaneous interventions.” I think it captures the aspect of being of service to the group, and the facilitator’s responsibility to bring something important to the table.
A good metaphor comes to mind: The way of the Conscious Sailor.