Facilitation Resources
With all the facilitation resources and information out there, it can be hard to know where to begin. To help make getting started a bit easier, we’ve collected all of our favorite trainings, books, communities and more.
If you have experience and are looking for more ways to expand and improve your toolkit, check out some of the specialized resources and method libraries or consider an accreditation program.
Tools and Methods
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The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
Best Practices for Facilitation by David Sibbet
Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There! by Marvin Weisbord and Sandra Janoff
Facilitating Breakthrough by Adam Kahane
Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making by Sam Kaner
Let's Stop Meeting Like This: Tools to
Reading the Room by David Kantor
Save Time and Get More Done by Dick and Emily Axelrod -
Design a Better Business by Justin Lokitz and Lisa Kay Salomon
Future Search by Marvin Weisbord and Sandra Janoff
Gamestorming by Dave Gray, Sunni Brown and James Macanufo
Innovating for People Handbook of Human-Centered Design Methods by LUMA Institute
Open Space Technology by Harrison Owen
Visual Meetings by David Sibbet
The World Cafe by Juanita Brown and David Isaacs -
Barometer XP Play Concierge🍦
Connection Activities Database (Jan Keck) 🍦
IAF Knowledge Center
Liberating Structures 🍦
LUMA Workplace
Open Practice Library 🍦
SessionLab Library 🍦
The Workshop Deck🍦 = Icebreaker/Energizer Resource
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Planning Hybrid Meetings for Facilitators eBook by Lauren Green
Surviving the Horror of Online Meetings by Brian TaralloItem description
Trainings and Certifications
Communities and Networking
Blogs and Podcasts
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Another Day, Another Workshop | Mehdi En-Naizi
Engaging Virtual Meetings | John Chen
Facilitation Lab | Voltage Control
Facilitating on Purpose | Beth Coupler Blom
Facilitation Stories | IAF England and Wales
First Time Facilitator | Leanne Hughes
Learning That Sticks | Mark Williams
Open Practice Library | Matt and Jerry
There’s a Workshop for That | Nathy Ravez
Think Fast Talk Smart | Matt Abrahams
Vertical Playpen | High 5 Adventure Learning Center
Workshops Work | Dr. Myriam Hadnes -
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