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.
This Meeting Sucks Podcast
Listen to our podcast on a mission to un-suck meetings through free and accessible 10-episode training seasons.
MeetingMakers Academy
Our public learning center offering live workshops on leading inclusive, engaging, and productive meetings.
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Tools and Methods
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Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making by Sam Kaner
Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There! by Marvin Weisbord and Sandra Janoff
Let's Stop Meeting Like This: Tools to Save Time and Get More Done by Dick and Emily Axelrod
The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
Best Practices for Facilitation by David Sibbet
Facilitating Breakthrough by Adam Kahane
Reading the Room by David Kantor -
Innovating for People Handbook of Human-Centered Design Methods by LUMA Institute
Open Space Technology by Harrison Owen
The World Cafe by Juanita Brown and David Isaacs
Design a Better Business by Justin Lokitz and Lisa Kay Salomon
Future Search by Marvin Weisbord and Sandra Janoff
Visual Meetings by David Sibbet
Gamestorming by Dave Gray, Sunni Brown and James Macanufo -
SessionLab Library 🍦
Liberating Structures 🍦
LUMA Workplace
Open Practice Library 🍦
Connection Activities Database (Jan Keck) 🍦
Design a Better Business
IAF Library
XPLANE worksheets
Barometer XP Play Concierge🍦🍦 = 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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Workshops Work with Dr. Myriam Hadnes
Facilitation Lab from Voltage Control
Facilitating on Purpose with Beth Coupler Blom
Facilitation Stories from IAF England and Wales
First Time Facilitator with Leanne Hughes
Open Practice Library with Matt and Jerry
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