Process facilitator
From idea to design
Moving towards your vision does not happen automatically. People do not immediately understand where you want to go or are busy with their daily work. Often you need more than 1 meeting. Because you want to build your programme, project or whatever you need to implement your vision, in collaboration with other people. We often call the whole development period from idea to a tangible collaboration a process.
The quality of that process determines the success of your future collaboration. When all participants feel heard and when everyone’s perspective is given proper attention, shared responsibility emerges. I bring together the knowledge and skills of those involved into the big picture. As a result, support and ownership follow automatically and we naturally move towards your vision.
As process facilitator:
- I help a group of people to work together
- I know how to design meetings in such a way that all participants are heard and the group interacts constructively
- I guide the process from idea to finished plan or product
- I am transparent, impartial and I constantly maintain an overview
- I deal flexibly with internal and external changes that influence the process
- I ensure adequate communication about the process within the organisation(s)
How much time does this take?
It certainly takes time to arrive at a widely supported building plan, perhaps more than you initially thought. But without a foundation, no building is solid. Because we lay a good foundation for future collaboration, it saves time in the implementation and execution phase. Besides, you have a constructive sparring partner in me for all stakeholders involved, and I take an active role in the realisation of the result. And that in turn saves you time. And deadlines? Of course we meet them.
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1.
Exploration phase
First, I ask a lot of questions. What exactly is your goal, your vision? Why is achieving that goal important? What should the result roughly look like? Which people are involved, what are their roles, what are their relationships and interests? I create an overview, get to know the key builders and look for best practices if necessary. Based on this, I show you what is needed to achieve the result and design the contours of the participative process. I have a steep learning curve and am therefore up to speed very quickly.
Participative elaboration phase
- I design and facilitate meetings with key stakeholders.
- I facilitate the group in deciding what the co-creation process will look like and what the criteria are for a successful result.
- I use Liberating Structures as the basis for the meetings, and ensure inclusive decision-making by Deep Democracy.
- In between meetings, I harvest the meeting outputs, take action and ensure transparent communication.
Together, we develop a detailed design for your project or programme. While we work on the content, the group builds mutual trust. The meetings are inspiring, connecting and productive. In this way I lay a solid foundation for future collaboration. Your vision becomes reality.
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Participative elaboration phase
- I design and facilitate meetings with key stakeholders.
- I facilitate the group in deciding what the co-creation process will look like and what the criteria are for a successful result.
- I use Liberating Structures as the basis for the meetings, and ensure inclusive decision-making by Deep Democracy.
- In between meetings, I harvest the meeting outputs, take action and ensure transparent communication.
Together, we develop a detailed design for your project or programme. While we work on the content, the group builds mutual trust. The meetings are inspiring, connecting and productive. In this way I lay a solid foundation for future collaboration. Your vision becomes reality.
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Implementation and building phase
If necessary, I initiate the start of the implementation and construction work. This is tailor-made. For example:
- communications around the launch
- a kick-off meeting
- implementation into daily business procedures
- recruitment of permanent staff for the implementation phase
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For the Dutch consortium Kennis over Zien I facilitated a group of care and educational professionals in developing the Cerebral Visual Disorders knowledge agenda. A knowledge agenda reflects knowledge needs of the target group and professionals, and enables strategic choices in research and knowledge development.
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