Comments on: The Facilitation Four-Step(tm) http://www.stevenlist.com/blog/2009/02/04/the-facilitation-four-step-tm/ Thoughts on Agile software development, facilitation, communication, and relationships in the personal and professional worlds, from Steven "Doc" List Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:20:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ellen Gottesdiener http://www.stevenlist.com/blog/2009/02/04/the-facilitation-four-step-tm/comment-page-1/#comment-738 Ellen Gottesdiener Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:49:06 +0000 http://www.stevenlist.com/blog/?p=102#comment-738 I like the questioning/inquiry aspect of this, Steven. I've also found that offering observations about observable behavior in situations in which 'non'collaborative behavior is occurring, checking if the observation valid, then asking about exploring it is also really powerful - and simple. it also permits the group to take responsibility for dealing with it. i describe this here: http://www.ebgconsulting.com/newsarchive.php?pid=agile-business-analysis-june09#difficultppl and then some prevention ideas here: http://www.ebgconsulting.com/newsarchive.php?pid=agile-business-analysis-july09#diffppl what do you think? ~ ellen PS thanks for adding facilitation to Fresher Fair! look forward to meeting you at Agile 2009. I like the questioning/inquiry aspect of this, Steven.

I’ve also found that offering observations about observable behavior in situations in which ‘non’collaborative behavior is occurring, checking if the observation valid, then asking about exploring it is also really powerful – and simple. it also permits the group to take responsibility for dealing with it.

i describe this here: http://www.ebgconsulting.com/newsarchive.php?pid=agile-business-analysis-june09#difficultppl and then some prevention ideas here: http://www.ebgconsulting.com/newsarchive.php?pid=agile-business-analysis-july09#diffppl

what do you think?
~ ellen

PS thanks for adding facilitation to Fresher Fair! look forward to meeting you at Agile 2009.

]]> By: Facililtation Antipattern: The Zealot | Random Musings http://www.stevenlist.com/blog/2009/02/04/the-facilitation-four-step-tm/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Facililtation Antipattern: The Zealot | Random Musings Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:36:26 +0000 http://www.stevenlist.com/blog/?p=102#comment-47 [...] The Facilitation Four-Step(tm) [...] [...] The Facilitation Four-Step(tm) [...]

]]> By: Steven "Doc" List http://www.stevenlist.com/blog/2009/02/04/the-facilitation-four-step-tm/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Steven "Doc" List Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:10:32 +0000 http://www.stevenlist.com/blog/?p=102#comment-40 Eric, Now that you mention it, I actually remember doing this. And you're right - it was almost instinctive. As with anything that gets practiced a lot, it gets that way. Ties back to my post "<a href="http://www.stevenlist.com/blog/2009/02/04/learning-to-type/" rel="nofollow">Learning to type</a>". I appreciate the observation. ...Doc Eric,

Now that you mention it, I actually remember doing this. And you’re right – it was almost instinctive. As with anything that gets practiced a lot, it gets that way. Ties back to my post “Learning to type“.

I appreciate the observation.

…Doc

]]> By: Eric Willeke http://www.stevenlist.com/blog/2009/02/04/the-facilitation-four-step-tm/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Eric Willeke Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:04:54 +0000 http://www.stevenlist.com/blog/?p=102#comment-39 I noticed you doing this in Chicago at the MDC Community Space. It was obvious that you've done this for a very long time, and it was instinctive to you... at one point you were working on your laptop and not really a part of the conversation (a group of 6-7) at all, but when it split into two conversations that weren't learning from each other you entered a quiet "excuse me" to the offenders, solving the problem, and made it look entirely effortless. I noticed you doing this in Chicago at the MDC Community Space. It was obvious that you’ve done this for a very long time, and it was instinctive to you… at one point you were working on your laptop and not really a part of the conversation (a group of 6-7) at all, but when it split into two conversations that weren’t learning from each other you entered a quiet “excuse me” to the offenders, solving the problem, and made it look entirely effortless.

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