Last reviewed: 22 February 2022

Facilitation guide

Find out more about facilitating

Get started as a facilitator

'Great workshops, great teams’ presentation

Alison Coward gives a great introduction to getting started with facilitation in this 1 hour talk.

‘A pocket guide to effective workshops’ ebook

Alison Coward’s short intro book to facilitation. Helpful for everyone.

‘How to be a better facilitator’ presentation

Suzanne Morrison and Chris Downey share helpful advice on facilitating.

Find more facilitation tools and guides

Session Lab

‘Library of facilitation techniques’ based on idea or product stage.

‘Liberating Structures’

Table of session ideas based on activity type.

‘Hyper Island Toolkit’

Methods and tools for creative collaboration based on filters like product stage and session type.

Retrospective Wiki

Retrospective plans, tips and tricks, tools and ideas to help you get the most out of retrospectives.

'Miro' help centre

Help with everything to do with Miro digital whiteboards.

Deep dive into facilitation techniques

‘Workshop's work’ podcast episodes

Visual map of over 100 podcast episodes on facilitation based on theme.

'Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making' book

Sam Caner’s classic facilitating book to take your skills further.

'The Art of Facilitation: The Essentials for Leading Great Meetings and Creating Group Synergy' book

Dale Hunter's comprehensive guide to facilitation and group dynamics, with advice for both new and experienced facilitators.

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