You are here: Home > Methods & Techniques > Facilitated Workshops What is a Facilitated Workshop? The facilitated workshop is a useful approach for obtaining high-speed, high-quality, team-based decisions, designs and information. It is used extensively in many organisations and, when used correctly, has proved very successful. Examples of use are for gathering and agreeing requirements for a project, comparing and deciding on a design, investigating and solving a problem, reviewing a process, and producing an action plan. How does it work? It is not just another type of meeting; a workshop is led by an independent faciliator who will ensure that the workshop objective is met by maintaining focus on the topic, ensuring that all participants are involved, and managing any conflicts. The facilitator will know a number of useful techniques to help the workshop achieve its objectives. It is common to also have a scribe, who will document the session and write up any minutes or other products. When it is useful? A facilitated workshop is appropriate when a group of people need to work together to investigate topics, solve problems, generate new ideas, or make joint decisions. All stakeholders are brought together in a suitable venue for a specified length of time (which could range from 2 hours to 2 weeks). Once the workshop is complete, the documented outcome is produced and distributed as soon as possible to maintain momentum. More Information Check out the following site: Wikipedia definition of a Facilitator (includes a description of the role and skills needed) Or talk to Miriona! Privacy Statement © 2007-8 Miriona All rights reserved. Website owned by Jacquie Wakeford trading as Miriona 2nd Floor, 139 Percheron Drive, Knaphill, Surrey GU21 2QZ