Facilitation

Everybody associated with Maverick Minds draws on their unique facilitation style. While Maverick Minds uses arts-based processes to facilitate learning, change, and development we also draw on other methods and models to assist the facilitation process. This multi-disciplinary approach allows us to work with you in the most appropriate way and provides a foundation for us to work with you effectively.  Below are some of the facilitation processes we include in our workshops.

The Learning Spiral is one such model. The concept encourages people to:

  • Do
  • Review and Reflect
  • Share ideas
  • Plan

This simple and effective process can be started at any point on the spiral which offers flexibility for learning and understanding.

The Learning Wave Trajectory Model© developed by Dr Cheryl Kerr is a place for experimentation, exploration and discovery. The model shows the bridging of one arts-based process to another and how a person may learn and benefit from that engagement. The points of learning include:

  • capacity - working with others and leading teams
  • artful events - artforms and processes
  • capabilities - increasing their management
  • application creating product - as part of reflecting upon the concept of best practice in management behaviour and action

Graphic Facilitation was originally developed by David Sibbett, founder of the Grove Consultants International (USA). Cathryn has trained in graphic facilitation with the Grove's strategic partners Meeting Magic Ltd (UK) and Nicola Hunnisett from Paper Plane (Australia).

Graphic Facilitation involves capturing the information being shared in large often graphical displays on the wall. The benefits of doing this is that:

  • a large percentage of people obtain and retain knowledge and information visually. Participants actually SEE what they have heard. As a result it encourages people to contribute to the conversations and discussions
  • all of the information and knowledge is visible making it easier for people to make connections and see the whole picture
  • agreed actions are visible making it more likely that they will be carried out

The Conversation or World Cafe concept originated from Juanita Brown and David Isaacs. The process fosters collaborative dialogue, knowledge sharing and provides a space for new opportunities and action. The World Cafe is now used world wide to allow conversations that matter to take place. Small and large groups can engage in the process. The key elements to a successful cafe include:

  • Focus on what matters
  • Ask the right questions
  • Everybody contributes
  • People listen together and aim to understand
  • Link and Connect ideas
  • Capture ideas generated through drawing, writing and stories
  • Take action