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The 2025 State of Facilitation report is here! 🎉

🌍 Over 1,000 facilitators worldwide shared their insights to help shape the future of facilitation.

https://t.co/pFQh3ukb2I

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💌 Thank you to the 1,000+ facilitators who's experiences helped shape the State of Facilitation 2025 report!
🙌 A special thank you to our expert contributors who added their thoughtful commentaries!
https://t.co/pFQh3ukb2I

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Allow us to pin a date for 2025: the launch of the State of Facilitation 2025 report is near!
🤖 How are facilitators leveraging AI?
🌏 What trends, tools, and opportunities are on the horizon?
Sign up to join our free Launch event on 30th January 2025
https://t.co/StDJ3F0mYj

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Facilitators, what’s been your worst nightmare?
✒️ Markers drying out?
🕴️ Dressing for a formal event only to discover it’s Hawaiian theme day at the team retreat?
💻 Staring at a sea of blank screens in an “interactive” session?
Share yours below!

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🎙️We’ve explored both perspectives in a conversation between the SessionLab community and the NeverDoneBefore community, hosted by Myriam Hadnes in the https://t.co/nqrClWCwy7 podcast.
What are your thoughts about this thorny topic? Let’s discuss in the comments!

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#Facilitation does not have a central, universally recognized accreditation body. There is no university degree you need to practice facilitation, nor must you register anywhere.

In other words: you do not need a certificate to be a facilitator.

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In fact, most facilitators around the world do not have any form of written documentation testifying to their skills besides their CVs.
Is this a good, or a bad thing? In classic facilitation style, we’re going to say: “It depends”

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How did you start learning facilitation? How do you keep learning? Share in the comments and add your story to the State of Facilitation survey! https://t.co/QhzgaXfDMc

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How can I learn #facilitation skills?
🏃‍♀️Pick up facilitation on the go: start by making small interventions to improve how meetings are held in any group you are part of. Ask around: what is working well in how we hold our meetings? What would you like to improve?

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🎓 Enroll in a facilitation hashtag#training course. Joining a facilitation training course is often quite the investment, in time, money, and/or travel, but it will pay back.

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Otto Scharmer’s Theory U presents a framework for leading change through co-creation. Facilitators value its insights into transformative leadership and practical methods for guiding groups through complex processes.

Have you read any of these choices? What were your thoughts?

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Are you looking for a good read? One that can bolster your professional development? We’ve gathered books that have inspired the respondents of the State of Facilitation Report 2024.

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Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown is an inspiring read for anyone wanting to explore and understand social movements and power dynamics.