Facilitation encourages a collaborative process that is responsive to stakeholders and helpful when discussing hard questions and dealing with tough issues.

 

Are You Faced with…

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Internal strife hampering staff performance?
Strategies not proceeding as planned?
Tough decisions allocating resources?
Inter-departmental conflicts?
Endlessly debating issues?
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Do You Need To…

Set Priorities?
Develop timelines?
Implement mergers?
Complete a strategic planning process?
Accomplish large scale changes?
Exchange information?
Develop an organizational plan?
Formulate organizational policy?

 

Our professionals can help

Whether the agenda contains contentious issues or just complex decision making, discussions benefit from the guidance of a skilled facilitator. A facilitated process is structured to accommodate discussion within a group of any size. 

 

A meeting or discussion guided by our comprehensively trained and experienced facilitators will:

 

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  • provide an environment conducive to having difficult discussions
  • help bring diverse perspectives toward a shared understanding of a situation
  • develop constructive ways to interact
  • focus on outcomes that serve the best interests of all concerned
  • assist you to develop an action plan

 

The Mediation Center has a strong program of skilled staff and affiliates to meet the facilitation, consultation, and conflict management needs of businesses and organizations of all sizes, as well as federal, state, and local government entities.

 

David HubbardOur facilitators are experienced, highly trained neutral third parties who assist all participants in communicating clearly, clarifying issues and interests, exploring options, and reaching consensus.  Facilitators control the process, not the content, and have no authority to render a judgment or influence any substantive decision making.

 

Our facilitation team’s work includes:

  • Consultation with convening parties prior to the meeting
  • Information gathering and data collection through the use of pre-process surveys and/or interviews with a variety of stakeholders prior to the meeting
  • Providing logistical assistance as needed
  • Providing support services in preparation for the meeting as requested
  • Agenda development
  • Providing a written “Group Memory” of the meeting content

 

Our facilitator will guide participants through a process that:

  • Establishes ground rules that foster communication
  • Identifies and clarifies the issues and positions
  • Identifies and clarifies interests
  • Maximizes information exchange
  • Strives to preserve relationships
  • Brings diverse perspectives toward a shared understanding of the situation or issue
  • Strives to achieve an outcome that meets the interests that are most important to those involved

 

Our facilitators have expertise in:

  • Visioning and Strategic Planning
  • Consensus Building
  • Team Building
  • Creative Thinking
  • Local, State, and Federal Governance issues
  • Community Dialogues
  • Issues affecting policies and procedures
  • Cooperative projects
  • Situations involving multiple interests
  • Corporate retreats

 

To discuss the value of a facilitated meeting to your organization and receive an estimate of the time and expense required to address your needs please contact:
David Hubbard
Director of Facilitation and Training
402-441-5740
Dhubbard@themediationcenter.org