Teams are embracing hybrid work - which means more asynchronous work, variable communication signals from person to person, and an opportunity for widespread adoption of facilitative skills.It’s a huge opportunity, but it comes with more than a few occupational risks!So, how can we help teams self-facilitate in the age of remote and hybrid work?Ewen Le Borgne is betting on process literacy as the foundation of self-facilitation. Find out why and learn how he thinks we can make it happen in this electric episode.Find out about:How hybrid has been the catalyst for a new level of understanding in teamsWhy humans’ innate decision-making nature means facilitation is a life skillWhat the “magical superpower” is that Ewen believes we all haveThe tools, techniques, and mindsets needed to distribute facilitative skillsWhich facilitative school of thought Ewen believes is “The Silent Revolution”How Ewen asks contributors to manage the running time of a workshopWhy we should all seek a state of ‘confusiasm’Don’t miss the next show: Subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player. Click here to download the free 1-page summary.Thanks to our sponsor “Dancing with Markers”. Click here to get the workshops work discount for Lauren’s upcoming visual facilitation course.Questions and Answers[01:06] When did you start calling yourself a facilitator?[02:49] What is it about the label of ‘facilitator’ that many of us find to be restrictive?[03:42] What do you mean by “the step after the facilitator”?[06:00] Would a self-facilitated structure work for any kind of collaborative work?[06:44] What skills do people need to balance the group dynamics and personalities?[09:41] What do we need to learn – and unlearn – for process literacy and self-facilitation to work?[10:49] Does the sensory nature of communication create a barrier for asynchronous work?[12:58] Does my understanding of process literacy align with yours?[15:44] The idea of “choosing not to decide things” has a fatal flaw, doesn’t it?[17:01] How would you deal with the risk of certain people monopolising a conversation?[20:11] What is your favourite exercise?[25:02] What is the relationship between Liberating Structures and process literacy?[28:12] What do you mean when you say that each Liberating Structure is like a word in a language?[33:27] When and how can Liberating Structures go wrong?[37:31] How do you use participants/contributors as part of your time management process?[46:50] If we see conversations as a competition, do we lose the opportunity for progress?[50:11] When you start distributing tasks throughout the group, do we dissolve the role of the facilitator?[54:01] What makes a workshop fail?[57:30] What is the one thing you would like listeners to Share your thoughts about our conversation!Support the show✨✨✨Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a free 1-page summary of each upcoming episode directly to your inbox, or explore our eBooks featuring 50-episode compilations for even more facilitation insights. Find out more:https://workshops.work/podcast✨✨✨Did you know? You can search all episodes by keyword to find exactly what you need via our Buzzsprout page!

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