TY - JOUR
T1 - Playful facilitation methods for serious purposes
AU - Fox, Alice
AU - Donaldson, Alice
PY - 2018/4/20
Y1 - 2018/4/20
N2 - The facilitation approach described here, though developed in artistic contexts, can easily be adapted to tackle serious organisational issues like team relationships, collaborative working and strategic planning. In a nutshell, it involves combining movement, material and words to create an emotionally safe, trusting landscape that is conducive to honest, brave exchange. Our reflections are based on two particular events, separated by a couple of years, in two different oriental locations. We begin by describing a visit to Taiwan, where we worked with a group of older people to prepare them rapidly for a live collaborative performance featuring ice and ribbon. The other (earlier) event took place in Cambodia and, though it was based on similar principles, the context was quite different: a group of staff from all levels of an NGO managed to develop a draft strategic plan by writing on fruit and teapots. In both cases, a playful and creative way of working enabled those involved to bond rapidly and achieve something useful and positive.
AB - The facilitation approach described here, though developed in artistic contexts, can easily be adapted to tackle serious organisational issues like team relationships, collaborative working and strategic planning. In a nutshell, it involves combining movement, material and words to create an emotionally safe, trusting landscape that is conducive to honest, brave exchange. Our reflections are based on two particular events, separated by a couple of years, in two different oriental locations. We begin by describing a visit to Taiwan, where we worked with a group of older people to prepare them rapidly for a live collaborative performance featuring ice and ribbon. The other (earlier) event took place in Cambodia and, though it was based on similar principles, the context was quite different: a group of staff from all levels of an NGO managed to develop a draft strategic plan by writing on fruit and teapots. In both cases, a playful and creative way of working enabled those involved to bond rapidly and achieve something useful and positive.
KW - facilitating
KW - groups
KW - movement
KW - materials
KW - verbal communication
KW - writing
KW - human relationships
KW - strategic planning
KW - playfulness
U2 - http://api.ning.com/files/i3YINSwAAJkhphfoAoLNzgTuQPfoND3hJe1W92X7XU*RY91Ove-7lGPSAM-v8e*10t-0M5sPdKEIxHtMeeermmOLUmiZb-qE/eOandPSpring2018.pdf
DO - http://api.ning.com/files/i3YINSwAAJkhphfoAoLNzgTuQPfoND3hJe1W92X7XU*RY91Ove-7lGPSAM-v8e*10t-0M5sPdKEIxHtMeeermmOLUmiZb-qE/eOandPSpring2018.pdf
M3 - Article
SN - 2042-9797
VL - 25
SP - 51
EP - 58
JO - Journal of the Association for Management Education and Development
JF - Journal of the Association for Management Education and Development
IS - 1
ER -