workshops work 324 - Facilitating Reflections: Beyond Tools and Into Ourselves with Thomas Lahnthaler
If facilitation was a mirror, what would you see? Would there be frameworks propping you up, a lingering desire to be liked, or insecurities sat atop your shoulder, quietly whispering in your ear?
In his new book Facilitating Reflections, the one and only Thomas Lahnthaler holds up this mirror for us all. He invites us to go inward, to step out of the buzzword charade, to close the theory books, and to rethink what we know – because the best facilitation isn’t found in a textbook, but when we can see ourselves a little clearer.
Together, we journey through two decades worth of Thomas’ facilitation learnings, exploring chapters, ideas, stories, and the rich spaces between facilitation and self. What a joy!
Find out about:
- The art of self-exploration, and why it’s so necessary for facilitators to master
- Navigating the desire to be liked, belonging, and falling in love with the group
- Why facilitation, by default, is disruptive and therefore a threat to psychological safety
- The binary of good vs. bad facilitation – can it really exist?
- The important role that context, values and presence plays in facilitation
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