#009: Skillful Facilitation for Any Situation with Laird Schaub

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May 6, 2022

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ANECDOTE

Four Decades of Community Living

Laird Schaub lived four decades in a small income-sharing community growing 80% of its own food.
The community faced challenges but offered a fulfilling mix of stimulation and support in cooperative living.

INSIGHT

Facilitation Beyond Decision-Making

Cooperative communities contrast mainstream competitive, hierarchical cultures by requiring unlearning of fight-or-flight responses.
Skilled facilitation focuses on both decisions and relationships, facilitating inclusive, graceful group processes.

ADVICE

Start with Personal Stories

Begin discussions by inviting members to share personal stories or emotions relevant to the topic.
This builds understanding and prevents misinterpretation of emotional reactions during decision-making.

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Moving groups through tough decisions can be tricky, if not impossible, without a skilled and well-trained facilitator to hold folks through the process. Laird Schaub joins us today to talk about the how’s and why’s of excellent facilitation. You'll learn from his 40+ years of lived community experience and training in facilitation, and leave with practices you can use in your community conversations.

Read Laird's incredible bio in our show notes at i c.org/podcast.

Laird often leads 5-week-long courses through The Foundation for Intentional Community covering a number of topics, including: * Participation and Work in Community * Membership Processes * Aging Gracefully in Community * Working with Conflict * Facilitation, and more!

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Laird leads a two-year facilitation training program where students meet eight times for intensive 3-day weekends. In addition to classroom time where he teaches the elements of skilled facilitation, half the time is spent preparing for, delivering, and debriefing live facilitation, where the students run the meetings and the trainers are a safety net. For more info email laird@ic.org

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