Why hire an outside facilitator? Because it can set you free.
Free to think beyond usual limits
Teams are emboldened by an outside facilitator whose job it is to open creative thinking before engaging critical evaluation.
Free from ‘groupthink’
As an objective outsider, a facilitator can recognize groupthink, identify blind spots and uncover biases and preconceptions.
Free to participate
When team leaders don’t have to chair a meeting or process, they can lead from within the team. It is the facilitator’s role to encourage full and balanced participation of all members of the team.
Free from mechanics
A facilitator develops and recommends the process, manages the timing and synthesizes content. And good facilitator will work with the team leader before and during the meeting so the client always has final control.