How can you manage risks when collaborating with other large group facilitators?

3 Establish trust and rapport

Collaborating with another large group facilitator requires trust and rapport. You need to build a relationship based on mutual understanding, respect, and support. You can do this by getting to know each other personally and professionally, sharing your backgrounds, interests, and goals. You can also create opportunities to work together on smaller tasks or projects, such as designing a session, conducting a survey, or testing a tool. This will help you learn from each other, appreciate each other's perspectives, and develop a common language and framework.

4 Plan and prepare together

One of the most important aspects of collaborating with another large group facilitator is planning and preparing together. You need to align your objectives, outcomes, and indicators for the event. You need to design a coherent and engaging agenda that suits the needs and preferences of the participants. You need to divide the tasks and roles according to your skills and capacities. You need to agree on the methods, tools, and materials you will use. And you need to rehearse and refine your delivery as a team.

5 Communicate and coordinate during the event

During the event, you need to communicate and coordinate with your partner effectively. You need to check in regularly, update each other on the progress and feedback, and adjust your plans if needed. You need to support each other, back each other up, and step in or out as appropriate. You need to respect each other's space, time, and autonomy, and avoid interfering or contradicting each other. And you need to acknowledge each other's contributions, celebrate each other's successes, and learn from each other's mistakes.

6 Evaluate and reflect after the event

After the event, you need to evaluate and reflect on your collaboration with your partner. You need to collect and analyze the data and feedback from the participants and the client. You need to identify the strengths and weaknesses of your collaboration, the achievements and challenges of the event, and the lessons and recommendations for the future. You need to share your findings and insights with each other, and give and receive constructive feedback. And you need to thank each other, appreciate each other, and recognize each other's value.

7 Here’s what else to consider

This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?