You're navigating uncertainty in your facilitation work. How can you harness it to enhance your adaptability?

Embracing change within facilitation would be done through: * Growth Mindset: Facilitators should believe that they are talented enough and have the skills to adapt with change and uncertainty could be an opportunity to grow and rediscover their potentials * Learning Mindset: Facilitators may consider uncertainty as a chance to learn how to deal with different changes and contexts and to learn a new lesson that would add value to their experience * Curious Mindset: Facilitators should be ready to explore new possibilities and willing to questioning and investigating to always find a way The three mindsets will give facilitators the space to anticipate potential changes being ready with contingency plans

I wonder if this is really a case of "change embracing facilitators"! I would imagine most forms of facilitation at its core is aiming to assist a group or individual to embrace some form of change or transition. As Mike Tyson so succinctly reminds us, "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth" and that is extra true for facilitators. Reading the room is an essential core competency and is so critical to achieving great outcomes. So a facilitator going in needs to know that variation is not just likely but positive and that your encouragement, enthusiasm and preparation will fully extract the opportunity available within the spontaneity of human interaction and connection.

Being present and focusing in the current moment and what the facilitators can control is one of the secrets to avoid stressful thinking and reduce anxiety about the unknown, keeping them grounded and more mindful about whatever incident or change, giving the space to reflect on what’s working and what isn’t in order to ageist their approaches as needed or use past experiences as a strategy to embrace the current changes.

Acuity is part of the skills a facilitator needs to develop. A sense of what is happening , how thins are changing from the Micro to the macro. Balancing small change and concern with the overall group vibe is part of the ART. And as mentioned mindset is the way we can keep our ball in the lane. I use the mnemonic G.R.A.C.E, to stay in the flow zone for facilitating. Gratitude Respect Attention Curiosity Empathy This mindset helps me hold back my own bias and judgement while focussing on the needs and status of the room. It also reminds us that serving the room through prioritising our agreed WHY is our only purpose.

Flexibility to move and adapt in these situations comes from a couple of places. 1. Practice and experience- there is no way to short cut being game fit and the only way to get gae fit is to play lots of games. 2. Preparation- which relates with regards to flexibility more to being well prepared with material both directly related to the topic point and also more generally informed with related knowledge and material. 3. A great interest and zest for the process of facilitation which is expressed through energy, positivity and most of all curiosity. 4. Remember the experts are likely to be in the room already! You can use the attendees knowledge and experience to take the conversation in to deep and engaging places 5. Confidence!