FINESSE stands for Frame, Illustrate, Noise reduction, Empathy, Synergy, Structure, and Ethics.

These are five things I did to make it appear as much like a facilitated session as possible, and most importantly, achieve the desired collaboration.

Understanding what facilitation is and the elements of CATER provides the foundation for guiding participants to solutions that are created, understood, and accepted by all.

By adopting checklists, seeking third-party reviews, and utilizing the FINESSE Fishbone Diagram, you can greatly improve your communication

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Empower these four roles in a timely manner when technical collaboration bogs down. Occasionally, the technical collaboration bogs down. The facilitator must decide what to do in order to get the team back on track. I am experiencing one of these situations now, so I do what I normally do – I pull out my old yellow folder and review some thought-provoking references. These are four roles for you, either as facilitator or participant, to use as part of an intervention approach

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