My go-to free facilitation resources

Aug 06, 2023

I’m sometimes asked for recommendations for where to go for great facilitation exercises and innovation tools. Here I am only listing free resources.

Exercises

Liberating structures “are easy-to-learn microstructures that enhance relational coordination and trust. They quickly foster lively participation in groups of any size, making it possible to truly include and unleash everyone.”
The SessionLab Library / The Methods Library from the International Association of Facilitators (mostly free, some only accessible to members). Both very extensive but a little overwhelming.
Fun retrospectives many ways to keep retros spicy 🌶️
Facilipedia - by Mischief Makers
The Hyper Island toolkit - a series of tools for creative collaboration.
The Change Agency Library - incredible exercises designed for activists to help them strategise on how to change the world. (Donations appreciated)
Change Makers x Change Online Facilitation Toolkit - A great resource specifically for online facilitation
Collective Impact Methods kit - A very comprehensive filterable database of activities

Strategyzer - many templates for articulating and thinking through business ideas
Service Design Tools - for dealing with complexity

Chad Littlefield - tips and tricks for creating connection and improving communication between groups.
AJ&Smart - great for product workshops as well as workshopping principles for generalists
Jan Keck - Ask Deep Questions - particularly for ‘icemelters’ and lots of great tips for running effective sessions on Zoom

Jan Keck’s Icemelter list - excellently written and engaging nuggets from the forthcoming Icemelter book - delivered weekly.
Nancy Beers - serious play facilitation, helping “teams break free from old patterns and play their way into a more productive future”

Know a great resource I should know about? Email me!