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Conventional Vertical and Horizontal Facilitation Both Constrain Collaboration
A facilitator helps a group, and the tension starts right there. The word group is both a singular and plural noun, and the task of the facilitator is to help both the singular group as a whole and the plural members of the group. This is the core tension underlying all facilitation.
Some facilitators deal with this tension by focusing primarily on the first part of this task: helping the group as a whole address the problematic situation that has motivated their collaboration. Other facilitators focus primarily on the second part: helping the diverse individual ...
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