Being a facilitator Facilitator presence 186; Facilitator speech time 187; The relationship of the facilitator to set members 189; Core

In this chapter we discuss the facilitation of action learning. We start by assuming that an action learning facilitator is very different from a teacher or even a trainer. The first use of the term ‘set adviser’ for the person who facilitates a set implies a particular model of learning where a group of individuals seek the ‘advice’ of another individual who is perceived as ‘expert’ in some aspect of the set’s activities. We depart from the term ‘set adviser’ and maintain that for action learning to promote the kind of learning needed for today’s organizations, described in detail in Chapter 7, the term ‘facilitator’ is likely to be more appropriate.