When meeting a new group, the facilitator will
need to ask certain questions to determine the state of the group.
What’s the history of the group?
How familiar are members with each other?
Are there clear goals?
Are there team norms or rules?
Does everyone participate or do a few dominate?
To what extent are members honest and open?
Do members listen to and support each other’s ideas?
How does the group handle any conflicts?
How are important decisions made?
Do people leave meetings feeling like something has been achieved?
How would you describe the group atmosphere?
Are meetings thoroughly planned and structured or are they basically freewheeling?
Does the group ever stop to evaluate how it’s doing and make corrections?
What’s the best thing about the group? What’s the worst?
How do people feel about being part of this group?
Describe a recent incident that illustrates how members typically interact.
Are there any reasons why members might not be open and say what they really
think?
Why do you need (external) facilitation support? Is there any opposition
to this?
What’s the worst thing that could happen at this meeting? What could be
done to ensure that this doesn’t happen?
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