Do I need an (external) facilitator?
Based on "Diverging Conversations through Facilitation" by Lelie, J., Haarmans H. (2014)
6 or less
6 – 20
21 – 60
Over 60
Same group, background, culture, department, function, within a single organization
Same group or organization, different background, departments, function
Same group or organization with someone from the outside
From various organizations, (public) groups and/or opponents
Comparable training, status, background, we know each other
Comparable training, status, background, they know each other somewhat
Differences in training, status or background. They hardly know each other
Generation, status, language and/or cultural differences. Don't know each other
Common interest
Additional interests (in a chain)
Conflicting interests (competitors) but roughly equivalent power
Conflicting interests and unequal power relations
Emergency: situation is acute, results needed fast, within two days to weeks
Time pressure, showing results necessary within weeks to months
Medium term; decisions with scope from months to years
Long term; policy, innovation, renaissance: results needed over a year or more
Little complicated, clear, routinely or weekly meeting
Some complexity or monthly meeting
Complicated, uncertainties or annual meeting; Congress, Conference
Complex, one-off or unique meeting; project start-up, project evaluation and the like
No or little known and feasible, results
Some risk, results unclear or difficult to achieve
Risky, unclear results and unclear feasibility
High (prejudice) risk, (severe) negative consequences with no results
Routine, only internal costs or fixed costs
Some additional expenses, marginal effect on income
Much expenditure: to participants, speakers, space; potentially big effect on income
Investment: Return on Investment is important