This toolkit shares the principles, techniques and tools of facilitation to improve your effectiveness in sessions. This will enable you, the facilitator/manager/presenter or chairperson, to contribute structure and process to your interactions, enabling your groups to function effectively.
The purpose of this toolkit is provide you with the tools to run sessions which ensure team effectiveness, accelerate the capture and/or analysis of information, stimulate thinking, build commitment, support project deliverables and create an environment where differing views can be exchanged and learning can be accelerated. In short, IGNITE your sessions! To enable you to do this, just remember IGNITE!
Idea development and selection
Team facilitation and reporting
No limits facilitation
Initial preparation
Great opening
The Training Toolkit which comes in a compact bag includes:
Supporting text – This booklet provides information, tools and templates to guide you through the IGNITE process. The following templates are included in this booklet.
- Session preparation tool
- Session sequence planner tool
- Attendance register
- Reporting template
- One view reference card
- Evaluation form
- CD containing slides and templates
Session Slides
These slides are to guide you in the session. The slides map the process of the session and provide instructions, examples and guidelines for each stage of the session. The slides also reference the session display cards, making it easy for the novice facilitator to confidently use the various tools successfully.
The tools included are:
- Icebreaker tools
- Enhanced creative thinking tools
- Silent thinking tool
- Force field analysis tool
- Consensus tool
- Rating/Criteria creation/Prioritisation/Voting tools
- Teamwork/Motivation tools and Games
Session Display Cards
The coloured display cards are included for visual impact when posing questions to the participants. These cards build the facilitator’s confidence when presenting. The cards have been created in two different sizes – one for large groups and one for smaller groups. The cards guide the following:
- Session guidelines tool
- Expectation questioning tool
- Visual thinking process tool
- Brainstorming tool – FISHBONE
- Gap analysis tool
- Problem solving tool
- Conflict management tool
- Action plan creation tool
Session Tools
All the necessary equipment a facilitator needs during a session is included in the kit.
Khoki’s |
10 Black khoki’s for participants to write out their input to questions |
Participant response papers |
5 sets of 10 packs of 100 sheets for participants to capture their input to questions – to be collected and displayed in the session |
First aid kit |
Few items included in case your participants are not feeling well (Throat lozenges, headache tablets and Heartburn/indigestion powder) |
Prestic |
2 Packs of prestic to mount cards, flip chart paper and other items |
Colour Khokis |
1 Pack of colour khoki’s for presenter to use when gathering participant information on a flip chart and to make session question cards |
Pair of Scissors |
1 Pair of scissors in for cutting cards or paper |
Small round stickers |
2 Boxes - These are used to allow participants to select their preferences when doing prioritisation |
Flip chart paper |
1 Pack of flip chart paper |
Sweets |
Sweets to motivate the participants |
Sticky Tape |
To put up flip chart paper |
Name labels |
For participants |
A4 paper |
For exercises |
Pens |
10 pens for participants |
Stapler |
To collate all feedback items into categories for accurate reporting |
Blank colour display cards |
For creating unique session questions |
Bag |
Ignite Bag |
R2500 VAT not applicable. Transport not included in price.