The art and practice of facilitation is about a process in which a facilitator (or process guide) makes a process easier, more convenient and more powerful by tapping into the tremendous power in groups and teams for creating synergy and productive action. Facilitation is about moving a group or team to an agreed destination. Professional facilitation helps members align themselves around a shared purpose, set realistic goals, and identify clear action items.
The core belief around group facilitation is that full cooperation between people is both possible and desirable. This cooperation implies values of quality, shared decision-making, equal opportunity, power sharing and personal responsibility. The role of the facilitator is to guide a group of people through cooperative processes, including collective decision-making, so that the group can fulfill its purpose as easily as possible.
One of the basic components of successful community building is facilitating grass roots efforts so that citizens build their capacity to develop and sustain strong relationships, increase their problem-solving and group decision-making skills, and learn to collaborate around a common goal or vision.
Dr. Clancy is sought after as a highly successful professional facilitator and expert in building community. She has facilitated the Citizens Advisory Council for the ConocoPhillips Refinery in Billings, Montana for the past 15 years and has designed and facilitated three meetings of ConocoPhillips Citizen Advisory Councils from across the nation. She has both personal and professional experience in working on community projects from involvement with her Neighborhood Task Force to serving as an advocate for historic preservation locally and statewide.
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