There are many benefits of facilitation.

• Facilitation helps members of a group to gain clarity and to commit to well-ordered and agreed priorities.



• Decisions can be reached more quickly with much less negative dissension. All parties have the opportunity to say their piece in an environment where they are allowed to feel OK about saying how they feel. People who have much to offer but who are usually shouted down find they have the space to voice their opinions – and this can be a real eye-opener for some of their team-mates or co-directors.



• The facilitator brings their experience of similar situations from other businesses. While people like to think that their problems are unique, they rarely are, and bringing another industry perspective can be refreshing and enlightening.