Leading discussions without intention or structure leads to time waste. Determine the goal of the discussion and structure accordingly for real change.

1. Different discussion styles allow us to
construct knowledge and increase the
learning capability.
For more about facilitating these styles:
https://bit.ly/Facilitating-Discussions
Assess what is known
Decide what is needed
Identify what is learned
Apply personal perspective
Transition comprehension to
knowledge
Discover mindset
Instrumental - relating to process
Communicative - relating to others
Pragmatic - relating to test & learn
Artistic - relating to uniqueness
What happened?
What was experienced?
Why did it happen?
What will I do?
Mutual planning between
facilitator and participants.
Organically sharing stories with
a facilitator pivoting stories to
learning.
Sharing real-world context from
4four specific paradigms.
Interpreting the past to find
better understanding.
STRUCTURED STYLE
INSPIRATIONAL STYLE
F1
FACILITATING
ONLINE
COLLABORATION
Sources:
Student-led facilitation strategies by Baran & Correia
The online discussion by Levine
Reflective Practice by Greenaway
PRACTICE STYLE
REFLECTION STYLE