Words / C1

f-uh-SIL-it-ayt-uh/fəˈsɪlɪteɪtə/

A facilitator guides a discussion or process so others can decide or complete a task; they are not usually the decision-maker. A chair has authority; a trainer teaches content; a host does hospitality. Facilitation (this batch) is the work. Do not let the parking-lot notes replace the n in the minute.

Meaning

A person whose job is to guide a discussion or process without taking the decision.

Examples

• “The facilitator writes the parking-lot items; the n still has to be in the minute.”
• “Chair is stronger and often votes. Moderator is media/online. A scribe only records. Sticky notes are tools. Sample size is a methods fact. Tools do not waive the count. Put the n in the minute, then the parking lot.”

Good to know

The person who guides a process. Work: facilitation (this batch). Contrast: chair (decides); host (hospitality). Notes ≠ the n.

Near in meaning

moderator

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