Facilitating Adult Learning For Social Change (FALSCH)

Session Planning Template

Title:
Training

Facilitative Leadership for Emergence

Time:
60 minutes
Participants:
Funders from northern NGOs (focused on
donor accountability
)
South African government representatives from Ministries of Health, Community
Development, and Social Reconstruction (focused on
coordination and fiscal
austerity
)
Local South African NGO leaders (focused on
decentralization and autonomy
)
Local youth from the community (focused on
youth voice
)
Facilitators Intentions (Whats behind the curtain?):
To create an environment that allows for participants to engage in personal and
professional facilitator leadership.
Learning Objectives/Participants Take Away:
Facilitative leaders help to inspire a shared vision
Facilitative leaders create a learning organization by consciously challenging the
organizations paradigms/mindsets
Facilitative leaders enable others to act
Facilitative leaders provide a conscious role model
Facilitative leaders encourage the heart
Materials:
Flipchart
White board
Markers
Pens
Notecards
Paper Lettuce Ball
Agenda Overview:
Activity

Time
Needed

Materials/Resources

Introduction:
Quick intro to purpose and goals of the
facilitation

5 minutes

Flipchart paper

Icebreaker:
Paper Lettuce Toss Activity

10 minutes

Paper ball with questions

Terminology Explained:
Identify emergence as a whole group

5 minutes

Flipchart

Energizer:
World Cafe Activity addressing the 5
objectives

30 minutes

5 tables, 20 chairs, 5 pieces

flipchart paper

Debrief:
Self exploration of being a facilitator
Reflection on personal strengths and
weaknesses

7 minutes

20 notecards

Closure

3 minutes