Facilitation Tools

by Nanna Frank (Author), Anne Madsen (Author)

A guide for teachers and leaders who aspire to create curious and collaborative learning cultures using Graphic Facilitation.

'Draw to Learn' offers practices and processes for how to create Meaningful Learning Communities and illustrates how Graphic Facilitation can be a powerful and playful tool to offer shared clarity, support clear communication and invite participation inside and outside the classroom.

Change is a natural and inevitable part of our personal and professional life.

At times we consciously bring about change and sometimes change is imposed or invited from outside. No matter how change comes about, it is our experience that more often than not, we are challenged when we are required to change, develop and practice new ways of working. At the same time we acknowledge that change is at the heart of what it means to be a learner and to grow as a human being.

In the book we will dig into and unfold what Meaningful Learning Communities are, and how Graphic Facilitation can support you in creating the optimal conditions for these communities to thrive in an educational context. We are introducing visual methods that can be used to visualise learning processes and learning strategies, create clarity around objectives and progression as well as invite students and teachers to contribute with their own knowledge and competences. These methods can build an enriching, inspiring and motivating learning environment where children and adults alike can acquire and create new knowledge and competences together.

In the book you will find visual templates, DIY drawing exercises, cases from the classroom, an extensive icon library and inspiration for how you can use Graphic Facilitation in your daily work to create inspiring and collaborative learning environments.

Enjoy!!

by Candido Segarra (Author)

ARE YOU A BOSS OR A LEADER? Transforming your Management and Leadership Style for the 21st Century

In post COVID-19 world, managers at all levels are adapting and altering their leadership style, typically from an authoritative "boss" model, to one of a coach, mentor, and people developer to meet the needs of new generations of leadership talent and a changing workplace. How to Become a World-Class Training Facilitator and Coach, designed for non-training leaders, is a no-nonsense, extensive guide in the processes of learning how to facilitate meetings, training, and development programs of all kinds as well as group presentations and designing programs.

Candido Segarra, drawing on his decades of successfully developing leaders and management teams, shares his wisdom and vision of transformational leadership development and training, while providing the layered skills and techniques necessary to become a world-class trainer, facilitator, coach, mentor, and people developer.

Whether you are just beginning your managerial career, are an experienced manager, or are a facilitator wanting to sharpen and expand your skill set, this book lays the foundation for transitioning from a "boss" model to becoming an intuitive leader, people developer, and facilitator for all types of training processes. It is a must-read for 21st-century leaders!

by Cyndi Maxey (Author), Kevin O'Connor (Author)

As the workforce ages and younger trainers and managers emerge, facilitation skills take on a new importance and, with the increased use of social networks, new facilitation skills are needed. Written by two facilitation gurus, this book shows how to make any learning environment come alive. It outlines proven guidelines any trainer can use to unify groups, inspire creativity, and get audiences, teams, and colleagues to speak up, talk back, participate, and engage in meetings.

Front Jacket

If you are a facilitator with years of experience or just getting started, you will learn what it takes to create and deliver a high-powered presentation that is tailor-made to draw in your audience members and get results every time. Once you set the stage to include and connect with your audience, you will trigger memory and action like never before.

Fearless Facilitation is filled with easy-to-implement presentation techniques designed to appeal to all types of participants. You will learn how to break the fourth wall (the invisible wall that separates you from the audience) and engage your audience through dialogue. In addition, the authors show not only how to involve participants in the conversation but also what to do when they grow silent or argumentative.

Throughout the book a personalized coach helps you with answers to common questions, specific scenarios, and past nightmare experiences. The coach helps to clarify the text, calm any fear, and take the next right step. And, to further illustrate how to become a skilled fearless facilitator, the book is peppered with interviews with masters of the craft of facilitation and engagement.

Praise for Fearless Facilitation

Maxey and O'Connor inspire readers to engage with audiences as collaborators. Experienced facilitators will be motivated to take new risks; beginners will feel prepared to actively engage an audience.
--Kathleen M. Galvin, Ph.D., Communication Studies Department, Northwestern University

Fearless Facilitation is a blockbuster resource for engaging even the most challenging audience with confidence and purpose.
--Judy L. Schueler, Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System

Through this book Maxey and O'Connor have actually facilitated a process for you to become a better facilitator. These two not only know what they're doing, they've put together one of the most practical books on the market. Read it and then go facilitate something!
--Ron Culberson, MSW, CSP, speaker, humorist and author of Do It Well. Make It Fun

Back Jacket

If you are a facilitator with years of experience or just getting started, you will learn what it takes to create and deliver a high-powered presentation that is tailor-made to draw in your audience members and get results every time. Once you set the stage to include and connect with your audience, you will trigger memory and action like never before.

Fearless Facilitation is filled with easy-to-implement presentation techniques designed to appeal to all types of participants. You will learn how to break the "fourth wall" (the invisible wall that separates you from the audience) and engage your audience through dialogue. In addition, the authors show not only how to involve participants in the conversation but also what to do when they grow silent or argumentative.

Throughout the book a personalized "coach" helps you with answers to common questions, specific scenarios, and past nightmare experiences. The coach helps to clarify the text, calm any fear, and take the next right step. And, to further illustrate how to become a skilled fearless facilitator, the book is peppered with interviews with masters of the craft of facilitation and engagement.

Author Biography

Cyndi Maxey, CSP, owns Maxey Creative Inc., a communication consulting firm. She is a professional speaker, facilitator and coach and holds the Certified Speaking Professional designation with National Speakers Association.

Kevin E. O'Connor, CSP, is a speaker, consultant, and teaches graduate and undergraduate classes at Chicago's Loyola University and Columbia College of Chicago. Kevin is also a Certified Speaking Professional.

You don't have to believe in Tarot to use it — and neither do your participants. Set aside the fortune-telling and what you're left with is 78 cards of rich, evocative imagery — images that have sparked stories and meaning since the first cave paintings.

That's the whole idea. People look at a card, say what they notice, and use it to reflect on a challenge, a decision, or how they're showing up. There are no right or wrong interpretations. The cards aren't the lesson — they're the catalyst. Because it's so different from training-as-usual, Tarot naturally captures attention and gets people seeing familiar problems through a fresh lens.

The Tarot for Training Facilitation Set includes:

• Tarot Deck with beautiful, evocative imagery, plus an "Easy Tarot" guidebook. The guidebook isn't necessary for the activities, but it's an interesting resource for anyone who's curious. The full 78-card deck consists of 22 big-theme cards (The Tower, The Star, Strength) plus four elemental suits covering energy, relationships, thinking, and results.
• Facilitation Notes — a 6-page guide that includes:
  • Tips for introducing the use of Tarot in your training
  • A handful of ready-to-run activities, discussion prompts, and card-selection tips
  • Delivered as both a printed booklet and an instant download, so you can start designing before your deck ships

Put the cards to work to:

For 3 to 30 participants, try one of these activities:

• Open with a check-in — "Pick a card that reflects how you're showing up today"
• Debrief a session, project, or retrospective
• Weigh a choice with a two-card pull — the path taken vs. not taken
• Explore past/present/future with a three-card spread
• Deepen coaching and one-on-one conversations

Why Tarot for Training?

When people think differently, they learn differently. And when they think in images, they remember more.

A hands-on debrief, reflection, and facilitation tool for corporate training

Ask a room to fold a piece of paper, and something shifts. Hands get busy, attention sharpens, and whatever people write on those folds tends to stick.

Instructional Origami™ is a facilitation and debrief tool for corporate trainers, facilitators, coaches, and educators. Written by Katrina Kennedy, the guide teaches ten simple paper folds you can drop into any training session, workshop, or team meeting to spark reflection, reinforce memory and retention, and re-energize the room. Each fold turns a passive moment into an active one — participants write their takeaways, questions, and action items directly onto the paper they fold.

Because folding engages the hands while learners commit ideas to writing, Instructional Origami works as a memory aid, a debrief and review activity, and an energizing opener or closer — all with nothing more than a sheet of paper.

What's Included

• 24-page Facilitation Guidebook
  • Ten facilitation folds, each labeled for its best use — memory, reflection, or energy
  • Step-by-step photo instructions and a facilitator script for every fold
  • A quick-reference chart to match the right fold to your learning objective in seconds
  • Ready-to-use reflection prompts and debrief frameworks — TABBs, I Like / I Wish / I Wonder, Start-Stop-Continue-Change, and more
  • Tips for in-person and virtual training, plus notes on keeping activities accessible to all participants
• 100 sheets of extra-large origami paper — 8-1/4" square, high-quality and two-sided in vibrant rainbow colors, so learners can write reflections on one or both sides.

When to Use Instructional Origami

This tool is perfect for: corporate training sessions, workshops, team-building, debriefs and closers, soft-skills programs, and classroom learning.

No cranes required — just paper, a prompt, and learning that lasts.

Developer, Katrina Kennedy Introduces Instructional Origami

FAQs

What is Instructional Origami? A facilitation method that uses simple paper folds to help training participants reflect, remember key content, and stay engaged. Each fold gives learners a place to write takeaways, questions, or action items.

Who is it for? Corporate trainers, facilitators, coaches, consultants, and educators who lead workshops, training sessions, or team meetings.

Do I need origami experience? No. Every fold includes step-by-step photos and a facilitator script, and the folds range from very simple to more advanced.

Does it work for virtual training? Yes. Most folds need only a single sheet of scrap paper, so they work on camera in remote and hybrid sessions.