• There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
    Edith Wharton

  • Education is the movement from darkness to light.
    Allan Bloom

  • The words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.
    Hazrat Inayat Khan

  • That's the way things come clear. All of a sudden. And then you realize how obvious they've been all along.
    Madeleine L'Engle

  • We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own.
    Ben Sweetland

  • Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World
    Christopher Columbus

  • The difficulties we experience always illuminate the lessons we need most
    Unknown

  • We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
    Oscar Wilde

  • As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.
    Carl Jung

  • What is to give light must endure burning.
    Dr Viktor Frankel

  • When you make the finding yourself - even if you're the last person on earth to see the light - you'll never forget it.
    Carl Sagan

Facilitation

Facilitators fill an impartial role in helping groups become more effective, acting as process guides to create a balance between participation and results.

The best facilitators are skillful consultants, communicators and organisers with strong expertise in group dynamics..Good facilitation involves client consultation, diagnosis of the issues and design of an appropriate collaborative process to help the group achieve its goals.

Our facilitation services include:

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A typical facilitated event with high levels of participation and listening to others perspectives and viewpoints.
  • Meetings to identify, diagnose, resolve and make decisions around group and/or organisational problems
  • Organisational Change interventions

Strategic Planning sessions:

  • Engaging staff and/or stakeholders in processes such as clarifying and agreeing on purpose and mission
  • Developing strategic directions, priorities and actions
  • Setting goals and gaining commitment to implement and follow through.

Relationship management and team development:

  • Surfacing interpersonal issues
  • Improving trust and communication
  • Developing better teamwork
  • Improving capacity for genuine dialogue
  • Resolving conflict

Illuma also has a successful record in training group facilitators. We are in the process of consolidating the different aspects of our Facilitator Training into a modular program that aligns with the International Association of Facilitators Core Competencies. We currently have a very popular Introduction to Facilitation Training program. Until now this has been augmented with additional training targeting different skills and levels based on requests from clients. Our new approach will be more comprehensive and accord with internationally recognised standards and competencies required to facilitate group interaction.

Contact us for more information on our training and development programs for facilitators.

iafmem-110Rhonda Tranks is a member of the International Association of Facilitators, the profession's peak international body. She currently sits on the Global Board as Regional Director, Oceania. She is also convenor of the IAF Oceania Conference to be held in Melbourne in March 2012

To find out more about the IAF visit the IAF website