“Holding Space, Shaping Futures: Facilitation in the Indian Context” is a timely and compelling exploration of how Group Process Facilitation is emerging as a critical leadership and organisational capability in a rapidly transforming India. Moving beyond tools and techniques, the book positions Group Process Facilitation as a way of being—one that enables dialogue, shared meaning-making and collective ownership in complex systems.

Rooted deeply in Indian organisational realities, the book weaves together practice-based insights from corporates, academia, government, and the social sector. It traces the evolution of facilitation in India—from directive, hierarchy-driven approaches to participatory, inclusive, and dialogic processes—while acknowledging the cultural nuances, power dynamics, and contextual constraints that facilitators must navigate. Through rich, real-world case narratives narrated by 25 Facilitators, the book demonstrates how skilled facilitation has shaped visioning processes, organisational development initiatives, leadership journeys, conflict resolution, and large-scale change efforts.

Written for facilitators, business leaders, HR / L&D practitioners, OD professionals, academia, NGOs, Government Sectors and scholars, Holding Space, Shaping Futures – Facilitation in the Indian Context serves both as a mirror and a map — inviting readers to reimagine leadership, participation and change through the lens of Group Process Facilitation. At its core, the book argues that India’s future-ready organisations will not be built merely by better strategies, but by better conversations and the ability to hold them well.