Knowledge centre

Overview

One of the strategic priorities of the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) is to build a body of facilitation knowledge, through research and exchange and by documenting international stories about the value and power of professional facilitation.

The IAF's current body of knowledge consists of the resources listed below. Some resources are available to all visitors to the site, while others are accessible only to users logged-in as IAF members.

Over its twenty-year history, the IAF has amassed a remarkable collection of tools, handbooks, articles, pamphlets and other archival material. Not all of it has been reviewed and made available in electronic format. If you would like to help with the IAF's knowledge and archives collection, please contact the Director of Marketing and Communications Shalu Bhuchar at marcomm@iaf-world.org

Books and Other Publications

At present, the Books and Other Publications section of the Knowledge Center is organised into two main sections:

IAF Publications: This section includes resources produced or edited by the Association. It includes the IAF's key facilitation handbooks, as well as other articles and papers. If you are logged on as an IAF member, you will also find past issues of the Global Flipchart, the IAF's quarterly newsletter to its members, as well as Group Facilitation: A Research and Applications Journal.

IAF Member Authors: This section is a directory of publications authored by IAF members. It includes a listing of books, articles and other publications, either freely available or for purchase. It represents the wealth of experience, research and expertise from IAF members, who are some of the best facilitators in the field.

If you are an IAF member, you may upload and describe your facilitation publications too, via your member profile page.

Other Publications: This section includes resources which are not produced or edited by the Association.

Multimedia materials

Access member-only multimedia professional development resources

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Networking Tools

The IAF aims to provide a variety of tools for collegial support and the exchange of ideas. The Association moderates several virtual discussions using social media. It also maintains an IAF Members Directory, in which members can profile themselves and their areas of expertise, background, links to websites, and other information.

These networking tools are accessible to members upon log-in.

Methods Library

While its own initiative, the Methods Library is a resource that is readily available to IAF members. The IAF supports the Methods Library purpose of making knowledge about facilitation much more widely available.

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IAF Publications

This section includes resources produced or edited by the Association. It includes the IAF's key facilitation handbooks, as well as other articles and papers.

IAF Member Authors

Access our directory of publications authored by IAF members. It includes a listing of books, articles and other publications, both free and available for purchase. It represents the wealth of experience, research and expertise from IAF members, who include some of the best facilitators in the field.

IAF Global Flipchart

The IAF Global Flipchart is the quarterly magazine for the community of practice of facilitators worldwide. It provides:

tips, tricks and resources for members' individual facilitation practices;
stories and assistance to overcome tricky situations in facilitation;
contributions to the further development and innovation of the field of facilitation; and
ideas to widen the movement and help members build their facilitation business and impact.

Each issue of the Global Flipchart focuses on a theme of interest for the field of facilitation.

IAF Journal

Group Facilitation: A Research and Applications Journal is a multi-disciplinary publication focused on the art and science of group facilitation. The aim of Group Facilitation is to advance our knowledge of group facilitation and its implications for individuals, groups, organizations, and communities. It is published annually and is intended for facilitators, mediators, organizational development and training specialists, managers, researchers, and others who seek to use facilitation skills in their practice.

Other Publications

This section includes resources that are not produced or edited by the Association.