Making Online Facilitation a Success

The IAF created this page in response to COVID-19 to help facilitators pivot to working online.

Resources

Please note: Inclusion in this list should not be considered an endorsement of the tool from the IAF. 

English

1. IAF Methods Library hosted by SessionLab, almost 500 resources, many of them can be adapted for online deployment (login with IAF account required for full access).
2. Resources for Online Meetings, Classes, and Events - Facilitators for Pandemic Response Group
3. Leading During a Pandemic: Setting Strategy, Virtually
4. An emergency guide to work remotely
5. The Handbook for Working with Difficult Groups - Chapter 11: Virtual Teams: Difficult in All Dimensions, by Thomas A. O’Neill and and Theresa J. B. Kline
6. Virtual Facilitating in times of Corona
7. Prepare | Execute | Follow-up - Organize and lead a meeting, gathering or workshop online
8. 28 Tools for Online Brainstorming and Decision Making in Meetings (2019 update)
9. Learning for Nature - Virtual Engagement Guide: Tips and Best Practices
10. Taylor Newberry Consulting - Tips for Meeting in a Virtual World
11. Robin Parsons Consulting and Facilitation - Virtual Meetings and Coronavirus - We need tech know-how but also compassion
12. Tips + Resources for Virtual Gatherings During This Global Pandemic by Elizabeth DiLuzio + Laura Zatlin
13. Barbara Pederson - Virtual Idea 1: Using images before and during a facilitated virtual session
14. Jeffer London - Hope for Teams in Troubled Times
15. Mutual Aid Disaster Relief - Collective Care is Our Best Weapon against COVID-19 
16. Nomadic International Business Psychology - Virtual Facilitation Blog 
17. Live Connections: Virtual Facilitation for High Engagement and Powerful Learning 
18. Tips for Successful Online Meetings
19. IAF India Webinar - Effective Online Facilitation.

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20. Franklin Morais - IAF Competencies in Action-Virtually! 
21. IAF Latin America and the Caribbean - Recorded Webinar: Ice-breakers for your e-meetings
22. WEDO & WECF's Planning Virtual Meetings Toolkit
23. Virtual Planning Do's and Don'ts by Jack Shand, FCMC, the Portage Group
24. Open Space Technology and Zoom
25. Conceptboard virtual whiteboard tool
26. Free library of virtual facilitation tips and techniques
27. Virtually Possible - Virtual Facilitation Platform - Discount for IAF Members
28. The Art of Leading Successful Online Meetings: 6 steps to engaging meetings that get results 
29. Why use virtual flipcharts
30. How to use virtual flipcharts

Español

1. Guía para trabajo Remoto
2. Planeación adaptativa en medio del COVID-19 - Una herramienta práctica para aplicar ahora mismo
3. Prepararse | Ejecutar | Seguimiento - Organizar y dirigir una reunión, reunión o taller en línea
4. Recomendaciones para una reunión on-line satisfactoria (pdf)
5. El Camino del Elder -  Trabajar online con grupos. Metodologías de apoyo

Français 

1. Comment optimiser le télétravail avec son équipe ?
2. Mini guide de survie aux réunions à distance (Ebook)
3. Formation : les fondamentaux de la facilitation à distance
4. Parcours de formation à la facilitation à distance

Portuguese:

1. Um guia para trabalhar a distância em situações de emergência
2. Preparar | Executar | Encaminhar - Organizar e conduzir uma reunião, encontro ou workshop online

suomi:

1. https://grapepeople.fi/blogikirjoitus/parhaat-sovellukset-etatyon-tueksi/
2. https://grapepeople.fi/blogikirjoitus/etakokousten-top-5-haasteet-ja-ratkaisut/
3. https://grapepeople.fi/blogikirjoitus/5-hyvan-etakokouksen-salaisuutta/
4. https://grapepeople.fi/blogikirjoitus/miten-aloittaa-etakokous-tai-etakoulutus-napakasti-mutta-rennosti/
5. https://grapepeople.fi/blogikirjoitus/miten-luen-ihmisten-tunnetiloja-verkkotilaisuudessa-4-vinkkia/
6. https://grapepeople.fi/blogikirjoitus/pitaisiko-etakokouksissa-kayttaa-videota-5-huomiota/
7. https://osana.fi/energiaa-etakokouksiin/
8. https://osana.fi/miten-aktivoida-osallistujat-etakoulutuksissa/
9. https://osana.fi/luonteva-etaosallistuminen/

فارسی

1. http://iranfacil.com/web-conferencing/
2. http://iranfacil.com/virtual-facilitation/
3. http://iranfacil.com/webinar/
4. http://iranfacil.com/virtual-meeting
5. جلسات مجازی تسهیلگری مجازی و کنفرانس وب

 Italiano

1. Raccomandazioni per riunione online di successo
    

Nederlands

1. Faciliteren van Online Meetings
2. Brainy Bunch TV 
    

Danish

1. Facilitering af onlinemøder
    

Software for virtual collaboration

NOTE: A product listing does not mean an endorsement from the IAF. All resources listed here are recommended by IAF members who offer to share tips and give more advice on using them for online facilitation.

Community

Digital tools for visual collaboration and group decision-making - LINKEDIN GROUP

IAF England and Wales Chapter Meetups:
All of IAF E&W regular meetups are available and now online. Visit the website for more information.

#COVID19 channel in Slack:
Slack Channel: https://iaffacilitatorfriends.slack.com/
Join Link: https://join.slack.com/t/iaffacilitatorfriends/shared_invite/zt-b2ybfxlg-BHrl6D~F__OJ2vxn9uj2_A

Comunidad de facilitadores hispanohablantes (Community of Spanish speaking facilitators)
Contact: Beatrice Briggs bbriggs@iifac.org (Mexico)

Live Well, Die Wise virtual listening group for 8 people starting 18 May
Learn more and register at http://www.get2thepoint.org/lwdw.php 

Facilitators for Pandemic Response Group