The roles we see ourselves play as facilitators of creative process—who we see ourselves as, and what we see as our purpose with a group—also inform the what and how we facilitate. One way to get more design ideas is to expand the list of roles you see yourself as, then imagine yourself in the different roles as you design and facilitate.
Creativity facilitation is paradoxical: strong and soft; directional and flexible; strategic and emergent; focused and open. The creative facilitator does what they need to do to as the situation dictates, weaving in and out of taking a more directive role and playing a support role, following what is already happening in the room. These are some roles I see creative process facilitators play. What else would you add?
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