Working as co-facilitators: There are a lot of different ways that you and your co-facilitator can divide up the responsibilities, and that dynamic will evolve based on who you facilitate with, how comfortable you are with one another, and even the subject matter you’re working through. To ensure that co-facilitation works smoothly, make sure to coordinate responsibilities beforehand. These responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Review one of the following popular duos (or choose your own) and explore the dynamics of their working relationship. As a pair, discuss the interpersonal dynamic between this duo, what skills and traits each bring to the relationship, and how their collective skills work (or don’t work!) together. Lastly, discuss how this popular duo might split up their facilitation responsibilities if they were leading a program together. Remember to take notes so that you can share your thoughts with the group.
Example: Sherlock & Watson (The Specialist and the Narrator)
Sherlock makes the deductions that help move the story forward. Watson is also a competent detective, but he is responsible for telling the stories. Sherlock leads conversation with support from Watson, and Watson would be responsible for taking notes and sending messages to participants.
Popular Duos
Share the duo you chose, what skills and traits each person brings to the relationship, and how you think they will or will not work well together as facilitators.