The need for a facilitator arises from the dynamics of group decision making. In real, everyday life in business, management, politics, crises, conflicts, education, etc. in group meetings, every individual in the group does not think the same way (divergent thinking) in real life, humans tend to go off on tangents, lose the original focus of the group meeting. Facilitators are needed to converge ideas to reach the decision point (Doyle and Kaner, 2007). A facilitator is a person who creates an environment that allows groups or organizations to be more effective; to achieve their goals. Facilitators must be essentially neutral in their position and must also have no decision-making authority (Doyle and Kaner, 2007). The lecture addresses: a) The meaning of facilitation b) Core values ​​of facilitation c) Role of the facilitator) Key Facilitation skills and methodsse) The benefits of facilitationA facilitator is not allowed to advocate a specific point of view during the process. The facilitator could come from either inside or outside the organization (Schwarz, 2002), however the chosen facilitator must be accepted by all parties involved in the meeting. The literature also suggests that facilitators are only there to guide the process, where the process refers to teamwork dynamics such as communication, decision making, problem solving and conflict management, and that facilitators do not contribute to the meeting in terms of substance. The literature also suggests that facilitators need to improve the structure of the context in which they operate, where structure can be seen as the composition of the group and group roles and this leads to an improved… middle of paper… . ...the ground rules for conduct and behavior, and group members accept them before any meeting even begins. Effective facilitation requires some level of awareness or discernment of personalities during the program.REFERENCESBono, E. (1999). Six Thinking Hats, publishers of Back Bay Books. Doyle, M., & Kaner, S. (2007). A Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision Making, Jossey-Bass Publishers.Heron, J. (1999). The Complete Facilitator's Handbook, Kogan Page Publishers.Hogan, C. (2002). Understanding Facilitation: Theory and Principles, Kogan Page Publishers.Rees, F. (1998). The Facilitator's Manual for Excellence: Helping People Work Together Creatively and Productively, Jossey-Bass Publishers.Schwarz, R. (2002). The Expert Facilitator: A Comprehensive Resource for Consultants, Facilitators, Managers, Trainers and Coaches, Jossey-Bass Publishers.