Selecting the Moderator

• The moderator or facilitator can make the difference between a productive brain storming session and one that degenerates into a session of posturing, grandstanding, etc.
  • It is important to choose a moderator or facilitator who can avoid this potential problem.
    • It may be the chairman.
      • It is a sensitive issue and includes an evaluation of the chairman's position.
      • The chairman may be better at being a regular participant than a facilitator.
    • It may be someone from outside the group.
      • An outsider removes any biases of the group.

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© 2008 John Michael Pierobon

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