{"id":207,"date":"2026-04-28T13:50:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/sphere-newsandevents\/?p=207"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:51:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:51:17","slug":"the-art-of-facilitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/sphere-newsandevents\/2026\/04\/28\/the-art-of-facilitation\/","title":{"rendered":"The art of facilitation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Colleagues gathered for a 2-day facilitation training event on Exeter\u2019s Streatham Campus in April. The SPHERE-sponsored course focussed on the values, principles and practices of facilitation lead by experienced facilitator\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexeter.us8.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Da34ed2a60fb7834db0006a6b6%26id%3D0a9c26290e%26e%3D3871ffcab6&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cc.e.m.bardell%40exeter.ac.uk%7C8bbe4d274cb54809058608dea14a5cd3%7C912a5d77fb984eeeaf321334d8f04a53%7C0%7C0%7C639125537938932927%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=qHCH6hPMcDFFNh4L4SeT8FWY98okZt%2FAOwgP5Pqrk8c%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Orla Cronin<\/a>. 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