A very exciting experience with LFA was in November when I was requested to coach and facilitate a formulation process for a Revitalised Provincial Leprosy Elimination Program in Cambodia.

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Each time when the workshop and training rooms are set up by the hosts, it appears that the trainer or facilitator is supposed to perform at the short side of the room. There you mostly find the projection screen and the ‘teacher table’….

However, I always want to re-set the room in a way to turn the positioning of the participants to make them face the long side of the room instead.

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To assess the quality of a proposal we need to evaluate whether it is clear and correct for WHO the project is intended, WHY the project should be undertaken (the problem analysis showing the relevance), whether we agree with WHAT is expected to be made available to end-users and WHAT will be done to make that happen (the Results and corresponding Activities) and WHAT not (the Assumptions) and assess HOW the implementing organisations will make it happen (Internal capacity building).

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While thinking of the next upcoming Moderator Training next month I think it could be nice to share a little our concerns on teaching this very special course. 

And in connection with the other discussion on the different between a COACH and a FACILITATOR one of the interesting challenges is to change a ‘consultant’ (= coach?) into a ‘moderator’ or ‘facilitator’.

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A Future Search Conference …. an interesting procedure … anticipating ‘quality’ and ‘realism’ through self-management?
Very interactive dynamics!

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