Facilitation of the creative process runs in two very distinct streams. One experienced by the Facilitation/Management team and the other experience is that of the creative participants.
It is important that the creative participant stream is completely insulated from the bumps and glitches within the Facilitator/Management stream and that they experience a cleanly run machine within which they feel the confidence to express themselves openly.
Programme Evaluation
Dailies
Quick Facilitator/Management meetings should be held at the end of each session. These should be stand up meetings and should last no longer then 15 minutes. Focus is on:
- What worked?
- Where the scheduled goals met?
- What went wrong?
- How was our individual performance and as a team?
- What can we do better tomorrow?
- Creative participant performance, are their any problem individuals who need greater stimulus?
These meetings are not recorded, they are informal and purely to maintain the quality of the programme.
Weeklies
Less than 45 minute, Facilitators/Management minuted meetings, which occur weekly in long programmes or at the end of short programmes. These meetings are designed to capture a review of the week/programme based on the questions above while it is still fresh.
Creative Participant Evaluation
Capturing feedback from the participants throughout the process is vital to the success of future delivery. Questionnaires should be designed carefully so they inform the process rather than purely please the priorities of the delivery team, institution or funding body.