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Welcome to Facilitation Stories, where we discover how facilitators ended up in the profession, and how facilitation methods, principles and techniques are used more widely. Brought to you by IAF England and Wales. For more information on our chapter, click here.

Aug 7, 2026

In today's episode, Umah welcomes facilitator Alan Heckman to share practical ways to handle disruptive behaviours in groups, drawing on his IAF England and Wales conference workshop and his background with ICA training.

They talk about:

  • Common challenges, from subtle withdrawal to over-participation to...


Jul 17, 2026

In todays episode Sam is joined by Robert Cserti, who traces his path from a single transformative team building workshop nearly 20 years ago to co-founding SessionLab in 2013 as a side project (built during evenings and weekends while he consulted and his co-founder did a PhD) that grew into a company helping...


Jun 7, 2026

In today's episode, Umah is joined by Jeff Marr, founder of The Practical Philosophy Club, to unpack the unique art of community facilitation and what it takes to design unstructured, safe spaces for deep, depolarising conversation.

Moving away from top-down corporate agendas, Jeff explores how his grassroots, peer-led...


May 15, 2026

In today's episode, Olivia is joined by Abimbola Olajide, serial social entrepreneur and
Chief of Play, to explore tactile, hands-on facilitation and what it means to work with the
whole person in the room.

With a background spanning community convening, grief support, and corporate
consultancy, Abimbola shares how she...


Jan 19, 2026

Todays episode explores the evolving relationship between facilitation and hosting, highlighting how both practices can create transformative spaces for individuals and communities. Peter Pula shares insights from years of cultivating community through participatory dialogue and generative journalism. The...