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 The central question for every facilitator whether in a futuring workshop or any other participatory session is //how to host a group conversation where everyone's voice is heard, the outcome is shared, the vision arising from the conversations is collective and the group is committed to realising it?//  The central question for every facilitator whether in a futuring workshop or any other participatory session is //how to host a group conversation where everyone's voice is heard, the outcome is shared, the vision arising from the conversations is collective and the group is committed to realising it?// 
  
-There are no recipes that will make every conversation a good one, as there are too many variables, including your own personality and history and the diverse characters and backgrounds of the participants (See also [[integral futures]]). Aside from the unpredictability of the situation, hosting conversations is a craft, which can only be learned through practice and can take many shapes and forms. All that said, there are a few basic forms which can be applied in many of the techniques and methods mentioned in the Futurist Fieldguide: the monologue, dialogue, the triads and the circle. Each of the forms is suitable for a particular type of conversation: individual contemplation draws out the deeper personal information; a dialogue is intimate, a triad is active, breakout groups diverse and a circle tends to be unifying. +There are no recipes that will make every conversation a good one, as there are too many variables, including your own personality and history and the diverse characters and backgrounds of the participants (See also [[integral futures]]). Aside from the unpredictability of the situation, hosting conversations is a craft, which can only be learned through practice and can take many shapes and forms. All that said, there are a few basic forms which can be applied in many of the techniques and methods mentioned in the Futurist Fieldguide: the monologue, dialogue, the triads and the circle. Each of the forms is suitable for a particular type of conversation: individual contemplation draws out the deeper personal information; a dialogue is intimate, a triad is active, breakout groups diverse and a circle tends to be unifying.((test footnote)) 
  
 ==== Process ==== ==== Process ====
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   * Step 0: The facilitator frames the conversation   * Step 0: The facilitator frames the conversation
   * Step 1: One person speaks, the other(s) listen   * Step 1: One person speaks, the other(s) listen
-  * Step 2: Another person speaks, the other(s) listen (repeat as many steps as there are people)+  * Step 2: Another person speaks, the other(s) listen (repeat as many times as required)
   * Step 3: Participants and/or facilitator summarise the conversation and in some cases report to the whole group   * Step 3: Participants and/or facilitator summarise the conversation and in some cases report to the whole group
   * Step 4: Reflect on the outcomes of the conversation.   * Step 4: Reflect on the outcomes of the conversation.
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