State of Facilitation 2025 Report out now!
Read on for essential information and expert insights on what is changing in the world of facilitation and workshop design.
Our goal
To create a comprehensive report on the practice of facilitation and build a resource for facilitators everywhere.
Who is a facilitator, and what do they do? In the first two editions of SessionLab’s State of Facilitation report we learned a lot about the professional paths, practices and challenges of facilitators worldwide.
This year, for the third edition, we look into the trends shaping facilitation today. We’ve added two special focus sections: one on inhouse facilitation, the other on GenAI. Who is using AI, and how? What sectors is facilitation contributing to? What are the most commonly used tools and approaches?
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WHO IS BEHIND THE SURVEY and the Report?
The State of Facilitation is an initiative from SessionLab – A better way to design workshops.
Our main goal with this project is to better understand the profession of facilitation, share insights, and promote discussions in and beyond the global facilitation community.
The State of Facilitation is an initiative from SessionLab – A better way to design workshops.
Our main goal with this project is to better understand the profession of facilitation, share insights, and promote discussions in and beyond the global facilitation community.
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Contributors
Special thanks to the following people for helping us creating this year's report.
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Pollster
Deborah Rim Moiso
Survey Editor, Content Writer @ SessionLab
Romy Alexandra
Learning Experience Designer, Facilitator & Experiential Learning Trainer
Steve Bouchard
Head of Training & Client Relations @ xchange
Alexandre Eisenchteter
Founder @ Stormz and AI Tinkerers' Club
Myriam Hadnes
Dr Myriam Hadnes | Founder & CEO, podcast host @ workshops.work
Vinay Kumar
Organizational Development Consultant, podcast host @Shiny Happy People
Zoë Lord
Deputy Director of NHS Horizons, curator of The School for Change Agents.
Jenny Theolin
Author of Dare to Facilitate, Head of Learning @Abracademy
Pedro Segreto
Facilitator, Designer and Founder @ UNBOX LAB
Carrin Robertson
Marketer, community manager @ SessionLab
James Smart
Head of Content @ SessionLab
Laura Vidal
Design, UX Designer @ SessionLab
state of facilitation partners
About our partners
Thank you to our partners for supporting the State of Facilitation project by sharing with their networks, helping us shape the survey and report, and for their constant work to grow the profession.
The International Association of Facilitators (IAF) is a participatory organisation with members in more than 65 countries.
As a professional association, we set internationally accepted industry standards, provide accreditation, support a community of practice, advocate and educate on the power of facilitation and embrace the diversity of facilitators.
AI Tinkerers’ Club | For Facilitators & Trainers
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Join Alex and 500+ members to discover how Gen AI can help you get more clients, streamline tedious tasks, and facilitate magical workshops.
xchange is a global leadership development training company that specializes in creating transformational learning experiences. It offers certification programs to leaders, coaches and consultants in how to design and facilitate with the xchange Approach, enabling connection, learning and belonging to occur at speed and scale.
Previous reports
State of Facilitation 2024
The second edition of the State of Facilitation report aggregates almost 1000 answers, given in both English and Spanish.
Check out the 2024 report to find aggregated results from the survey, including a special focus on early adoption of AI tools by facilitators, and commentary from 12 experts sharing their perspectives.
The path to professional facilitation in 2024 requires becoming literate in the use of digital tools while cultivating the heart of the craft: relationships, trust, and human connection.
State of Facilitation 2023
Last year the global facilitation community was generous enough to provide over 1100 responses to the first-ever survey on the state of facilitation.
Check out the 2023 report to find aggregated results from the survey, divided into 7 sections covering everything from demographics and employment, to challenges and tools.
You’ll also find a collection of key takeaways, information and insightful commentary by workshop design and delivery experts from around the world and see why they think that facilitation is everywhere and yet it hasn’t reached the recognition it needs.