Diagnostic Facilitation: Understanding Before Intervening

Before designing any session, you need to understand the group. This pillar focuses on diagnosing readiness, alignment, resistance, and decision barriers.

Last updated: 2/6/2026

The Diagnostic Approach

Before you facilitate, diagnose. Understanding the true state of a group—their readiness, alignment, and hidden tensions—allows you to design interventions that actually land.

Diagnostic Questions

What is the group's actual readiness for this decision? Where are the real alignment gaps? What are the unstated concerns?

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