Organizational
Facilitator Writes
By being the person that writes things down, you effectively funnel information through yourself. You slow down the conversation to the rate that you can write it down.
The opposite of this pattern is [Participants Write].
This pattern allows you to ask all the stupid questions that end up being really important. This is great if it is your job to make sure that there are no hidden assumptions.
Variations
taking notes on a big visible chart, taking notes on index cards
Catalog
Safety
Discussion
Organizational
State Of Mind
Put Your Distractions On The Shelf
Language
"What are you going to do about that?"
"The purpose of the meeting is..."
"I see..., I feel..., I imagine..."