One of the most helpful things a facilitator does, is to transform how groups feel about the messy, sticky, unfocused middle of meetings. Facilitators often call this the ‘groan zone’. The phase of a meeting when conversations go a bit random, and it feels as if no progress is being made.
 
But what if we reframe the groan zone: if we help groups explore and appreciate the wonders of the ‘adventure forest’?