# facilitator

The role of the Facilitator is to conduct Circle meetings, provide leadership in the decision-making and proposal-shaping process, support listening and mutual understanding, and ensure that the Circle is functioning based on the principles and methods set out in these bylaws and known (largely) as Sociocracy.

**Role checklist**

* [x] Facilitates circle meetings
* [x] Pays attention to equivalence during meetings (is everyone being supported to participate fully?)
* [x] Leads on planning the agenda
* [x] Can distinguish the 'facilitator' voice from their own participation as a Full Circle Participant