{"id":5003184,"date":"2015-12-16T22:00:48","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T06:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aadev22.local\/?post_type=aa_glossary&#038;p=5003184"},"modified":"2023-03-12T12:41:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T19:41:02","slug":"facilitation","status":"publish","type":"aa_glossary","link":"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/glossary\/facilitation\/","title":{"rendered":"Facilitation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>A facilitator is a person who chooses or is given the explicit role of conducting a meeting. 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