會議其實就是一場交響樂 Conducting an Orchestra and Group Facilitation
「交響樂指揮家最主要的任務，並不是證明他自己，而是讓他的存在感越少越好。」
- 李斯特·費倫茨 ( 浪漫主義音樂的主要代表人物 )
“The principal task of a Conductor is not to put himself in evidence, but to disappear behind his functions as much as possible. We are pilots, not servants.”
- Franz Liszt
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人說，「三個臭皮匠，勝過諸葛亮。」一群人聚集在是可以激盪出非常大的能量，只要擁有共同的目標，只要他們的所為所為是充滿意義的。
A group of people can be extremely powerful. If they have a shared purpose. If what they do is drenched in meaning.
如同指揮家之於交響樂團，引導師之於會議也是一樣。引導師的定位在於協助人們在會議中: 勾勒出齊聚一堂的意義、實踐會議核心目的，並凝聚與釋放共創的力量。
Like the Conductor of an Orchestra, a Facilitator helps groups of people to practice the meaning, live the purpose, unleash the power.
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「指揮家在交響樂之中不發出一絲聲響，但他能使演奏家變得強大。」
- 本傑明·贊德 ( 英國指揮家，波士頓愛樂樂團音樂總監 )
“The Conductor of an Orchestra doesn’t make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful.”
- Benjamin Zander
一位好的指揮家幫助演奏家之間演奏的更協調，而一位好的引導師帶領著所有參與者（包含講者）在會議中做出思維及價值上的貢獻。
A good Conductor helps all musicians to play better. A good Facilitator brings out the contributions of all group members.
一位指揮家的卓越，並不在於他的演奏技巧勝過於任何一位樂團裡的音樂家，而是在於他帶領所有音樂家共創了最美好的演出。而同樣地，一位卓越的引導師並不會擁有和任何一位專業領域的與會者一樣精深的知識，但引導師能帶領所有專業與會者共創出最好的知識或價值產出。
A good Conductor is not a better instrumentalist than any of his Orchestra musicians, but he creates the most beautiful music they can play together. A good Facilitator doesn’t know as much as his group members, but he creates the best possible outcome they can achieve together.
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「對於指揮家最重要的一件事在於 --- 他 / 她聆聽。指揮家的聆聽，能促使聲響凝聚成美好的樂章。如果指揮家善於聆聽，那麼演奏中的音樂家們也能更好地聆聽彼此。事實上，指揮家是可以決定人們將如何聆聽這場演出的核心關鍵。」
- 勞倫斯·埃基爾比 ( 法國指揮家 )
“The most important thing for the Conductor is that he or she listens. Her listening will make things sound a certain way. If the Conductor listens well, the musicians will listen to each other better. The Conductor can, in fact, impose a certain kind of listening for everybody.”
- Laurence Equilbey
好的引導師與好的指揮家，共同點就在於「聆聽遠多於訴說」；而他們一旦開口 (指揮) ，便是為了協助整場會議 (交響樂團) 更精彩的結果。
A good Conductor and a good Facilitator listen more than they speak. And when they speak, they do so to help their Orchestra or their group perform better.
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