"Extreme Facilitation is the next-generation book on facilitating successful meetings. Based on Ghais' extensive experience as a facilitator, from corporate boardrooms to unruly public meetings, the book presents highly useful approaches and strategies for unleashing the creativity of both facilitators and groups. Extreme Facilitation is a resource for both novices and experienced facilitators for designing customized meetings, bringing out the best in participants, and learning how to be centered under trying circumstances. I highly recommend it."
—Christopher Moore, mediator; author,The Mediation Process: Practical Strategies for Resolving Conflict

"Provocative, realistic, and cutting edge! This book should be in the hands of policy makers and practitioners alike."
—John Paul Lederach, professor of international peacebuilding, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame; author, The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace

"Extreme Facilitation is essential reading for anyone interested in becoming a first-rate facilitator."
—Bernie Mayer, partner, CDR Associates; author, Beyond Neutrality: Confronting the Crisis in Conflict Resolution