What has been your experience of facilitated sessions`?

Uninspired flipchart-based breakout exercises - with the results subtly (or not-so-subtly!) influenced by whoever wields the felt-tip?
Plenary sessions bulldozed by the loudest voices and most dominant monkeys?
A whinge-fest of problems, failures and blame?
Piled-up ideas for improvement, but no ownership of action?

Aren’t there better ways to consult? Good news – yes there are. Many!