ToP Facilitation Methods – Kearney, Nebraska
What You Will Learn
Explore the landscape of facilitation and learn two proven methods for activating group participation in our acclaimed flagship course.
You will learn two methods that seem like meeting magic when used but are actually based on 50 years of science and reflection.
- Put an end to circular conversations in meetings that lead you nowhere.
- Eliminate anxiety by learning on how to manage conflict and conversation dominators.
- Eliminate the need to be the only motivator when it’s time to get the project done.
Methods are design to scale from one to one conversations to sessions include thousands of people.
Use facilitation skills to lead meetings for any purpose:
- Weekly staff meetings
- Stakeholder engagement sessions
- Event planning
- Project planning
- Employee reviews
- Big question exploration
- Big decision consensus
- Goal setting
If you are speaking with someone you can use facilitation skills
The Technology of Participation Facilitation Methods
1
Focused Conversation Method - Develops Shared Understanding
A universal framework to generate meaningful, productive dialogue around any topic.
2
The Consensus Workshop Method - Develops Shared Agreement
Infuse a group with creative energy and bring diverse opinions and perspectives into an agreement everyone can own and support.
3
Combine the Methods into an Ownership Driven Action Planning Process
Quickly plan and prepare a group project for launch, and develop shared commitment to timelines, tasks, and success measures.
Who Needs Facilitation Skills
Course Applicable To:
- Project and Team Leaders
- Facilitators, Trainers and Consultants
- Project & Change Managers
- Managers and Supervisors
- Executive Directors and Board Members
- Educators and Health Practitioners
- Active Citizens and Community Workers
- Government Employees and Elected Officials
- UX and Product Designers
- Community organizers
- Community Engagement Managers
- Others who lead meetings or collaborate with groups of any kind
What our Participants Say About Their Course Experience
Leave The Course Able To:
- Conduct purposeful, productive meetings and discussions
- Stimulate candid feedback
- Surface new ideas and solutions
- Tap rational and intuitive thought processes
- Respectfully integrate diverse ideas into a larger whole
- Generate practical and creative solutions from multiple perspectives
- Minimize conflict and achieve consensus
- Analyze the current reality and set inspiring goals
- Maximize group ownership and creativity
- Craft a doable plan with clear ownership, timelines and success measures
Course Agenda
This course is an active, fast paced immersive learning environment for those who want to learn sills and immediately put those skills into practice. The course is trained in three ways. Demonstration, Theory, and Practice.
- This is a two day course. Day two builds on day one learnings
- Check in begins at 8:00 am each day a lite breakfast is provided
- The course begins promptly at 8:30 am and ends at 5:00 pm each day.
- A morning and afternoon break is included in each day’s agenda
- Lunch is 1 hour. You are welcome to bring lunch or visit one of the local restaurants withing walking distance of the training venue.
Participants leave this course with:
- A step by step manual that explains the methods in detail with timed agendas
- 1 Hour of free coaching provided by your trainers to use when you need it
- Access to our Free quarterly community of practice virtual sessions
- Access to the Great Plains ToP Faciliator Facebook Group
We demonstrate
Participate in method demonstrations to get the participants perspective and get grounded in the power of the methods
We Share Theory
Trainers walk you through the demonstrations, pulling back the curtain on what makes the methods work
You Practice
Get real time opportunities to apply theory to application. Gain powerful feedback to launch your build your facilitative leadership muscle
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