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The Art and Science of Participation
Dramatically Improve Your Ability to
Facilitate Groups Effectively
Offered annually in Toronto and Vancouver Canada as a public course for serious
facilitators. Contact us for more information or if you wish to bring this course to your site.
Course description
This is an intensive six day program designed for people who
are serious about working in a participatory manner. It will
dramatically improve your ability to facilitate groups effectively
in your organization and community.
This course includes:
Experience of classic applications of ICA's basic
methods |
Extensive practice in designing consultations and
meetings. |
A deeper look at methods that increase participation
and involvement |
Discussion of your style, effectiveness, areas of
strength and areas of improvement. |
Ways to develop synthesis and form consensus in a
group |
One-on-one tutoring by highly skilled ICA facilitators. |
An exploration of the theories behind ICA's facilitation
methods |
Close interaction with people who are facing similar
situation and challenges |
A week of in depth learning seen through the lens
of a facilitation project of your own |
Opportunities to form collegial relationship with
facilitators across Canada and the USA |
Bring your own facilitation experiences, projects and questions
for practice and feedback. This is very important, as we spend
half the time focused on individual projects.
Course Agenda
Art and Science of Participation |
Day 1 |
Day 2 |
Day 3 |
Day 4 |
Day 5 |
Day 6 |
Participant Experience |
Life Dynamics |
Foundations of ToP Methods |
Consensus Formation |
Environment for Participation |
Ethics and Values |
Focused Conversation Method |
Consensus Workshop Method |
Complex Facilitation Design |
Strategic Planning and Strategic Thinking |
Charting Documents |
Historical Scan |
Small Group Practice and Peer Feedback |
Designing Complex Events Lab and
Co-facilitating Practice |
Evaluation and Celebration |
Benefits:
After taking this six day interactive learning course you
will be able to:
- Deeply understand and practice the principles of facilitation
- Understand how to design effective facilitated sessions
every time
- Know when to use a variety of effective facilitation tools
- Explore and customize case studies for your future own
use brought by participants in course practice sessions
- Access long lasting peer relationships for future professional
growth and mentoring
Who should take this course?
Community leaders and planners, educators, executive directors,
community planners, private consultants, in-house facilitators,
chairpersons and board members.
Prerequisites:
Group Facilitation Methods is required and Participatory
Strategic Planning is highly recommended but not required.
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