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Scheduled & In-House Learning events for Leadership & Change |
Facilitation
is so much more than running meetings Harnessing the power of collective thinking TOOWOOMBA ~ MAY 23-24 BRISBANE July 23-24 ~ HERVEY BAY July 9-10 --------------------- oOo -------------------- A master class to deepen group-work skills BRISBANE August 29-30 Designed & presented
by Bill Cropper Call, Email or Register On-line |
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Bill
Cropper - Director All
Change Forum programs available In-House and tailored to your team or
leadership development needs. Call, Email or enquire Tel:
07- 4068 7591 Mob:
0429 – 687 513 |
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2-day toolkit clinics to master aspects that really matter for
good group facilitation |
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“A very well
organised program with a great guide, where all tools are clearly outlined step
by step and easy to follow. A great way to build on my facilitation skills -
I feel much more able to competently facilitate a group now I’ve done this
training and much more prepared and aware of the different tools I can use.” Amy
Savage – DEEDI |
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Many people think facilitation is just about good
meeting mechanics - but it’s so much more than that. Any time groups come
together to plan actions, make decisions or generate ideas, they need to work
in well with each other. Yet a lot of the time, groups struggle to do this
effectively. They get distracted or diverted. Good Ideas get dismissed,
discussion dissolves into debate. Decisions get diluted. That’s where the
role of facilitation comes in. Facilitators harness group energy and collective thinking
power. When you see an accomplished facilitator in action, what they
do seems effortless. But behind the scenes, they use an array of special
techniques and tools to help teams tap creativity, stay on-target with tasks,
collaborate constructively, maintain momentum, discuss dilemmas and contain
conflict. It’s all about getting great results through good group process.
Facilitation skills are fundamental for successful leaders. It’s
a more engaging, inclusive approach, where you seek shared solutions. And
it’s a style staff prefer. Many still believe leaders should dictate
directions, decide priorities and fix problems. But most people you lead want
to be involved and consulted, not coerced and controlled. We’ve known for
ages this raises motivation, commitment and satisfaction levels. Facilitative
leaders use good group processes to cultivate collective thinking power and
solutions everyone supports. [More on this in our
facilitation FactFile attached and online]. That’s where our Facilitation
skills clinics come in... two x 2-day clinics
for general and more advanced facilitation skill levels [Download
brochures through program Title links]… Fundamental FACILITATION – Getting great results through good group process... TOOWOOMBA –
MAY 23-24… HERVEY BAY – JULY 9-10… BRISBANE –
JULY 23-24 “Thoroughly enjoyed
the workshop - delivered on facilitation strategies and models and has given
me much food for thought... An informative, practical approach with good
practice opportunities. It gave me more confidence to apply different
tools in different scenarios.” Natasha Hynes –
Centrelink Don’t let our course title fool you into thinking ‘Fundamental’
just means ‘basic’. We chose it because facilitation is a fundamental
set of skills professionals from all walks of organisational life need and
because facilitation is fundamental to getting good results and high
levels of engagement in any group context. This highly hands-on clinic can
benefit anyone who wants to work in more effective and engaging ways with
groups: leaders, change agents, community engagement specialists,
chairpersons, public sector professionals and new facilitators or trainers.
It equips you with a comprehensive kit of tools, models and roadmaps to use
in a wide range of different facilitation situations: team meetings, project
groups, planning days, team-building, community engagement or training
workshops. This 2-day workshop
provides plenty of opportunities to practise. It’s packed with models, tools and
roadmaps to help you master most of the aspects that really matter for good
group facilitation. Topics and tools we cover help you to: ·
Focus
group energy, unleash creativity & get more engagement ·
Re-invigorate
meetings & make them more productive & fun ·
Stimulate
better group interaction, conversation & creativity ·
Master
tools to makes decisions, set goals. generate ideas & solve problems ·
Select the
right facilitation tool to suit group task & context ·
Design
great facilitation sessions & effective group processes ·
Read what’s
going on and deal with difficult group dynamics ·
Maintain energy,
retain focus and enhance group interaction/behaviour ·
Train your
teams to use facilitation tools effectively for themselves Fundamental Facilitation is foundational.
Most people who come along have some exposure to group facilitation but if
you already have extensive experience and you’re conversant with a wide range
of basic facilitation tools, you may want to consider our Advanced
Facilitation Skills Master Class. “I’m
required in my workrole to facilitate groups. Before this training, I knew my
content well enough but didn’t have the tools to keep the team motivated or
interested in the process. I got a lot from this course and learnt simple
tools I can apply every day and I’m getting some very positive feedback.” Kylie Dunlop, Dept of
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Advanced FACILITATION – a master class to extend & deepen group-work skills… BRISBANE –
AUGUST 29-30… Experienced facilitators always look for ways to get even
better – to deepen and extend their skills, handle challenging
facilitation situations more adeptly, understand the impact on groups of
their own facilitation style and patterns, and generally lift their
facilitation to the next level. This 2-day Master Class will add to
your repertoire of tools and hone your existing skills by focusing on
facilitating deeper, more complex processes, more sophisticated multi-stage
tools, more demanding group situations and more group-driven rather than
facilitator-directed approaches. Participants will co-design this clinic
to meet their own emergent needs & challenges using action
learning, but it may help you to: ·
Run deeper processes
and more demanding interventions ·
Facilitate complex situations
and tricky group conflict better ·
Apply more sophisticated,
multi-stage or complex tools ·
Raise self-awareness
of your facilitation hotspots/defensive routines ·
Deal with disruptive behaviour
and more difficult group dynamics ·
Using dialogue
as a deep learning and engagement tool ·
Appreciative facilitation
approaches: questioning & inquiry ·
Building consensus
& commitment to common goals ·
Guiding groups
through self-directed, emergent agendas Our Advanced Facilitation Master Class
is for those who’ve already mastered the basics and want more in-depth
processes or tools – trainers, L&D practitioners, managers, executives or
team leaders who already use facilitative approaches. People with little or some
facilitation experience may find our Fundamental Facilitation a more
beneficial start-point. It’s comprehensive enough to cater from most basic
through to intermediate levels… Register
ON-LINE, by Email or Fax: Places
limited so EARLY registration will guarantee you a
place… Farewell to Summer Savings for
Registration by MAY 10 (GST
inc)… Fundamental
Facilitation: $726 single or
$1397 for 2 places
[NFP & Schools: $660 pp] [use
Discount code FF0513]) Advanced Facilitation: $770
single or $1452 for 2 places
[NFP & Schools: $693 pp] [use
Discount code FF0513]) (Register first, payment on invoice within 14 days & prior
to attendance) Venue: confirmed on registration. Toolkit, Lunch and
refreshments provided. Timing: 8.30 am - 4.30 pm each day. “I feel very
comfortable attending your courses as I like your relaxed, open and
non-judgemental style as a facilitator and I think that you explain the
content in a way that is easy to understand and relate to in everyday life
(on both professional and personal levels.”
Pauline Bonnici – Qld Health |
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·
All Change Forum clinics are
practical, challenging and stimulating with a
comprehensive take-away Toolkit to help you put your learning into practise
in real time back at work… ·
All Change Forum clinics take a
down-to-earth approach offering a relaxed, engaging,
safe and FUN environment for learning ·
All Change Forum clinics also
available for delivery in-house –
in standard format or customised to your needs. Use our on-line enquiry
form, email or call to discuss ·
The Change Forum FactFiles
and seasonal E-NEWzine
available for download on-line – topical tips,
tool extracts and articles on subjects included in our coaching clinics ·
The Change Forum Services
Profiles (available on-line) provide
an overview of our Change Support Services and Working Better Together team development
approach. Extending the learning:
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