Level 2 of 3- level Facilitation Skills Institute
 
Facilitation skills workshops at Archersfield Bush Camp Retreats - Level 2 of 3- level Facilitation Skills Institute
 
This is a 3 day experiential program which provides intensive learning on how to facilitate conversational methods in organizations and communities for more co-operative and sustainable results. This program provides theory and practice in proven participatory methods used around the world eg World Café, Open Space, Dialogue, Appreciative Inquiry, for breakthrough thinking, decision making and collaborative action. You will explore the entire process of meaningful and effective engagement for wise solutions, from convening and designing, through facilitating and follow-up.
 
You will have many opportunities to learn how to apply these methods through direct experience and practice, in a safe and inspiring learning environment.
 
Benefits:
 
You will be able to add conversational methods to your essential facilitation competencies for effective group process and help groups take responsibility to achieve sustainable results through collaborative and self –organising ways. In this program you will understand and practice the roles of host, convener, designer, facilitator and participant. You will learn the key elements of design architecture: purpose, principles, participants, desired products, and process. You will be able to craft powerful questions worthy of convening conversations , and gain experience leading from the group’s emerging energy and wisdom. Finally you will gain insights into how to apply the U-Theory to design a group journey, and have ample opportunities to explore and experiment applying various processes to your own issues and projects.
 
Who should attend:
 
If the work you do involves cross-functional teams, multi-stakeholder groupsand various partners and organizations- this program is for you. Those who should attend include internal and external consultants, change agents, trainers, team/project leaders, managers and executives.Prior facilitation and training required and/or completion of the level 1 facilitation program.
 
Where:
 
Archersfield Bush Camp Retreat: Redrock On Booie
 
Sample Agenda:
 
Day One
  • Welcome and Overview
  • Opening Circle
  • Appreciative Inquiry Discovery
    • Elements of a good conversation
  • Co-Hosting - participants coached to co-lead Monday processes
  • Dinner
  • Open Social Evening
 
Day Two
  • Conversation Methods
  • Agenda and Opening circle
  • Appreciative Inquiry continues
  • Engagement process overview
  • World Café theory
  • World Café Practice:
    • Powerful Questions
  • Open Space: Theory
  • Open Space Practice: Complex issues
  • Participants coached to co-lead Tuesday processes
  • Dinner
  • Reflection and solo retreat time
 
Day Three
  • Design and Theory U
  • Agenda and Review
  • Engagement process
  • Walk through detail
  • World Café Practice
  • Theory U
  • Presencing exercises
  • Dialogue theory and resources
  • Dialogue and Deliberative practices
  • Participants coached to co-lead Wednesday processes
  • Dinner
  • Reflection and solo retreat time
 
Day Four
  • Agenda and review
  • Harvesting the whole - what’s emerging?
  • Dialogue circle
  • Open Space
  • Harvesting
  • Closing circle
  • Lunch and departure
Fees:
 
To be negotiated – call Jan
Cost includes material
 
Contact:
 
Jan: 0410 637 072
jan@archersfield.com
 
Register:
 
Complete registration form and email to jan@archersfield.com.
Payment may be made by credit card, direct deposit or cheque.