Arizona Phoenix
May 6–7
November 5-6
May 19-20 (2009)
November 17-18 (09)
California
Los Angeles
April 30 –May 1
December 3-4
May 6-7 (2009)
December 2-3 (2009)
Riverside April 28-29
December 1-2
San Francisco Area Sacramento
June 11-12
October 22-23
San Diego
October 2 –3
August 6-7 (2009) San Francisco Bay
April 3-4 (South Bay)
Sept. 18-19 (Oakland)
Oakland
March 12-13 (2009)
September 17-18 (2009) Colorado Denver
May 13 -15 (3 day) Illinois Chicago
August 5 - 6 MinnesotaMinneapolis/St. Paul
March 12 –13
October
6-7
March 12-13 (2009)
October 7-8 (2009)
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
TBA
Oregon Beaverton
November 5-6 Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
September 26 –26 Tennessee Nashville
November 11-12
(Cancelled) Washington Seattle
April 29 –30
September 16–17
March 24-25 (2009)
September 15-16 (2009)
Washington, DC Greater D.C. Area) Wisconsin Green Bay
May 12-13 Madison
September 10-11
Girl Scout Council of Greater Minneapolis
Janet Breidigam, VP of Volunteer Services and Jennifer Freeburg, VP of Program Development
“We all knew that there was a problem with first-year girls and adult retention, we just didn’t know
what it was,” Janet recalls. Representatives from Membership to Cookies… were asked to participate
in a Participatory Strategic Planning retreat. People were hungry for a process that worked and didn’t
waste their time. They were engaged, curious, and surprised that the methods worked.
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Results include a first-year retention plan, a 90-day action plan, quarterly progress meetings, a communication plan, new work
groups, and named outcomes. Jennifer adds, “While it’s too early to measure results, because of the methods we have a prescribed
path to follow. The methods help to keep the plan alive, it allows staff to have their have voices heard and be active participants…”
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The Power of Image Shift Creative Design for Facilitation
Dates & Locations
The Power of Image Shift is a course for
trainers, designers, facilitators, and others
who lead people and group processes. It is
a succinct presentation of image shift theory
and practical methods to facilitate our work
with others. Behavior depends on peoples’
perceptions of themselves, the activity
involved, and the outcomes sought. While
we cannot control their behavior, we can
learn to create the environments, contexts,
and processes that help people choose
creativity, cooperation and productivity. This
is the power of shaping and shifting images.
Participants will learn:
Foundations/principles of image theory
The dynamics of image stability/change
How to facilitate image shaping/shifting
How to generate critical messages
How graphics generate and hold images
An inclusive design tool for sessions/events
How to plan interactive decision making
How to shape their own image
Prerequisite
ToP Facilitation Methods
Do your clients have difficulties sustaining
a plan once it has been initiated? Do you
sometimes have diffi culties helping your
clients stay on track, bring new people into
a team and then bring closure? This course
is about keeping plans and projects alive,
relevant, doable and achievable.
There is a large and powerful component
for peer mentoring in this course.
After taking this course you will be able to:
Understand and anticipate the ups and
downs of the implementation journey
Initiate dynamic plans
Sustain momentum in plans that the
team has created
Review and reposition projects that are
in process
Bring closure to plans and celebrate
the team’s work
Who Should Take This Course?
Consultants, facilitators, organizational
change agents, social change agents,
community workers, planners, project
managers. Please bring some of your own implementation problems to work on.
Benefits
Excellent results from plans
Highly motivated teams
One hour of free coaching within 6
months of the course.
Arizona Phoenix
June 3 –4
June 23-24 (2009) California Sacramento
December 10-11
Minnesota Minneapolis/St. Paul
October 27-28
October 27-28 (2009) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh
January 14–15
Texas Dallas
December 3–4
Washington Seattle
October 30-31
June 24-25 (2009)
Our society is crying for alternatives to
the adversarial approach of dealing with
disputes. Resolving confl ict with a different
form of confl ict does not work. Negotiating
from bases of power and fi xed positions
deepens the divide and expands the
problem. The best and most lasting solutions
and resolutions are those created by the
people directly involved.
After taking this course you will have:
Methods for discussion and dialogue
Methods for problem solving
A clear concept of the role of the
facilitator
Tips, tools and practical applications you
can use
Workable alternatives to the adversarial
style
One hour of free coaching within six
months of the course
This Course Focuses On
Understanding the sources of conflict
Blocks to conciliation
Creating a healthy atmosphere
Ways to hold a dialogue over sensitive
topics
Joint problem solving
Developing solutions for diffi cult
problems
Who Should Take This Course?
Facilitators, trainers, managers, team leaders,
consultants, lawyers, union leaders, human
resources professionals, community leaders,
parents, educators.Please bring some of your own implementation problems to work on.
Want more? This one day graphics application lab will help put you at ease in developing visual/iconic imagery to improve your facilitation skills. We will rehearse the basics and deepen your skills so that you feel prepared to express yourself with confidence.
Explore more ways to add imagery and graphics to your facilitation, training, consulting or coaching toolkit. This one day experiential session covers: what markers and paper to use, basic shapes and drawing techniques, beginning icon library, recording practice, metaphorical frameworks, and personalized tips for upcoming applications.
ILLINOIS Chicago
November 18 CALIFORNIA Oakland
July 25
July 24 (2009)
MINNESOTA Minneapolis/ St. Paul
May 16
July 19
September 24
February 27 (2009)
May 15 (2009)
August 14 (2009)
TEXAS Dallas
June 6 WASHINGTON Seattle
April 22 (2009)
Additional review sessions may be
available in your area. Please check with
your local registrar for more information.
** Please contact local registrars for
information about 3-day courses.
The application Design Lab was created
for those who have been introduced to
the powerful ToP® methods and would like
to refi ne their use of them “on-the-job.”
This one-day course focuses on creating
a design for a participatory event you<
will facilitate. You will work in small teams
with ToP® trainers assisting you to design
facilitation solutions to “real” concerns.
Learn to apply ToP® facilitation
methods to your actual cases
Explore the stages of a Facilitator’s
journey
Practice the selected method for your next facilitation
Custom designed
for in-house focus!
Who Should Take This Course?
Anyone who has taken group Facilitation Methods and wants to build confi dence and explore new applications of ToP® methods.
what it was,” Janet recalls. Representatives from Membership to Cookies… were asked to participate
in a Participatory Strategic Planning retreat. People were hungry for a process that worked and didn’t
waste their time. They were engaged, curious, and surprised that the methods worked.