Facilitation Training
Empower those in your organization or community with tools and processes to respectfully and inclusively engage stakeholders sparking committed action through shared appreciation and consensus building.
Technology of Participation (ToP) Course Information
Click on the informational fliers below to find out more about each ToP facilitation training we offer.
Upcoming Opportunities
Facilitation Trainings
Prefer a one-day version of our foundational ToP Facilitation Methods? Contact us for additional options!
ToP Facilitation Methods - Guaranteed to Run; Seats Filling Fast!
December 3 & 4, 2024
Asheville, NC
Activate group engagement to confidently move groups from conflict & confusion to consensus & commitment.
Learn to facilitate:
- Focused Conversations: Generate meaningful & productive dialog on any topic
- Consensus Workshops: Infuse groups with creative energy bringing diverse perspectives into agreement everyone owns & supports
- Action Planning: Quickly prepare a group project for launch with a shared commitment to timelines, tasks, & success measures.
ToP Facilitation Methods - Guaranteed to Run!
January 22 & 23, 2025
Wilmington, DE
Activate group engagement to confidently move groups from conflict & confusion to consensus & commitment.
Learn to facilitate:
- Focused Conversations: Generate meaningful & productive dialog on any topic
- Consensus Workshops: Infuse groups with creative energy bringing diverse perspectives into agreement everyone owns & supports
- Action Planning: Quickly prepare a group project for launch with a shared commitment to timelines, tasks, & success measures.
ToP Approaches to Environmental Scanning - Guaranteed to Run!
January 24, 2025
Wilmington, DE
Explore 10 creative, insightful tools to understand customer, staff, or community perceptions and needs, delve into relevant data, and get groups on the same page.
This course is applicable to:
- Business & Team Leaders
- Local, State, & Federal Leaders
- Program & Change Managers
- Facilitators, Trainers & Consultants
- Community Organizers & Planners
- Anyone who wants to set a foundation and context for strategic thinking and proactive planning!
ToP Facilitation Methods
January 30 & 31, 2025
Kansas City, MO
Activate group engagement to confidently move groups from conflict & confusion to consensus & commitment.
Learn to facilitate:
- Focused Conversations: Generate meaningful & productive dialog on any topic
- Consensus Workshops: Infuse groups with creative energy bringing diverse perspectives into agreement everyone owns & supports
- Action Planning: Quickly prepare a group project for launch with a shared commitment to timelines, tasks, & success measures
ToP Facilitation Methods
February 3 & 4, 2025
Madison, WI
Activate group engagement to confidently move groups from conflict & confusion to consensus & commitment.
Learn to facilitate:
- Focused Conversations: Generate meaningful & productive dialog on any topic
- Consensus Workshops: Infuse groups with creative energy bringing diverse perspectives into agreement everyone owns & supports
- Action Planning: Quickly prepare a group project for launch with a shared commitment to timelines, tasks, & success measures.
ToP Facilitation Methods - Location coming soon!
February 13 & 14, 2025
Florida - TBD
Activate group engagement to confidently move groups from conflict & confusion to consensus & commitment.
Learn to facilitate:
- Focused Conversations: Generate meaningful & productive dialog on any topic
- Consensus Workshops: Infuse groups with creative energy bringing diverse perspectives into agreement everyone owns & supports
- Action Planning: Quickly prepare a group project for launch with a shared commitment to timelines, tasks, & success measures.
ToP Facilitation Methods
February 24 & 25, 2025
Cincinnati, OH
Activate group engagement to confidently move groups from conflict & confusion to consensus & commitment
Learn to facilitate:
- Focused Conversations: Generate meaningful & productive dialog on any topic
- Consensus Workshops: Infuse groups with creative energy bringing diverse perspectives into agreement everyone owns & supports
- Action Planning: Quickly prepare a group project for launch with a shared commitment to timelines, tasks, & success measures
ToP Approaches to Environmental Scanning
March 11, 2025
Irving, TX
Explore 10 creative, insightful tools to understand customer, staff, or community perceptions and needs, delve into relevant data, and get groups on the same page.
This course is applicable to:
- Business & Team Leaders
- Local, State, & Federal Leaders
- Program & Change Managers
- Facilitators, Trainers & Consultants
- Community Organizers & Planners
- Anyone who wants to set a foundation and context for strategic thinking and proactive planning!
ToP Strategic Planning
March 24 & 25, 2025
Kansas City, MO
In this course, you’ll weave together ToP facilitation methods into a comprehensive, step-by-step approach to help groups answer their most important strategic questions.
Learn to help groups:
- Creatively visualize and come to agreement around their ideal future
- Honestly confront their most stubborn blocks to success
- Align around powerful, innovative shared intentions
- Define measurable goals
- Commit to accountable plans of action
ToP Approaches to Environmental Scanning
March 26, 2025
Kansas City, MO
Explore 10 creative, insightful tools to understand customer, staff, or community perceptions and needs, delve into relevant data, and get groups on the same page.
This course is applicable to:
- Business & Team Leaders
- Local, State, & Federal Leaders
- Program & Change Managers
- Facilitators, Trainers & Consultants
- Community Organizers & Planners
- Anyone who wants to set a foundation and context for strategic thinking and proactive planning!
ToP Facilitation Methods
April 3 & 4, 2025
Des Moines, IA
Activate group engagement to confidently move groups from conflict & confusion to consensus & commitment
Learn to facilitate:
- Focused Conversations: Generate meaningful & productive dialog on any topic
- Consensus Workshops: Infuse groups with creative energy bringing diverse perspectives into agreement everyone owns & supports
- Action Planning: Quickly prepare a group project for launch with a shared commitment to timelines, tasks, & success measures
ToP Facilitation Methods
April 7 & 8, 2025
San Antonio, TX
Activate group engagement to confidently move groups from conflict & confusion to consensus & commitment
Learn to facilitate:
- Focused Conversations: Generate meaningful & productive dialog on any topic
- Consensus Workshops: Infuse groups with creative energy bringing diverse perspectives into agreement everyone owns & supports
- Action Planning: Quickly prepare a group project for launch with a shared commitment to timelines, tasks, & success measures
ToP Approaches to Environmental Scanning
April 9, 2025
San Antonio, TX
Explore 10 creative, insightful tools to understand customer, staff, or community perceptions and needs, delve into relevant data, and get groups on the same page.
This course is applicable to:
- Business & Team Leaders
- Local, State, & Federal Leaders
- Program & Change Managers
- Facilitators, Trainers & Consultants
- Community Organizers & Planners
- Anyone who wants to set a foundation and context for strategic thinking and proactive planning!
ToP Facilitation Methods - Registration Now Open!
April 28 & 29, 2025
Kansas City, MO
Activate group engagement to confidently move groups from conflict & confusion to consensus & commitment
Learn to facilitate:
- Focused Conversations: Generate meaningful & productive dialog on any topic
- Consensus Workshops: Infuse groups with creative energy bringing diverse perspectives into agreement everyone owns & supports
- Action Planning: Quickly prepare a group project for launch with a shared commitment to timelines, tasks, & success measures
ToP Facilitation Methods - Registration Now Open!
May 1 & 2, 2025
Madison, WI
Activate group engagement to confidently move groups from conflict & confusion to consensus & commitment
Learn to facilitate:
- Focused Conversations: Generate meaningful & productive dialog on any topic
- Consensus Workshops: Infuse groups with creative energy bringing diverse perspectives into agreement everyone owns & supports
- Action Planning: Quickly prepare a group project for launch with a shared commitment to timelines, tasks, & success measures
ToP Facilitation Methods - Registration Now Open!
May 7 & 8, 2025
Orlando, FL
Activate group engagement to confidently move groups from conflict & confusion to consensus & commitment
Learn to facilitate:
- Focused Conversations: Generate meaningful & productive dialog on any topic
- Consensus Workshops: Infuse groups with creative energy bringing diverse perspectives into agreement everyone owns & supports
- Action Planning: Quickly prepare a group project for launch with a shared commitment to timelines, tasks, & success measures
ToP Approaches to Environmental Scanning - Registration Now Open!
May 9, 2025
Orlando, FL
Explore 10 creative, insightful tools to understand customer, staff, or community perceptions and needs, delve into relevant data, and get groups on the same page.
This course is applicable to:
- Business & Team Leaders
- Local, State, & Federal Leaders
- Program & Change Managers
- Facilitators, Trainers & Consultants
- Community Organizers & Planners
- Anyone who wants to set a foundation and context for strategic thinking and proactive planning!
ToP Strategic Planning - NEW!
June 18 & 19, 2025
Milwaukee, WI
In this course, you’ll weave together ToP facilitation methods into a comprehensive, step-by-step approach to help groups answer their most important strategic questions.
Learn to help groups:
- Creatively visualize and come to agreement around their ideal future
- Honestly confront their most stubborn blocks to success
- Align around powerful, innovative shared intentions
- Define measurable goals
- Commit to accountable plans of action
ToP Approaches to Environmental Scanning - New!
June 20, 2025
Milwaukee, WI
Explore 10 creative, insightful tools to understand customer, staff, or community perceptions and needs, delve into relevant data, and get groups on the same page.
This course is applicable to:
- Business & Team Leaders
- Local, State, & Federal Leaders
- Program & Change Managers
- Facilitators, Trainers & Consultants
- Community Organizers & Planners
- Anyone who wants to set a foundation and context for strategic thinking and proactive planning!
ToP Facilitation Methods - Registration Now Open!
June 23 & 24, 2025
Cincinnati, OH
Activate group engagement to confidently move groups from conflict & confusion to consensus & commitment
Learn to facilitate:
- Focused Conversations: Generate meaningful & productive dialog on any topic
- Consensus Workshops: Infuse groups with creative energy bringing diverse perspectives into agreement everyone owns & supports
- Action Planning: Quickly prepare a group project for launch with a shared commitment to timelines, tasks, & success measures
ToP Facilitation Methods - New!
August 4 & 5, 2025
Kansas City, MO
Activate group engagement to confidently move groups from conflict & confusion to consensus & commitment
Learn to facilitate:
- Focused Conversations: Generate meaningful & productive dialog on any topic
- Consensus Workshops: Infuse groups with creative energy bringing diverse perspectives into agreement everyone owns & supports
- Action Planning: Quickly prepare a group project for launch with a shared commitment to timelines, tasks, & success measures
ToP Facilitation Methods - New!
August 11 & 12, 2025
Madison, WI
Activate group engagement to confidently move groups from conflict & confusion to consensus & commitment
Learn to facilitate:
- Focused Conversations: Generate meaningful & productive dialog on any topic
- Consensus Workshops: Infuse groups with creative energy bringing diverse perspectives into agreement everyone owns & supports
- Action Planning: Quickly prepare a group project for launch with a shared commitment to timelines, tasks, & success measures
ToP Approaches to Environmental Scanning - New!
August 13, 2025
Madison, WI
Explore 10 creative, insightful tools to understand customer, staff, or community perceptions and needs, delve into relevant data, and get groups on the same page.
This course is applicable to:
- Business & Team Leaders
- Local, State, & Federal Leaders
- Program & Change Managers
- Facilitators, Trainers & Consultants
- Community Organizers & Planners
- Anyone who wants to set a foundation and context for strategic thinking and proactive planning!
ToP Facilitation Methods - New!
September 22 & 23, 2025
Des Moines, IA
Activate group engagement to confidently move groups from conflict & confusion to consensus & commitment
Learn to facilitate:
- Focused Conversations: Generate meaningful & productive dialog on any topic
- Consensus Workshops: Infuse groups with creative energy bringing diverse perspectives into agreement everyone owns & supports
- Action Planning: Quickly prepare a group project for launch with a shared commitment to timelines, tasks, & success measures
ToP Facilitation Methods - New!
October 21 & 22, 2025
Orlando, FL
Activate group engagement to confidently move groups from conflict & confusion to consensus & commitment
Learn to facilitate:
- Focused Conversations: Generate meaningful & productive dialog on any topic
- Consensus Workshops: Infuse groups with creative energy bringing diverse perspectives into agreement everyone owns & supports
- Action Planning: Quickly prepare a group project for launch with a shared commitment to timelines, tasks, & success measures
ToP Approaches to Environmental Scanning - New!
October 23, 2025
Orlando, FL
Explore 10 creative, insightful tools to understand customer, staff, or community perceptions and needs, delve into relevant data, and get groups on the same page.
This course is applicable to:
- Business & Team Leaders
- Local, State, & Federal Leaders
- Program & Change Managers
- Facilitators, Trainers & Consultants
- Community Organizers & Planners
- Anyone who wants to set a foundation and context for strategic thinking and proactive planning!
ToP Facilitation Methods - New!
October 28 & 29, 2025
Cincinnati, OH
Activate group engagement to confidently move groups from conflict & confusion to consensus & commitment
Learn to facilitate:
- Focused Conversations: Generate meaningful & productive dialog on any topic
- Consensus Workshops: Infuse groups with creative energy bringing diverse perspectives into agreement everyone owns & supports
- Action Planning: Quickly prepare a group project for launch with a shared commitment to timelines, tasks, & success measures
ToP Facilitation Methods - New!
November 10 & 11, 2025
Madison, WI
Activate group engagement to confidently move groups from conflict & confusion to consensus & commitment
Learn to facilitate:
- Focused Conversations: Generate meaningful & productive dialog on any topic
- Consensus Workshops: Infuse groups with creative energy bringing diverse perspectives into agreement everyone owns & supports
- Action Planning: Quickly prepare a group project for launch with a shared commitment to timelines, tasks, & success measures
ToP Approaches to Environmental Scanning - New!
November 12, 2025
Madison, WI
Explore 10 creative, insightful tools to understand customer, staff, or community perceptions and needs, delve into relevant data, and get groups on the same page.
This course is applicable to:
- Business & Team Leaders
- Local, State, & Federal Leaders
- Program & Change Managers
- Facilitators, Trainers & Consultants
- Community Organizers & Planners
- Anyone who wants to set a foundation and context for strategic thinking and proactive planning!
ToP Facilitation Methods - New!
December 3 & 4, 2025
Kansas City, MO
Activate group engagement to confidently move groups from conflict & confusion to consensus & commitment
Learn to facilitate:
- Focused Conversations: Generate meaningful & productive dialog on any topic
- Consensus Workshops: Infuse groups with creative energy bringing diverse perspectives into agreement everyone owns & supports
- Action Planning: Quickly prepare a group project for launch with a shared commitment to timelines, tasks, & success measures
Customized, Non-ToP Training
Contact us to co-design an impactful and engaging training aligned with your organization's goals
Developing Facilitative Leaders
This one, two, or three-day course helps aspiring and current leaders understand what it means to adopt a facilitative approach to leadership and how it augments other leadership styles.
Process & Continuous Improvement
This one- or two-day course helps people understand the historical aspects of process and continuous improvement, how to create a variety of process maps to better understand and pinpoint improvement opportunities, how to measure the impacts of improvement efforts, and how the human-centered side of change can influence the effectiveness of improvement efforts.
Activating Engagement with Liberating Structures
This one- or two-day course shows how traditional structures of participation (e.g,. presentations, town halls, & brainstorming) fall short in their attempt to meaningfully engage stakeholders. Instead, Liberating Structures create the environment for true engagement to emerge dramatically changing the participants' experience and the session's outcomes. Participants will experience a number of Liberating Structures and have the knowledge and confidence to incorporate them into their practice.
Empowering People for Change
Developing a Strong Individual and Team Culture
Facilitating Impactful and Engaging Meetings
Working Productively through Conflict/ Interest-Based Negotiation
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