Facilitator Fundamentals
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Distilled from over 30 years of experience, this course brings together the fundamentals for facilitating groups of human beings. It shares some of the secrets, wisdom sources and academic theories that help you understand how to create group spaces where people can learn and develop.
What to expect?
Over 5 intensive modules of FACILITATION FUNDAMENTALS, you will gain:
Heightened self-awareness and practical discoveries about who you are and how you can be impactful as a facilitator
Fresh understanding about how learning actually happens
Unique insights into group dynamics and working effectively with groups
Concrete tools, examples and exercises to supercharge your delivery
Course Topics
Each module includes practical theories, real stories, exercises and more to increase your awareness and ability to apply the following tools and frameworks:
The Three Conditions to Create an Embodied Learning Environment
Socratic Inquiry & Self-Discovered Learning
The Power of Symbol
The Five Pillars of Adult Education
Self Actualization & Community Actualization
Engaging Learners of All Styles & Preferences
Experiential Learning
The Deeper Grammars of Groups
Managing Group Dynamics
We intentionally designed each module of FACILITATION FUNDAMENTALS to call forth your own wisdom and experiences, because when you're on the front lines, note-flipping won't help. You'll need to respond to complex situations by yourself, and the process of going through this course wholeheartedly will help you develop within yourself a new, reliable source of confidence and discernment.
Who is this course for?
FACILITATION FUNDAMENTALS is ideal for:
Educators & Community Builders:
Whether you’re bringing people together for a business goal or a humanitarian one, or both, this course can be a game changer in a world fraught with divisions. Based on established scientific studies, FACILITATION FUNDAMENTALS takes you to the roots of education and gives you tools to harness diversity and move beyond self-actualization to community-actualization.
Coaches & Consultants:
If you’re looking for a guide to up your game, come and explore these fundamentals to strengthen your art of facilitating clients to achieve goals. If you are wanting to move from working with individual clients to working with groups, you will find in this course practical, step-by-step guidelines for designing spaces that enable both personal and shared transformation.
Leaders & Facilitators:
FACILITATION FUNDAMENTALS has been shown to create lifelong shifts in perspectives, where learners and participants discover latent potentials within themselves, and gain trust in others. This course is ideal for reconnecting with the roots of leadership and how to support people to learn and develop, while adapting to the virtual world.
What will you receive?
For each module of the course, you will gain instant access to:
Key Facilitation Principles in the format of videos and one-pagers
Moving Forward Tasks for testing what you learn in real life
Personal Reflexivity Journal with guiding questions for insight integration
Curated Resources to broaden and deepen your understanding
*Recordings of real-life facilitation sessions to show you how to build trust and transform tension
**Opportunity to invest in written Journal Feedback and 1-on-1 Module Coaching
Invest in the next stage of your facilitation!
This course is brought to you by a collaboration between Learning Communities Network & We Practice Life.
Learning Communities Network (LCN)
Learning Communities Network is one of the UK's leading specialist in delivering training and courses using the Learning Community model. We provide online training in global settings, especially for leaders of change. At LCN we are passionate advocates for collaboration and co-creation and the wisdom this can generate in individuals, groups and organisations.
A Learning Community is a high impact developmental practice for exploring common issues, collective problem solving and developing strategies for action. They promote connection and relationship between participants as a community of equals and encourage mindful communication through active listening. A Learning Community creates a safe and supportive environment for those designing, delivering or managing new projects and services. With their flexible structure, responsive delivery and reflective practice, they provide a rapid feedback loop in any development context.
We Practice Life (WPL)
We are a community of practitioners in the USA, led by a mother and son team.
At WPL we empower folks to practice their way to meaningful and fulfilling lives. We practice
life skills, relationship skills, leadership skills, creativity and innovation, mindfulness and spirituality. We facilitate engaging experiences and meaningful fun.
Our tailored curriculum and trainings are infused with engaging experiences that equip and empower individuals with transforming practices and community care. We run on- and off-line courses and regular events to inspire creativity.
We have designed Retreat Packs for educators and facilitators. Each pack offers opportunities to increase self-awareness, reduce stress, uncover effective strategies, improve relationships, and expand creativity and innovation.
In the video below (3 minutes), Brooke shares how the knowledge gained from Facilitation Fundamentals has supported her business and community.
Your Course Hosts
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Siobhan Riordan M.A. PGCert. is the Director of Learning Communities Network. She has been designing creative and multidisciplinary learning programmes for over 30 years. She led development of the first BA in Social Enterprise in the world. She is founder of the first postgraduate programme in Women’s Leadership in the UK, at the University of East London, where she was Senior Lecturer for 17 years. And in the UK she led development of the first Accredited Award in Women Building Peace. She is a qualified Psychosexual Counsellor, a master group-work facilitator, and a passionate adult educator. She lives in the heart of Wales with her beloved rescue dog. From her eclectic background, Siobhan brings a unique, multidisciplinary and creative approach to facilitation and learning.
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Khang Nguyen is the Course Manager at Learning Communities Network. She has been facilitating national dialogues on peace practices, local forums on sustainable agriculture practices, nonviolent communication interventions, and youth leadership programmes in Vietnam since 2012. Currently, she supports families, farmers and organizations in resolving conflicts through facilitated meetings and mediation. Her degree is in Biotechnology and she is a Gold Medal Award Winner for her research on proteins at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
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Our Invitation to You
As Mary Parker Follett said,
The group process contains the secret of collective life, it is the key to democracy, it is the master lesson for every individual to learn, it is our chief hope for the political, the social, the international life of the future.
By becoming a better facilitator, you unlock the power of collective life, of bringing people together and supporting the evolution of a group. While other courses may overwhelm you with the latest tools and techniques, FACILITATION FUNDAMENTALS distills timeless wisdom. As you work through our bite-sized, actionable lessons, you'll gain confidence in the essentials of group learning. This is "our chief hope for the political, the social, the international life of the future."