The Foundation Course

The two day Foundation Course teaches you how to improve the thinking and listening skills of teams and groups.
Better communication using excellent facilitation techniques not only increases engagement and ownership, but builds the respect and trust needed to truly transform the culture that you work in.

You will find out how to tap into the diverse knowledge and experience of everyone present and try out processes that will enable you to channel it with focus and efficiency.

Whether you are running training sessions or chairing meetings you can turn issues, topics and challenges into possiblities, solutions and sustainable actions.

What will you get out of the course?

This course can be used for your professional development as a leader, educator or facilitator.

Each element of this process has a set of clear, consistent and replicable rules that help you to facilitate with ease and versatility.

You will be introduced to:

  • The foundational ten components that create the right conditions to build psychological safety and trust.

  • The power of uninterrupted generative attention.

  • The building blocks of thinking pairs, dialogues, rounds and open discussion.

  • The applications using the building blocks, including the Time to Think Council and the Transforming Meetings process.

  • The art of Presentations in a Thinking Environment.

  • A Question Building exercise that will focus and energise the structure and purpose of meetings and group work.

This is an experiential course and during our time together you will work with your live issues, topics and challenges, to understand, own and embed your learning using reflective practice.

Why not have a bit of fun and get to know a little bit more about the process by taking the online assessment.

What will the sessions be like?

Before the course starts I ensure that you have had a chance to meet with me to explore your current experience and what you are hoping to get from the course.

I will also provide you with pre-reading suggestions and course materials in advance.

During our sessions together you just need a pen and a notebook/journal to record your personal observations and reflections.

The sessions run from 9.30-4.30 online on each day with plenty of breaks.
Over the two days you will:
- Take part in thinking pairs, dialogues, rounds and open discussion.
- Construct focused and purposeful Questions.
- Explore the Time to Think Council, and Transforming Meetings applications.
- Experience Presentations in a Thinking Environment.
- See a demonstration of the Thinking Partnership Session®.
- Use what you have learned to design bespoke faciltation for your organisation or setting.

On successful completion of the training you will receive a certificate. This will be required if you want to qualify as a Time to Think Facilitator.

This course is currently available to pre-approved participants at £550 per person.
Some places are available at lower rates for people who could not otherwise afford it.
There is also an option to spread the cost over three months.
4-6 people per group.

Next Course Dates:
25/26 March 2025
Other dates are possible on request