We have a new date for the two-day Practical Appreciative Inquiry facilitator training:

Manchester 21-22 October 2009

Details here if you want to book a place: Appreciative Inquiry facilitator training

We’ve had rave reviews both from the public courses and when we’ve run it in-house – you know you’re doing something right when someone who has attended your course sends her boss on the next one!

If you have 4 people or more that you want to send on the course, think about running it in-house for extra cost-effectiveness.

Our first Practical Appreciative Inquiry facilitator training in London went even better than expected. The venue (Euston Thistle Hotel) was extremely conveniently located and well up to scratch, the participants were keen and asked great questions, and Tim Luckcock and I worked together better than ever before as the facilitation team.

Don’t take our word for it though – here are some of the participants’ ‘Wows’ from the course :

Has really helped with my ability to coach

Great handout book – facilitators knowledgeable and experienced – lots of time for practical application

Tim’s ability to help clarify complex issues in small group exercises

Excellent workbooks

Loved it thank you

My aim for the course have been met. I’m going away with a working knowledge of AI

Good open discussions and shared experiences

The approach was simple and focused on practical applications of AI

Well planned – v practical – something I can take away and use

The next course is in Manchester on 10-11 February 2009. You can see what’s in the course, and download the form to book your place, here:

Practical Appreciative Inquiry facilitator training

Practical Appreciative Inquiry – facilitating positive change for organisations, teams and individuals

2 Day Course

London 19-20 November 2008

Manchester 10-11 February 2009

If you are involved in change management or organisational development and you want to implement Appreciative Inquiry within your organisation, this engaging, hands-on two day workshop gives you everything you need to hit the ground running.

Facilitated by our team of seasoned AI practitioners and trainers, this small group workshop (max 20 participants) will give you:

• solid grounding in the principles underpinning Appreciative Inquiry
• practical formats for introducing AI into your organisation
• a wealth of examples from the UK and worldwide of how companies, government and non-profits are using AI to resolve problems and build on their strengths
• individual attention – trainer/learner ratio no higher  than 1:10

What the course covers
Day 1:

• Why Appreciative Inquiry?
• The research that supports an appreciative approach
• Benefits of an appreciative mindset and how to cultivate it
• The five principles of Appreciative Inquiry
• Using the ‘4-D’ model for positive change
• How to define successful ‘affirmative topics’
• Secrets of successful appreciative interviews
• Crafting provocative propositions that inspire people
• Experiencing a practical, hands-on Appreciative Inquiry session

Day 2:

• How to structure an appreciative coaching session
• Practical tools for being ‘in the moment’
• Practical experience of coaching and being coached using the AI model
• How to use scaling and other solution-focused tools in coaching
• Implementing AI at organisational, team and individual level
• How to run a large-scale AI event
• Using AI to support community engagement
• Using AI in appraisals, progress meetings, teambuilding…
• How to win over AI sceptics
• Building an appreciative culture
• Planning your next steps with AI

The course fee is £595 + VAT. Lunch, refreshments and course manual are included.

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If you’d like to enquire about in company courses and bespoke training, call us on 0845 272 2390 to talk about what you’d like us to provide.