Workshops and Large Group Facilitation
Consulting agency for large group facilitation, methods, formats and interactive conferences
As an agency for large group events and interactive conference formats, we offer comprehensive consulting, coaching and planning for your large group event.
We support you in setting the objective, choosing the right methods and planning the event. In doing so we
- we will take into account any framework conditions
- and develop formats and methods for every initial situation and every objective.
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Agency for Large Group Methods, Facilitation of Interactive Conference Methods
initio is a specialist in large group methods and interactive conference formats such as
- "Custom made" formats: Adapted to every objective and initial situation
- Open Space Conferences
- Workshops in the World Café format
- Future Search Conferences
- Future Conferences
- Real Time Strategic Change
- Appreciative Inquiry
- Dynamic Facilitation
- Fishbowl Method
Consulting, coaching, planning, preparation, and implementation: We offer formats and consulting for any initial situation and objective. You are welcome to arrange a free initial consultation!
Why use initio as an agency?
We are consultants with heart and soul and
- use our methods ourselves – often and as a matter of routine. That means:
- We know in full depth what we are talking about
- and where the strengths and weaknesses of every format lie
- and how to change or adapt a given format so that it fits your event perfectly.
We see ourselves as a partner who works closely with you to reach your objectives. Together we develop a tailor-made solution that fits your requirements, or those of your clients, 100%.
Our Offer
We Love Large Group Formats
Getting groups of up to several hundred participants interested in a topic, connecting them and inspiring them to act together is the core task behind most of the communication processes we design. We have experience of large group events with (to date) up to 850 people. Depending on the topic and the objective, we will design a large group architecture that fits your occasion too, one that gets you to your goals in the shortest possible time.
Alongside the planning of content and method, the consulting and the methods coaching we also take on, if needed, the
In planning the content we do not simply fall back on proven standard formats; we also design large group formats from the elements of proven methods, tailored specifically to your needs and objectives. With the experience of more than a hundred large group events we create thoughtful combinations of informative, interactive and action-guiding building blocks, in order to guarantee participants the best possible conditions for networking, acting together and transferring knowledge.
Interactive Conference Formats and Methods
Our interactive large group methods have also proved their worth at specialist conferences, conventions and trade fairs. Wherever the aim is to connect the knowledge and experience of the participants and to develop insights and strategies from them, we recommend working in interactive workshop settings. With interactive building blocks and proven activating methods from large group facilitation we ensure
- intensive, interactive joint work by participants on questions that matter for the future and are strategically important
- Connecting the expertise and experience of participants and generating new knowledge
- Participants building networks with one another
- Developing an agreed action plan
Planning a workshop, a large group event or a conference?
- Interactive, activating formats
- 250 successful events
… and 21 years of experience in many industries!
free & without obligation
Training Coaching on Large Group Formats and Interactive Conference Methods
For planning groups, HR departments or others responsible for planning and running large group events we also offer coaching to match.
Ask us about our method coaching.
Coaching and Consulting on Large Group Formats
We are method specialists and also offer consulting and coaching on activating conference methods for agencies and event organisers.
We specialise in custom-made formats for any problematic situation and every conceivable objective.
You are short on time?
The goals are ambitious?
Board or customers "breathing down your neck"?
We know the challenges facing agencies and internal organising teams very well and deliver the precisely targeted solutions you need in order to convince.
Attractive consulting packages
We make you a tailored offer for coaching and consulting:
From the draft
through several rounds of agreement
including detailed design
with "best practices" for delivery
and more than 21 years of experience in designing and running activating large group methods
and of course also as a "white label" solution.
Our services
We offer
- Methods consulting
- Consulting on how the large group event can seamlessly link into ongoing change processes in the company and "dock on"
- Choice of suitable formats for every starting situation and every objective
- Tailored "custom made" formats
- Formats that need little time and deliver a high output of content
- Moderation
- On-site support and assistance
We make you a tailored consulting offer for the building blocks you actually need.
"White Label" Consulting
If you need advice in the background that supports you on tricky questions of method, we are exactly the right people for that too.
We work discreetly, without appearing in front of your own clients – for example
Agency pitches
We are also glad to advise you in the context of agency pitches.
We will always charge for the time spent on this, irrespective of any further assignment.
What we do not offer
We are not a "full service" event agency, but specialised in interactive conference and large group methods.
We are extremely good at this - and above all very experienced.
The typical agency business such as coordinating
- Catering
- Production management
- Printing or design services, etc.
is therefore not part of our range of services.
Our Consulting - your Benefit:
Professional facilitation and delivery
Experienced facilitators lead even large groups to their goal in a short time
Time saved
Complex questions can be addressed within a short time
Faster implementation
Taking on responsibility and the motivation to implement are supported in the best possible way
Accelerated processes of insight
Interactive methods connect the experience and knowledge of the participants to best effect
New knowledge arises
The knowledge of employees and participants is actively integrated into the process of insight
Faster learning processes
Shared learning is made easier by systematic knowledge sharing
The speed of implementation rises
because all the relevant groups involved (stakeholders) take part, participants are motivated to implement
Solutions with real depth
all the options become visible and the right solution is worked out with every necessary detail
Methods that fit the times
Learning together and gaining insight are supported to best effect
Less complexity
With the right methods, even difficult and highly complex questions are answered within a short time
What our clients say
Customer opinion
Here is the feedback from one of our clients on our work as an agency:
You prepared our workshop thoroughly and precisely. Both the method and the facilitation fitted our objectives very well. We were able to carry on working very successfully with the results. Many thanks.
A big thank you for facilitating the workshop. We came out of the day as a team, with a good sense of togetherness and a clearer picture of the way ahead. The workshop was well worth it.
The feedback on your facilitation in particular was very positive. Several people with a lot of workshop experience told me they had come with fairly low expectations and left extremely pleasantly surprised.
Everyone was very happy with your facilitation. The agreements we reached together are working wonders. The team workshop did us a great deal of good.
The feedback on the conference was genuinely positive across the board. We can carry on working very well with the results. Many thanks for your commitment.
I always love working with professionals — many thanks for facilitating so purposefully.
The interactive conference design was a real help in implementing our WIR strategy. The high level of staff involvement gave us important ideas for the work ahead. The preparation was precise and working with you on site was professional and very pleasant. Thank you.
Our leadership conference benefited greatly from your thorough methodological advice and professional facilitation. The results exceeded our expectations.
The Open Space format was a powerful and thoroughly successful start to our change process. The ministry was delighted too.
Thank you for the valuable insight into how you work in practice, and for the many tips and facilitation tricks that brought the methods to life.
Your attentive, well-grounded facilitation and the inspiration you brought helped us a great deal. The team was delighted too.
Your support in preparing and running our retreat was highly professional and helped us a great deal. We were very happy with the two intensive days.
Free initial consultation
Not convinced yet? Try us out in a free initial consultation:
We discuss your challenge together
We set out possible solutions
If you want to take it further, we draw up an outline proposal
Costing of the work involved
Here you will find all the information you need:
More about our Large Group Experiences
World Cafe method – the most common mistakes in practice
The World Café method is becoming ever more popular. It is an effective instrument for working out answers to complex questions in large groups within a short time that can actually be acted on. Not infrequently, though, World Café events are run wrongly. Here are the 10 most common mistakes in practice.
Read the article →World Cafe method: tips for a successful close
A World Café produces many results in a short time. But how can the discussions at the tables be condensed, summarised and evaluated in a short time? Here is an overview of all the options.
Read the article →The Open Space method: 5 decisive success factors you should know
Open Space conferences can turn into a disaster – if they are not planned and run professionally. Here are the 5 biggest pitfalls you should know about as an organiser.
Read the article →Future Search – the mother of all future conferences
A powerful method for organisational development, for developing strategies, planning actions and developing companies strategically. Hardly any other method reaches so deeply and so lastingly into everyday life in a company…
Read the article →Free initial consultation
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