Workshops and large-group facilition

Facilitators of online workshops need special competencies and skills. Facilitation methodologies differ, scripted scenarios and processes need to be adapted, the technology must be accessible and controllable for all participants, and group dynamics are controlled differently in the virtual space.

With a lot of experience at our back, we design and facilitate online conferences, virtual meetings and digital formats for all possible occasions and group sizes.

Selection of our workshop/consulting topics – online and offline

In our online seminars and workshops we work with you on topics such as:

Challenge of Online Moderation

Moderating online meetings and workshops brings unique challenges.

You know these phenomena:

Participants tire more quickly,
the flow of conversation stops,
Interaction and discussion are more difficult than in face-to-face meetings,
Conventional moderation methods have limited effectiveness in the digital space.

For successful moderation of virtual conferences and workshops, you need (among other things)

Knowledge of proven online moderation methods for initial situations, goal setting, and group size
an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the range of online platforms that ideally support the aim of the online workshop
in-depth knowledge of the technical capabilities of all existing and new collaboration platforms
Practice in dealing with the technology (which often has “bugs” that you should know in detail)
the ability to have a “Plan B” in your pocket when faced with technical or other challenges
Knowledge and routine in dealing with group dynamics in online meetings
Extensive experience in moderating strategy, team, change and other organizational development topics

Unsere erfahrenen Online-Moderatoren

Unsere Online-Moderatoren kennen ihr Handwerk – denn initio berät und qualifiziert Unternehmen und Organisationen seit mehr als 21 Jahren, online, digital und auch “klassisch” in Präsenz-Formaten.

Unsere BeraterInnen

sind speziell in Online-Moderation ausgebildet,
beherrschen alle Methoden für virtuelle Workshops und digitale Konferenzen
wissen, wie man in online-Workshops in kurzer Zeit tragfähige Ergebnisse erzielt – auch in komplexen Ausgangssituationen und mit wenig Zeit.
sind virtuos in der Konzeption und Moderation von aktivierenden, lebendigen digitalen Formaten
routiniert im Umgang mit der Technik
und geben auch Trainings in der Anwendung von virtuellen Methoden

Your benefits

With our online-facilitation methodologies, we ensure

lively discussions
real, deep discourse
that everyone works intensively with and contributes to
decisions and agreements that are supported by everyone
a motivational boost in the team
Ein echtes Zusammenwachsen des virtuellen Teams durch Online-Teamentwicklung

We achieve this by using

Proven Online Methods
Engaging Methods Formats
expert handling of the technology
intensive preparation for the virtual workshop
binding agreementswith you
our many years of experience in organisational development and change processes (offline and online)

Which tools and platforms?

We work on every and all (!) online platforms that you are used to

In case of special requirements we also know a wide range of smaller “niche platforms”, which we can select or suggest for you if required.

Sehen Sie hier unsere umfangreiche Liste mit Top-Referenzen.

Free initial consultation – this is what you can expect:

In your free initial consultation we discuss
- your challenge and
- Your needs
- the technical requirements – which systems do you use / are you allowed to use.
We will provide you with a well-founded process proposal for the online workshop/meeting:
- Reflection of the intended goals
- Rough concept for the procedure of the online workshop / the online meeting, taking into account the technical possibilities
- If you are free to choose your software platform, we will recommend the most suitable technical platform for the objective and the workshop format.
Moderation of the workshop
- Ensure that activating interactive online-formats are used with high participation of all participants.
- Securing results: what was decided, agreements, to do’s, next steps
- Agreement on concrete next steps to ensure sustainable implementation
De-briefing and recommendations on how to proceed from the point of view of our experienced consultants

Get your free quote here!

Experienced Virtual Moderators

Our online moderators are

erfahrene Berater und “Online-Profis”
beste Qualität & echte Resultate
spezialisiert und handwerklich fit
viel Erfahrungswissen in allen Themen rund um Organisationsentwicklung, Change, Strategie & Führung
versiert im Umgang mit den unterschiedlichsten Unternehmenskulturen und Herausforderungen
routinierte Profis: Online, virtuell und natürlich auch “offline”

Selection of our Online Moderators

Albrecht Schürhoff

Senior Consultant. Focus areas: Strategy Development, Change Management, Executive Development, Organizational Development, Business Mediation.

Bettina Lobenberg

Senior consultant. Main areas of work: Mission statement and values development, participation processes, large group facilitation, strategy workshops, team development, supervision & coaching, conflict resolution and diversity management.

Florian Grolman

Managing Consultant. Focus areas: Strategy development, Change Management, Organizational Consulting and Organizational Development, Team Development, Leadership Training, Vision and Values Development.

Günther Grassmann

Managing Consultant. Strategy development, workshop moderation, large group events, regional development.

Juliane Neumann

Consultant and coach. Focus areas: Distributed work & remote teams, team development, digital transformation, agile work in distributed teams, training of leaders in distributed teams

Katja Reuter

Areas of focus: Leadership training and development, implementation of goal-setting and feedback systems, team development, conflict moderation, mission statement and value development, conception and moderation of workshops and large group events, c…

Michaela Scheller

Senior Consultant. Main Areas of Work: Change Management, Strategy Development, Cultural Change, Organizational Design, Self-Organization in Teams, Customer Centricity, Team Development.

Petra Friedlaender

Senior Partner and Coach. Main areas of focus: Organizational development, change management, strategy processes, team development, leadership development, mission statement and value development.

Philip Dönhoff

Partner, Management Consultant and Coach. Focus areas: Strategy development, change management and transformation, organizational development, conflict prevention and crisis management, individual, team and project coaching, business model development….

Stephan Dohrn

Consultant and Coach. Main areas of focus: Distributed Work & Remote Teams, Team Development, Digital Transformation,
Psychological Safety in Teams, Agile Work in Distributed Contexts, Leadership and Entrepreneurial Coaching, Change Management.

Albrecht Schürhoff

Senior Consultant. Focus areas: Strategy Development, Change Management, Executive Development, Organizational Development, Business Mediation.

Managing Consultant. Strategy development, workshop moderation, large group events, regional development.

Juliane Neumann

Consultant and coach. Focus areas: Distributed work & remote teams, team development, digital transformation, agile work in distributed teams, training of leaders in distributed teams

Senior Consultant. Main Areas of Work: Change Management, Strategy Development, Cultural Change, Organizational Design, Self-Organization in Teams, Customer Centricity, Team Development.

Petra Friedlaender

Senior Partner and Coach. Main areas of focus: Organizational development, change management, strategy processes, team development, leadership development, mission statement and value development.

Let’s talk!

We have more than 21 years of experience and will be happy to advise you!

Book your free initial consultation. We will get in touch with you.

ENTHUSIASTIC CUSTOMER REACTIONS AND OPINIONS:

Thank you very much for the highly professional and motivating implementation of the Open Space. The feedback from the participants was consistently positive.

Thank you again for the great workshop – we have already started implementing the first suggestions and are having a lot of fun doing so.

The training was enjoyable and, above all, it advanced us, inspired us, and was fun. Thank you very much for that!

That was really good. You understand your craft!

Thank you for the great event. We took away a lot of impulses and look forward to reaping the benefits.

We have received very positive feedback about your training. Thank you very much for that!

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Thank you once again for this all-around successful workshop day! We couldn’t have managed it like this without your support. The effort was worth it!

Thank you again for the great workshop – we are very happy with the outcome!

The day was extremely productive. I am very motivated to continue working with the results.

I’m always thrilled to work with professionals – Thank you very much for the goal-oriented moderation!

A big thank you for moderating the workshop. As a team, we emerged from the day with a good team spirit and a clearer picture regarding the way forward. The workshop was very worthwhile!

4-day workshop and yet: playful, creative, inspiring and structured with good methodology. Highly recommended.

Objective, constructive, optimistic – You have put us on course. Thank you to initio – I will definitely recommend you!

The DAV sincerely thanks initio for their support on this sometimes challenging journey. A mission statement of this quality would not have been possible without initio, and above all, we would not have conducted the discussion so openly. We are grateful for this impetus.

Once again, my sincere thanks for the excellent collaboration, organization, and the great results of the workshops!

We achieved all our goals and it was exactly what I had envisioned. Thank you very much!

It’s fun to work with you!

That was a very good method. We couldn’t have done it without you!

The support in the preparation and execution of our retreat was very professional and helped us greatly. We were very satisfied with the two intensive days

Everyone was very satisfied with your moderation. The agreements made together work wonders. The team workshop did us a lot of good!

It’s truly impressive how you perceive group dynamics and spontaneously guide them in a targeted manner for further proceedings during the event. We all, and I personally, really liked that.

The change management training was very good! You truly understand the subject matter in depth – it shows.

You moderated our two-day strategy workshop very professionally. The challenge was significant, and the result is very good. Thank you very much for that!

The minister’s cabinet and the department are pleased with the excellent cooperation, which is characterized by trust, reliability, and great empathy!

You were a real asset to our team development. Thank you very much for that!

I thoroughly enjoyed working with you both personally and professionally, and it was a great pleasure to conduct this workshop together with you!

Thank you for the valuable insights into your practical work and the many tips and moderation tricks that provided a lively glimpse into the implementation of methods.

The interactive conference design was really helpful in implementing our WE strategy. Through the high employee participation, we received important impulses for further implementation. The preparation was precise, and the on-site collaboration was professional and very pleasant. Thank you!

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I have received only positive feedback about your training. The content was very relevant to practice and everyone also found the structure of the seminar very good!

I am very satisfied with the consultation. The workshop has brought us a great step forward. Thank you for that!

Thank you for the great training. You have stimulated many thought processes in me!

Her expertise received 9.5 out of 10 possible points, her teaching 8.8 and the learning atmosphere 9.7 points. Top!

Thank you once again for the truly excellent consultation! This quality is not often encountered.

Thank you very much for your great support. Thanks to your help, we have truly taken a big step forward.

We are all thrilled with your seminar. Thank you very much! I have already implemented the first impulses and I’m already noticing initial successes. I’m looking forward to trying more…

A very helpful and good workshop! The results also helped us greatly during the restructuring phase.

This was a very efficient process that provided us with valuable insights and results. I am looking forward to the further process.

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The Open Space format was a powerful and thoroughly successful kick-off for our change process. The ministry was also thrilled!

The team development was truly excellent preparation for our strategy retreat.

We have received exclusively positive feedback on the conference. We can work very well with the results. Thank you very much for your commitment!

initio operates in the sensitive, complex, and dynamic field of strategic consulting not only efficiently but with foresight, sustainability, and passion. The impulses from our collaboration continue to influence our daily business at Sony Music to this day.

You prepared our workshop intensively and precisely. Both the method and moderation fit very well with our objectives. We were able to continue working very successfully with the results. Thank you very much!

I received particularly positive feedback regarding your moderation. Several workshop-experienced participants reported that they came with rather low expectations and left extremely positively surprised.

I have rarely experienced processes where so much has been achieved.

I will adopt some of your methods for my own workshops.

Thank you very much for this team development process. I’m glad we booked you.

You have played a very significant role in the success of our event, because without your support, it would have been much more difficult for us to ‘sell’ your innovative approach. Thank you for that!

The seminar was very helpful and will accompany me for weeks and months to come.

Very good! 1.6 as feedback score from workshop participants – I hope we continue the constructive and very pleasant collaboration!

Your sharp analytical skills were very impressive and helpful.

I learned a great deal in your seminar. It was exactly the right mix of theory, inspiration, and practical application. Therefore, I give it 9 out of 10 points!

Thank you for these really good, efficient days! The workshop was received positively throughout.
Thank you very much for your support!

The mission statement process was straightforward and creative. A very good result all around!

4 days workshop and yet: playful, creative, inspiring and structured with good methodology. Absolutely recommended.

By your professional steering of the process, you have played a significant part in the success of the project. Thank you very much!

Thank you very much for the really helpful seminar!

A model of this quality would not have been possible without your help. The result, however, is thoroughly gratifying and is already finding its way into our daily work.

The well-prepared and professionally accompanied team event gave us valuable suggestions and insights. Together we are now implementing this in further concrete steps. Thank you very much!

Thank you for the valuable insights into your practical work and the many tips and facilitation tricks that gave a lively insight into method implementation.

Rarely received such a well-structured seminar with excellent content.

It was impressive to see how much came out of our workshop. That was outstanding!

We are more than satisfied with the result. Thanks again for doing an excellent job! We hope to continue working with you!

The method training was very helpful. We can highly recommend initio Consulting for future seminars.

After the workshops with initio, we can clearly see how we can develop and proceed further and which tasks have high priority now. Thank you very much for your support!

The strategy workshop was extremely productive. You have always kept the group focused on the essential issues. We fully recommend your facilitation!