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Are you looking for a customized, individual training to learn interactive methods for facilitating interactive workshops, large groups or conferences? Our trainers are experienced professionals from the field and are happy to pass on their knowledge to you.

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Table of Content

  • 1 What we offer
  • 2 What do you learn with us?
  • 3 With our knowledge of methods you can:
  • 4 Possible training sequences
  • 5 Training approach
  • 6 This is why you should participate
  • 7 Advantage of the “in-house training” approach: Tailor-made to your needs!
  • 8 Our approach
  • 9 Money back guarantee
  • 10 Your benefits
  • 11 FAQ: Frequently asked questions about our method trainings
  • 12 Kostenfreies Erstgespräch
  • 13 Unser Angebot in Training von interaktiven Workshop Methoden
  • 14 Related articles on the topic of interactive methods

What we offer

  • Customized training of interactive methods for large group workshops and seminars
  • Large group training: training in the use of large group methods
  • quick interventions to trigger interaction and creativiy
  • Methodological toolbox for strategy development, action planning, feedback and structured discussions

What do you learn with us?

  • Our trainings are always individually tailored to your needs, because we train“tailor-made and precisely fitting“, adjusted to your needs, requirements and concrete objectives.
  • Depending on your objectives, we will teach you the “classic” large group formats or an individual method case – or gladly both. As ge above, that depends entirely on what specific workshops/events you want to plan and hold.
  • In any case, you get a lot of proven practical knowledge for planning, implementation and facilitation of modern, interactive methods. For workshops, large groups, interactive conferences of all conceivable sizes.

Method selection

The “classic” large group formats:

  • World Café
  • Open Space
  • Barcamp
  • Future Conference
  • Real Time Strategic Change
  • Fishbowl
  • Storytelling
  • Appreciative Enquiry
  • Liberating Structures
  • Circle Work

Individual formats for every purpose and objective

Optionally, you will also receive a bulging method suitcase from which you can compile activating and interactive formats for every initial situation and objective. For example:

  • Activating workshop dramaturgies
  • Involving all participants
  • Individual formats
  • for meetings, workshops, interactive conferences

With our knowledge of methods you can:

  1. Developingstrategies with all conceivable group constellations and sizes
  2. Make plans of action
  3. Skillfully resolve polarities and differences and transfer them to common ground and a feasible action plan
  4. Generateinsights and knowledge
  5. Generate feedback
    and thus continue to work in a focused and constructive manner
  6. Raise opinions quickly and efficiently
  7. Elicit different ideas and points of view, bring them together and achievea common result – regardless of group size or topic
  8. Skillfully use interaction-triggering methods that don’t take much time – but are highly effective
  9. Make presentations more interactive
  10. … and many other application scenarios with our“gold pieces” from our tried and tested method case.

Possible training contents

Choose from

on which topics you would like to learn in more depth – we always train “precisely” to your requirements and objectives and will be happy to provide you with a free quote.

A selection of possible modules

Facilitation of large group formats and interactive workshop sessions

  • Workshop methods and formats for large, small and medium groups
  • Activating and interactive formats for conferences, trade fairs, information events
  • Impactful additions for your collection of workshop-methods
  • Finding the right mix of micro-methods and interactive structures
  • Learning large and small formats “in-depth” and “hands-on” and how to apply them

Professional preparation and implementation

  • Skillfull dramaturgy and impactful methods for interactive, activating workshops
  • for small and medium group sizes
  • and also for classic (large) group approaches such as Open Space, World Café, Appreciative Inquiry, Real Time Strategic Change, Future Conference
  • Methodical and logistic preparation

Finding the right methods and formats for your challenges

  • to achieve the goals set
  • in the time available
  • under the given general conditions

Appropriate mix of methods and activating arrangements

  • Make plans of action
  • Develop strategies
  • Use feedback constructively
  • Create useful networks among the participants
  • Conducting dialogs at equal terms

Get results

  • Achieve further usable and feasable results in short time
  • in large and small formats, even in a short time

Create energy for implementation

  • Coordinate, make decisions, establish commitment, “hand over” responsibility

Best possible embedding

  • of interactive formats in conference architectures
  • and/or in ongoing processes in organizations / companies

Concretely plan facilitation formats:

  • From clarification of the assignment to presentation of the results and planning follow-up formats
  • Structuring, presentation and visualization in the actual workshop

Tipps and tricks

  • Planning tools, templates, best practices, workshop toolbox

Developing suitable, meaningful questions

  • for the respective formats
  • Developing frameworks, relevant questions and relevant areas of action for large group interventions

Role clarification

  • Which are the responsabilities of the facilitation team, and which are not? Approaches to distribute responsability among stakeholders at this early stage

Pre-communication

  • Announcement of the event through suitable media (culturally appropriate sensitization and attunement) and involvement of the participants in the run-up to the event.

Event Management

  • Technology, premises, organization

Evaluation and follow-up

  • Proven termination and connection formats

Possible training sequences

How does such a method training run?

As already described – our trainings are always “tailor-made” and individually tailored to your needs. However, here are two exemplary processes for initial rough orientation:

Example 1: Focus on cash methods

We train the “classic methods” (Open Space, World Café, Future Conference, Appreciative Enquiry, etc.) in a mixture of “frontal input”, trying out and reflecting:

Overview training approachBeispielhafter Trainings-Ansatz
Example 2: Focus on developing your own toolbox

If the main goal is to develop our own “toolbox” in order to create individual workshop formats ourselves, we proceed in different steps:

  1. Understanding the basic mechanics of large groups
    • which basic steps are underlying the majority of formats
    • how do they build on each other
  2. Overview of different methods for each step
    • Which methods fit each “basic step”?
  3. Locating each method in an application matrix
    • build own method case
  4. Decode” the “classic” formats: How do the known formats fit the respective basic steps?
    • How can these be sensibly varied depending on the objective
  5. Case studies
    • Showing dramaturgies from our consulting practice
    • Discussion & Transfer
  6. “Case Clinic”
    • Developing own large group dramaturgies with the acquired methods
    • against the backdrop of upcoming events
  7. optional: “on the job” coaching for workshop planning, preparation, implementation

Training approach

Interactive and activating methods (“action learning”)

We not only teach interactive methods, we also use them in our trainings! In this way, you learn from us on two levels:

  • Theory (input)
  • and “hands-on” application

“Practice what you preach”

We practice what we preach in this interactive trainig:

Alternation of concise input and transfer/”do-it-yourself” phases

Evaluation and transfer:

  • Why our approach is working so well
    In-depth explanation of the psychological and group dynamic basics, so that you understand the “in depth-mechanics” of large group interventions – and why they work so well
  • Which are possible applications and scenarios
  • Useful variations and modifications
    (always tightly related to the objectives and context of the subjects being discussed)
  • Q&A – rounds – so that all relevant questions will be covered.

Work on “real world” case studies

We show you real case studies from real customers and related effective methodological approaches. In this way, you will quickly develop a sense of which methods are appropriate for which scenario/context/challenge

It is not uncommon for our participants to bring case studies from their own job contexts. This is very welcome, because it ensures an ideal transfer to your own working environment.

This is why you should participate

  • Customized and “tailor-made” training concept, reflecting the “real world” needs of the trainees

    We always adapt our trainings to the exact needs of the participants. Are you a beginner, would you like to refresh your existing knowledge or go deeper in certain areas of your facilitation practice? We have the right training concept for every scenario.
  • Modern, up-to-date methodological methods

    taught by experienced trainers.
  • With us you will learn not only the “original formats”, but also useful “variations”.

    In this way, you are fit for large group practice and can develop your own formats from existing building blocks – suitable for every context and objective!
  • We know our trade

    Because we are experienced application practitioners and are constantly developing our repertoire of methods.
    Here are some of our references from our extensive experience in large group facilitation.
  • Modern and interactive knowledge transfer

    Activating, interactive and discursive training formats
  • Top references and high customer satisfaction (many references available!)

    We will be happy to provide you with a tailor-made offer and verifiable references.

Advantage of the “in-house training” approach: Tailor-made to your needs!

We always tailor the content of our in-house training courses to your individual needs.

In the past we trained, among others:

  • Consulting companies (“train the trainer” format)
  • Internal consultants and trainers from corporations and SMEs
  • Internal strategy departments
  • HR developers
  • Internal change agents
  • Managers with planning and moderation responsibilities
  • Pedagogical staff
  • Teams of event agencies who want to expand their methodological toolbox
  • Trade fair organizers and agencies
  • and many other teams.

Our approach

To ensure that you receive the best possible quality for your training or seminar, we attach great importance to a thorough clarification of the job and context:

  1. What exactly do you need?
  2. additional assessment of the existing challenges among participants via telephone, videoconverence or survey form
  3. Creation of an individual training approach: Tailored to your needs. Guarantee: You will not learn anything that you already know!
  4. Alignment and finalization of the training design
  5. Conduct of the training
  6. Structured evaluation of benefits and success

Money back guarantee

  • If you are not satisfied, you get your money back. Without ifs and buts. Period.

Your benefits

You learn

  • know current, activating and interactive methods for conferences, trainings and seminars and can apply them themselves after the seminar (“application competence“)
  • Combining elements of individual methods into new, individual formats – depending on the target group and needs (“modular toolbox“)
  • through the use of interactive methods in the seminar setting, interactive methods are taught and deepened (“learning on two levels“)

You get

  • Trainers who work mainly as consultants, so they have lots of “hands on” experience in “real world” facilitation
    Our trainers use the methods virtually “every day” in their jobs as consultants. So we are all seasoned practitioners and are happy to share our knowledge.
  • Always “fresh” and “up to date” approaches
    We know current methodological trends and know from experience which variations achieve which effects.
  • Best training quality
    Activating and interactive training, didactically well laid-out, proven many times and constantly tuned and refined.
  • Documents with practical tips
    So that you can apply the methods yourself afterwards.

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FAQ: Frequently asked questions about our method trainings

When will the next seminars be offered?

Whenever you need it. We are working “tailor made” for your inhouse group. We offer the initio method training flexibly in terms of time anywhere in Germany. Short term trainings are also possible!

Are there open trainings for individual participants?

We offer in-house training only for existing / permanent groups. We do not offer “open trainings” for individuals. We do not offer open seminars for individual participants.

For which objectives are the methods that you teach suitable?

Developing strategies and action plans, making decisions, weighing up risks, generating ideas, developing innovations – the whole range you can imagine. We design our trainings “tailor made” exactly to your needs!

How much does the method training cost?

You pay us according to the time spent, not according to the number of participants. This pays off even with a small group size! Here you will get your non-binding offer, specially tailored to your group and your objectives.

For which group sizes are the methods suitable?

For truly any size group: from small groups (3-4 people) to 1000 people, we have a jam-packed suitcase of methods we’re happy to teach you.

Who are the trainers?

Our trainers are experienced consultants with lots of “real world” experience. We are passionate and experienced users of the methods that we teach. So you get first-hand tips and application tricks from experienced practitioners!

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    Excellent! 1.6 as feedback score [with 1 the highest and 6 the lowest possible score] awarded by the workshop participants - I hope we will continue the constructive and very pleasant cooperation!

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    I have only received positive feedback on your training. The content was very practical and everyone also found the structure of the seminar very good!

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    Your expertise scored 9.5 out of a possible 10, your delivery scored 8.8, and the learning climate scored 9.7. Top result!

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    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.

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

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    We are all thrilled with your seminar. My very warm thanks to you. I have now implemented the first impulses and I can already feel the first successes. I look forward to further exploration… "

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