Seminars and trainings

Would you like to expand your methods toolkit with interactive workshop and facilitation methods, activating and engaging moderation techniques? Are you looking for a facilitation training to improve your moderation skills? In our methods trainings for better workshop moderation, you will learn the best activating facilitation techniques and interactive formats that help you better involve and engage participants, and use well-thought-out moderation formats to generate feedback, develop action plans, and create consensus.

Suitable Methods and Facilitation Techniques for Every Purpose

In our proven trainings on facilitation methods you will learn,

den sicheren Einsatz von interaktiven Workshop-Formaten
bewährte Formate für jeden Einsatzzweck
welche Methoden sich für welche Zielstellung eignen
die ergebnisorientierte Steuerung von Gruppen jeglicher Größe (kleine, mittlere und große Gruppen)
einzelne interaktionsauslösende Elemente und komplette Workshop-Designs, mit denen Sie Interaktion und lebhafte Diskussionen in Gang bringen
wie Sie einzelne methodische Elemente zu neuen, wirksamen interaktiven Workshop-Formaten kombinieren

Content of our Facilitation Methods Training

Here is an excerpt from our proven training content:

Possible training contents

The best start:

Activating participants, “preparing the ground”

Methods for developing strategies and action plans

Formats for generating ideas and developing strategies – for beginners, advanced users and professionals
Creating action plans and develop strategies
Bringing about decisions
Collecting, structuring and utilizing the knowledge and experience of the participants,

Analyzing risks

Analyzing risks and initiating projects

Engaging formats for large, medium and small groups

Efficient and targeted work in medium, large and very large groups
Skilfully manage groups of any size with well-placed facilitation techniques

Activating settings

Making discussions interactive
purposefully using the knowledge and experience of many

Exchanging experiences

Sharing knowledge and experience

Small and large formats

Methods to make results from many small groups visible and usable even under time pressure
Skillfully manage discussions in all group sizes (from small to very large) and routinely secure results

Generate feedback

Generate feedback and use it as a resource for improvements

Gathering opinions and making them usable

“Highlights” and short opinion polls

Developing good questions

Proven and effective stimulus questions for every purpose

Meta formats

4 basic steps to “save” every workshop and every session

Lecture-style presentation

How to liven up “frontal input” and lead exciting, lively discussions from presentations (“useful methods and tools”)

Initiating and evaluating projects

Methods for reviewing, evaluating, and improving project ideas and action plans

Fill your methods toolkit!

Methods matrix: Which method is suitable for which purpose? (“quick reference guide“)
Tips and criteria for selecting the right workshop method

Developing lively formats for your own facilitations

Develop your own formats safely and use them skillfully for any objective

Benefits of our Methods Trainings and Seminars

Wirksame Methoden
Unsere Methoden sind praxiserprobt, aktuell und funktionieren. Garantiert.
Aktuelles Wissen
Wir kennen aktuelle Methoden-Trends und wissen aus der Praxis, welche methodische Variationen welche Wirkungen erzielen.
Methoden-Vielfalt
Sie können am Ende des Trainings mit ihrem neu erworbenen „Methoden-Baukasten“ eigene Formate für jeden Anwendungszweck entwickeln
Viele handfeste Praxis-Tipps
Damit Sie die Methoden anschließend gut selber anwenden können.
Gründlich
Sie erlernen die Anwendung interaktiver Formate sicher und anwendungsreif.
Praxisnah
Sie erhalten Anwendungssicherheit und wissen, wie Sie „schwierige“ Situationen künftig gekonnt umschiffen
Schnelles Lernen
Schon im Seminar wenden wir die interaktiven Methoden bei der Wissensvermittlung an. Durch unsere interaktiven Lern-Settings lernen Sie auf zwei Ebenen: Methodisch und inhaltlich.
Erfahrene Trainer bzw. Berater
Unsere Trainer*innen wenden die Methoden quasi „täglich“ in ihren Berufen als Berater*innen an. Wir alle sind also routinierte Anwendungs-Praktiker und teilen unser Wissen gern.

Our training courses are for you if you…

regelmäßig Sitzungen, Workshops und Seminare moderieren, in denen sich die Teilnehmenden aktiv einbringen – und nicht nur passiv zuhören
in Workshops die „üblichen“ Formate von „Vortrag & Diskussion“ um interaktive Elemente erweitern möchten
dafür sorgen wollen, dass alle Teilnehmenden beitragen und engagiert mitdiskutieren
erreichen möchten, dass nicht immer nur die „Meinungsführer“ und „üblichen Verdächtigen“ beitragen, sondern sich alle in den Diskussionen einbringen
Sie Entscheidungen, Strategien und Handlungspläne auf die Erfahrungen, Wissen und Einschätzungen Aller und nicht nur auf die Meinungsführerschaft Weniger stützen wollen
zeitraubendes Abschweifen in den Diskussionen vermeiden, sondern effizient und unter Einbeziehung möglichst vieler relevanter Perspektiven und Sichtweisen diskutieren möchten
möchten, dass sich in Zukunft die Diskussionskultur in Ihrem Bereich / Team / Unternehmen so verändert, dass alle Ihr Wissen einbringen und Entscheidungen auf Grundlage von validen und umfassenden Informationen getroffen werden

Why you should take part in our facilitation training

Sie erweitern Ihren persönlichen Methodenkoffer
„Wer fragt und leitet, führt“.
Sie erwerben wichtige Führungs- und Moderations-Fähigkeiten, die Sie als Fach- und Führungskraft täglich gebrauchen können – in Ihrem jetzigen und künftigen Job
Wir wissen, wovon wir sprechen: Alle Methoden haben wir auf Tauglichkeit geprüft und wir wenden sie in unserer Beratungspraxis regelmäßig an.
Nützliche Abwandlungen und Erweiterungen: Als erfahrene Praktiker passen wir Methoden häufig an die Ziele und Ausgangslagen unserer Kunden an. Bei uns profitieren Sie von diesen nützlichen „Tipps und Kniffen“.
Interaktive Methoden-Vermittlung „blended learning“ Ansatz: In unseren Workshop- und Methoden-Trainings wenden wir die Methoden bereits an
Geschütztes Lernumfeld: Vielfältige Reflexions- und Übungsmöglichkeiten im Rahmen unserer Trainings

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Our approach

This is how we ensure the best training quality :

Detailed order clarification:
Our in-house training courses are not mass-produced: we get to know our target group, hold preliminary discussions and always adapt our training content very precisely to your requirements.
High utility value: We examine the roles, tasks, and prior experiences of the participants. This way, we always provide relevant knowledge. We don’t teach methods you already know. Thus, we optimally use the available training time for your knowledge and insight gain.
Interactive training setting:
We don’t like frontal lectures and long PowerPoints. Concise method inputs are always followed by concrete application and transfer. Interaction is not just a phrase for us, but lived (and loved) practice.
Always up-to-date methodological knowledge:
Our core business is consulting. We don’t primarily learn from books, but above all through practical application. Benefit from our practical experiences!
Evaluation and continuous development of our training formats:
We are part of a lively community of dedicated consultants and application practitioners and are constantly enhancing our method training courses.

Tailor-made in-house training courses and seminars

Are the suitable format or the right method not yet included?

No problem. We always provide tailor-made training and adapt our training content individually for every need and target group.

Ask us – initial consultations are always free of charge and non-binding.

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Excerpt from our participant lists

Many of our seminar participants come from the following areas:

Interne Berater*innen und Trainer aus Mittelstand und Konzernen
Mitarbeiter aus Beratungsunternehmen („train the trainer“ Seminare)
MitarbeiterInnen von Veranstaltungsagenturen, die Ihren Methoden-Baukasten erweitern möchten
Mitarbeiter*innen, die zuständig sind für Gremiums-Sitzungen und Messe-Auftritte
Mitarbeiter*innen von Verbänden und anderen Organisationen, in denen gemeinsame Willensbildung und Entscheidungsprozesse zum Tagesgeschäft gehören
Fachangestellte mit Leitungsfunktionen
Teamleiterinnen und Teamleiter
Fach- und Führungskräfte, die Ihre Moderations- und damit auch Führungsfähigkeiten erweitern möchten

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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.

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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!

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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

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

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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!

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