Consulting and development of team and groups

Third-party on-site course

Last updated: 09.01.2025

Next upcoming session:

20.04.2026 - 24.04.2026

Multiple locations

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Description

The course is for people responsible for facilitating development- and decision-making-processes for teams and groups. E.g., managers, consultants, controllers, school psychologists, supervisors, HR-consultants etc. The focus will be on facilitating dialogue and decision-making in teams and groups with diverse stakeholders, different levels of hierarchy, disagreement about past challenges and future direction etc (eg. a team of teachers, a project-team, the network around a pupil/student, a unit at an organisation). The methods can be applied both for team development (coaching) as well as for dealing with disagreement and challenges in the team or group.

Most people know all too well of formal and non-formal meetings and workshops where different opinions are exchanged, where you focus more on the points you want to make yourself than on listening to the others, or where no conclusions are reached after extended and maybe heated discussions. The training offers you diverse tools to

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This course will give you ...

An understanding of social constructionist, systems and appreciative approaches to change and learning
A chance to practice and reflect upon different questioning techniques that stimulate dialogue
Practical tools for separating the dialogue during meetings and workshops to make people truly listen to each other
An ability to plan and facilitate open-ended processes with teams and groups, where decisions about the future have to be made
A chance to look at and reflect upon your own reality and position as a facilitator of change and decision-making

Methodology & assessment

The course will be based on current research on facilitating development and decision-making in teams and groups - particularly social constructionist and appreciative approaches. In spite of the theoretical basis, the training will be highly practical.
The course will consist of a mix of short theoretical inputs, concrete exercises, and group discussions. It is believed that the only way to learn to facilitate change and learning is to try out the questions and methods and gain your own experiences, reflect upon them and be coached on implementation at home.
To read more on this course, have a look at our site (www.in-dialogue.org)
This and all our other open courses can, upon request, be customized to bespoke courses, planed at times that suit your school best, at a location that has your preference. We organise courses in Gouda (NL), Berlin (DE), Linz (AT), Copenhagen (DK), Zagreb & Split (HR), Dublin (IE), Barcelona (ES), Porto (PT) and Riga (LV). Feel free to contact us to discu

Materials, digital tools & other learning resources

Certification details

All participants receive a certificate at the end of the course, stating place, dates, duration and learning objectives.

Upon request, a Europass supplement can be issued. Just make sure we know that before the start of the course, so all documents can be prepared in time.

Pricing, packages and other information

Price:

775

Euro
Course package content:

The course fees are for the course only. That means course materials, course venue, coffee & tea.
Additional information:

Description of the services and activities included in the course package (such as accommodation, meals, transport) or available at extra cost.
Cancellation & changes:

The options and conditions for change and cancellation are mentioned in our registration form:
Additional information:

The options and conditions for change and cancellation, and the policy in case of unforeseen circumstances (force majeure).

Additional information

Language:

English
Target audience ISCED:

Primary education (ISCED 1)

Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)

Post-secondary non-tertiary education (ISCED 4)
Target audience type:

Head Teacher / Principal

Pedagogical Adviser

School Psychologist
��Ƶing time:

25 hours or more