Master the Craft of Group Facilitation
Kate Krontiris
Co-Founder, Facilitation Leadership Lab
Charley Johnson
Co-Founder, Facilitation Leadership Lab
Facilitating groups is a craft anybody can learn – we’ll help you master it.
Master the Craft of Group Facilitation is a live, online, cohort-based course for rising and established leaders who want to perfect the craft of leading and facilitating groups through complex and fraught dynamics, so that they can achieve their purpose.
We’ve all been in stuck meetings that fail to achieve their goals, planning processes that are hijacked by conflict and/or unproductive group dynamics, and strategy retreats that focus on all the wrong issues.
You’ll learn and practice proven facilitation skills in a lab-like environment so that you can lead a group through complex and fraught dynamics, and help them achieve their purpose. You’ll also receive 1:1 coaching with instructors, and access to a peer-learning community with 100+ leaders from organizations like Humanity United, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Google, the Center for Tech & Civic Life, More in Common, and many more.
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What you’ll learn
Transform stuck meetings into breakthrough moments, cultures of conflict into group belonging, and workplace ambiguity into strategic action
Develop actionable & purposeful strategies that address the roots – not symptoms! – of group challenges, bringing the group along with you
Implement intentional planning processes, sequence key issues, set purposeful agendas, & navigate high-stakes decisions
Generate movement, surface divergence, and clarify decision rights
Make productive use of difference and conflict, release unhealthy group dynamics, and manage challenging colleagues
Who this course is for
Civil society leaders who want to master the craft of group facilitation and level-up their organization.
Operators and product managers who are tired of all the ‘people & process stuff’ getting in the way of key outcomes.
Managers of cross-functional teams or partner-facing leaders who want proven tools to facilitate groups to achieve their purpose.
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Kate Krontiris & Charley Johnson in a real-time, interactive format.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
Maven Guarantee
This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.
Course syllabus
Week 1
Module 1: Core Skills & Focused Strategy
Module 2: Purposeful Planning
Week 2
Module 3: Breakthrough Moments
Module 4: Group Belonging
Schedule
Live sessions
8 hrs / week
4 hours per day, back-to-back on Saturday and Sunday, for 2 weekends in a row
Projects
1 hr / week
Capstone projects: materials calibrated to accompany each class session help students build a plan for a live facilitation challenge they are facing in their working environments. Return to your job ready to put your facilitation skills to work.
Testimonials
- Kate is an effective facilitator with the patience and energy needed to support a room full of people to connect and engage in meaningful work. I found her to be a great communicator and very skilled at observing the needs of participants in ways that promote deeper participation.
Sarita G.
Vice President of US Programs, Ford Foundation - “Charley is an accomplished, next-generation facilitator and strategist who builds generative connections across sectors, topics, ideas, and people with different perspectives and backgrounds. He is simply an incredible partner for empowering communities to make progress against complex problems."
Colin Maclay
Executive Director of USC Annenberg Innovation Lab - Kate has led several impactful workshops for the Google Social Impact team including a 2-day session with a leading group of researchers & practitioners in the civic tech field. Kate is a master facilitator whose infectious energy & passion helps groups align on strategic opportunities that build on the strengths of the participants & organization.
John Webb
UX Research Lead, Google Search Social Responsibility - As a facilitator, Charley skillfully pulls out diverse perspectives and comfortably navigates areas of strategic divergence. If you want help coalescing around a new future direction or change agenda, he is your guy!"
Priya Vora
Managing Director, Digital Impact Alliance - Charley's strategic thinking, high EQ, deep listening skills, and ability to ask incisive questions help cut to the heart of complex and challenging group dynamics, while moving the group toward impact. He's a special facilitator and I highly recommend this course."
Nick Martin
CEO, TechChange - Kate has been a fabulous thought partner, designer, and facilitator of some of the most challenging and important gatherings I’ve been a part of. With a massive EQ and capacity for deep listening and adaptation, she manages to attend to difficult power dynamics and make everyone feel heard without delaying or watering down hard choices."
Paige N.
Describing work with Kate for a global philanthropic organization
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$1,200
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2 cohorts