FoCuSeD™ Facilitation Games | Class Abstract | 2 days PDF Print E-mail

Trainer: Gary Rush, IAF CPF


Gary Rush's 2-day highly interactive class steps you through "how to" deal with real time last minute changes or problems with the agenda, participants, logistics, or topic. It steps you through "how to” be more flexible, more confident, and more interactive. You will learn “how to” design your own group exercises and conduct Participant Engagement Tools (PETs) to deal with a variety of situations from diversity, group dysfunction, and creativity to decision-making. This class is ideal for experienced Facilitators.


Gary is a Thiagi Certified Trainer and will be bringing this approach to designing meaningful games, exercises, and tools (Participant Engagement Tools - PETs) that are relevant, motivating, and effective to engage participants, improving involvement and participation.

 

PDUs

PMI-R.E.P. - This class confers 16 Professional Development Units (PDUs) upon completion to those attendees who are a certified Project Management Professional (PMP)®.

PMP is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

 

Availability & Registering

This class is available publicly in Chicago, IL., and on-site anywhere in the world. Please see our Public Class Dates & Info for our current public class dates and additional information. If you have a number of people who wish to attend and are looking for more companies in your area, please contact us and we will help pull together a consortium of companies for you.


  • Please contact Gary for additional information, and scheduling.
  • There is a discount for 2 or more people from the same organization attending the same Public Class date.
  • The fee covers training, materials, continental breakfast, and lunch.
  • Each student is responsible for own travel, hotel, dinner, and incidentals.

 

Class Abstract

Duration

Two (2) Days


Audience Experienced Facilitators

Abstract

This class steps you through "how to" deal with real time last minute changes or problems with the Agenda, participants, logistics, or topic. You will learn "how to" design your own group exercises and conduct Participant Engagement Tools (PETs) to deal with a variety of situations from diversity, group dysfunction, and creativity to decision-making. Topics include:

 

  • Last minute changes or problems – how do you manage them?
  • How do you design group exercises to deal with a variety of situations?
  • How do you use exercises to facilitate real time last minute changes?
  • How do you make the group exercises relevant and engaging?

Objectives

FoCuSeD Facilitation Games is designed so that the students will be able to:

 

  • Deal with real time last minute changes and still facilitate a successful workshop.
  • Design his or her own group exercises.
  • Adapt group exercises for a variety of situations.
  • Share ideas and learn from others.

Materials

Each attendee receives:

 

  • FoCuSeD Facilitation Games by Gary Rush, IAF CPF
  • Class handouts.
  • Class certificate of completion.

Class Agenda

 

Day 1

  • Introductions
  • Hello and Dealing with Last Minute Changes
  • Designing Group Exercises for Workshops
  • Best of... Worst of...
  • Scavenger Hunt
  • Reflection

 

Day 2

  • Morning Jolts
  • What I learned
  • Advanced PET Design
  • Design a PET
  • Method Sharing
  • Review and Wrap Up