Part 1. Organization Information:
Company/Organization Name: ICA Associates, Inc.
Web URL: http://ica-associates.ca
Address (including country): 655 Queen Street East
Toronto, Ontario M4M 1G4
Canada
Company Email Address: ica@ica-associates.ca
Telephone: 416 691 2316
Year Founded: 1999
Fax: 416 691 2491
Key Contact Person: Jo Nelson
Affiliation (if part of a larger formal
organization or a local branch of a company): Institute of Cultural Affairs
Telephone: 416 691 2316 x230
Email: jnelson@ica-associates.ca
Guiding principles/values of the organization: Everyone has wisdom; we need everyone's wisdom for the wisest result, a group can create results that are larger than the sum of the individual contributions; a culture of collaboration will move us productively into the future
Part 2. Course / Curriculum Information:
Facilitation Courses Offered: (list course titles): Group Facilitation Methods
Facilitated Planning
Professional Facilitator Program
Meetings that Work
Art and Science of Participation
ToP Advanced Facilitator Program
Facilitative Leadership Program
Advanced ToP Tools Module
Organizational Transformation
Human Development Module
Designing Planning Systems
Facilitating Conciliation
Facil. Change in Whole Systems
Power of Image Change
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Specialized Types Offered:
ToP -- Technology of Participation
ICA methods
Course Activities Focus: (in percentages)
% of Demonstration: 30%
% of Theory: 20%
% of Practice: 30%
% of Feedback: 10%
Are Course Agendas on the website?: yes
Are Learning Objectives on the website?: yes
Are the course fees on the website?: yes
Course Levels Available
(press & hold ctrl to choose more than one): Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Special Features:
Free follow-up coaching available after every course to support skilled application of the tools and theory
Part 3. Course Accessibility:
Geographical Locations (list areas where courses are usually offered):
Toronto, Ontario
Ottawa, Ontario
Edmonton, Calgary, and Red Deer Alberta
Vancouver, British Columbia
Saskatoon and Regina, Sask.
across Canada and beyond upon request
Delivery Mechanisms
(press & hold ctrl to choose more than one): Face-to-face group
Languages in Which Courses Taught:
English and French
Public courses: yes
Private / in-house courses available: yes
Part 4. Trainer Qualifications and Credentials
Please list information for up to three trainers::
Trainer 1: Name: Jo Nelson
CPF since: 2000
CPF Assessor: yes
IAF member since: 1993
Leadership roles in the field of facilitation: IAF Executive 1999 - 2004
Years of facilitation experience: 39
Training experience/qualifications
(years/ firms or organizations etc.):
BA in Education, 1970
ICA globally since 1970
Accredited byCanada School of Public Service, 2001
Other relevant credentials:
ICA Certified ToP Facilitator
Principal of ICA Associates Inc.
Author of Art of Focused Conversation for Schools
Trainer 2: Name: John M. Miller
CPF since: 2003
CPF Assessor: no
IAF member since: 1999
Leadership roles in the field of facilitation:
IAF Conf Org team 2007
Years of facilitation experience: 19
Training experience/qualifications
(years/ firms or organizations etc.): MA Political Science, 1987
ICA Canada since 1997
Accredited by Canada School of Public Service, 2001
Other relevant credentials: ICA Certified ToP Facilitator
Principal of ICA Associates, Inc.
Author of article “Succession Planning and Organizational Change”
Trainer 3: Name: Bill Staples
CPF since: 2006
CPF Assessor: No
IAF member since: 1998
Leadership roles in the field of facilitation:
IAF Conf. Co-Chair, 2000
Publisher of IAF Group Facilitation Journal
Years of facilitation experience: 30
Training experience/qualifications
(years/ firms or organizations etc.):
BA, 1974
International Training Institute, 1976
Human Development Training School, 1977
Accredited by Canada School of Public Service, 2001
Other relevant credentials:
ICA Certified ToP Facilitator
Principal of ICA Associates, Inc.
Publisher of Edges Magazine
Part 5. Feedback Information:
Are participant references available?: yes
Describe the evaluation / curriculum review / continuous improvement process in place:
Participant evaluations after every course; trainer formal and informal reflections after every course; co-training with peer feedback frequently; follow-up coaching with participants which elicits new information; collaborative curriculum review and improvements yearly
