Part 1. Organization Information:
Company/Organization Name: A Masterful Facilitation Institute by Breakthroughs Unlimited Inc. and Odyssey Leadership Centre
Web URL: http://masterfulfacilitation.blogspot.com
Address (including country):
1023 50B Street
Delta, BC
Canada
V4M 2V8
Company Email Address: info@breakthroughsunlimited.com
Telephone: 604-943-9133
Year Founded: 1990
Fax:
Key Contact Person: Myriam Laberge
Affiliation (if part of a larger formal
organization or a local branch of a company):
Telephone:
Email: myriam@breakthroughsunlimited.com
Guiding principles/values of the organization: MASTERFUL FACILITATION is an institute of programs to build confidence and skill facilitating in any setting from in-person team meetings to large group sessions to the virtual environment.
Build Your Confidence & Skill through: The CONFIDENT FACILITATOR is a three-day experiential program that will give you a practical foundation in facilitation theory and practice. In this program, you will gain the fundamentals of planning, designing, and facilitating meetings, including how to establish norms, understand roles, keep conversations on track, help improve group interaction, and respond to individual and group dynamics. You will also learn to use a variety of methods for group decision-making, for generating solutions with broad buy-in, and for building consensus and lasting agreements.
Develop your Mastery through: The INSPIRED FACILITATOR is a deep dive into the principles, theories, practices, and processes for understanding, designing, and facilitating complex group dynamics and multi-stakeholder situations. In this program you will explore the ongoing dance of masterful facilitation - outwardly attending to purpose and process and inwardly being present to what is emerging and possibility.
Enhance your skill, confidence and mastery through: FACILITATING WISE ACTION for Lasting Impact is a unique in-house learning intensive on how to facilitate conversational methods in communities and organizations for more cooperative and sustainable results. This program combines theory and practice around proven participatory methods used around the world (e.g., World Café, Open Space, Dialogue, Appreciative Inquiry, Deliberative Dialogue, etc.) for breakthrough thinking, decision-making and collaborative action.
Part 2. Course / Curriculum Information:
Facilitation Courses Offered: (list course titles):
The Confident Facilitator: Essential Skills for Guiding Groups
The Inspired Facilitator: Achieving Mastery in Engaging Organizations and Communities
Facilitating Wise Action for Lasting Impact: Engaging Groups in Meaningful Conversations Around Complex issues
Specialized Types Offered:
Course Activities Focus: (in percentages)
% of Demonstration: 35
% of Theory: 15
% of Practice: 35
% of Feedback: 15
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::
Part 3. Course Accessibility:
Geographical Locations (list areas where courses are usually offered):
Mostly in Vancouver, BC (Canada) at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University.
Delivery Mechanisms
(press & hold ctrl to choose more than one): Face-to-face group
Languages in Which Courses Taught:: English
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: Myriam Laberge
CPF since: 2003
CPF Assessor: no
IAF member since: 1995
Leadership roles in the field of facilitation: Instructor at Centre for Sustainable Community Development at Simon Fraser University; Dialogue Associate at Morris Wosk Centre for Dialogue; Conference organizer - Canadian Community on Dialogue and Deliberation; Conference presenter - IAF 2000, 2001, 2003; contributor to Group Facilitation Forum
Years of facilitation experience: 18
Training experience/qualifications
(years/ firms or organizations etc.): Breakthroughs Unlimited Inc. - Facilitation and Organization Transformation (18 yrs)
City of Edmonton (8 yrs)
Peat Marwick & Partners/
HLA Consulting (3 yrs)
Other relevant credentials: B.A.(Honours) Economics
M.A. Economics
Trainer 2: Name: Brenda Chaddock
CPF since:
CPF Assessor: Not selected
IAF member since:
Leadership roles in the field of facilitation: International Leadership Association
Years of facilitation experience: 12+
Training experience/qualifications
(years/ firms or organizations etc.): Odyssey Leadership Centre (8 yrs)
Lifescan (a Johnson & Johnson company) - lifestyle program delivery
Other relevant credentials: Adult Education - UBC,
Legacy Leadership® Certifier, Appreciative Inquiry, Dialogue, Open Space Technology, Art of Hosting Meaningful Conversation, Peer Leadership for the Community of the Future, B. Sc. (Nursing)
Trainer 3: Name:
CPF since:
CPF Assessor: Not selected
IAF member since:
Leadership roles in the field of facilitation:
Years of facilitation experience:
Training experience/qualifications
(years/ firms or organizations etc.):
Other relevant credentials:
Part 5. Feedback Information:
Are participant references available?: yes
Describe the evaluation / curriculum review / continuous improvement process in place: Feedback and evaluation are a critical part of our programs which we review/redesign after each offering to add learnings and new insights. As well, participant needs help determine the learning agenda at the start of each program.
