ToP Course Offerings

Explore the landscape of facilitation and learn three key processes for activating group participation virtually, in our acclaimed flagship course modified for the virtual world.

Leading effective teams requires developing a culture that seeks everyone’s contributions, listens carefully, and honors all contributions – the essence of ToP. ToP Facilitation Methods are structured to help groups achieve shared awareness, shared agreement and turn ideas into actionable plans they own. Reading, discussing, designing, feedback, and facilitating one’s designs provides an intensive pathway to learning and applying ToP Facilitation Methods in your world, whether face to face or online.

ToP Strategic Planning teaches how to weave powerful ToP methods into an integrated approach to strategic planning and creation of plans that are realistic, achievable and easy to monitor. This method is especially useful with larger groups of stakeholders and groups holding diverse ideas. Strategic plans using this powerful process can be accomplished in as little as two days.

Generate meaningful, productive dialogue around any topic with this powerful, universally applicable framework.

Become skilled in facilitating the ToP Action Planning Method using an online platform with this hands-on practice lab for TFM graduates! Leave with an online template to use when hosting an Action Plan workshop.

Individuals, groups, and organizations are in the middle of recreating how we work together. Learn theories, tools, and techniques to help!

Explore the landscape of facilitation and learn three key processes for activating group participation in our acclaimed flagship course.

A sister to our flagship facilitation course, this extended three-day version highlights the role of the facilitative leader and offers additional practice opportunities in a more relaxed environment.

Generate meaningful, productive dialogue around any topic with this powerful, universally applicable framework.

Explore 10 creative, insightful tools to understand customer, staff or community perceptions and needs, delve into relevant data, and get groups on the same page to launch their work.