Lead Planning Conversations That Start With Reality — Not Assumption
ToP®Approaches to Environmental Scanning – 1-Day In-Person Course
Strategic plans fall flat when they’re built on guesswork.
Approaches to Environmental Scanning is a 1-day, in-person course that gives you the tools and techniques to help groups explore what’s happening around them — and what it means for their future.
You’ll learn how to guide teams through environmental scans that clarify context, identify key trends, and lay the foundation for meaningful, grounded decisions.
What You’ll Learn:
- How to design and lead group-based environmental scanning sessions
- Eight proven scanning approaches: data analysis, historical scan, stakeholder input, and more
- How to synthesize diverse input into shared insight
- How to connect scans to strategy, implementation, and decision-making
- How to lead conversations that turn complexity into clarity
Who This Course is For
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Strategic planning facilitators
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Nonprofit and public sector leaders
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Change managers and consultants
- Anyone helping groups plan, vision, or respond to shifting conditions
Why This Course Matters
When people have different perspectives on what’s happening, it’s hard to plan together.
This course teaches you how to help teams identify what’s changing, why it matters, and how to act on it — together. You’ll leave with a hands-on toolkit to help any group move from scattered data to shared direction.
Course Format
- 1-Day, In-Person
- Facilitated by Qualified & Mentor ToP® Trainers
- Highly interactive — real-world practice, reflection, and application
- Includes printed workbook and reusable template
Prerequisites
Pricing Structure
We offer sliding-scale pricing to ensure access across organizational types and sizes.
Discounts and group rates available — just ask.
- Corporate or Large Non-Profits (budget>$5 million) => $800
- Public Government => $700
- Individual Professional or Mid-Sized Non-Profit (budget $1-5 million) => $600
- Small Non-Profit or Student/ID Required (budget < $1 million) = $500
Approaches to Environmental Scanning Scheduled Courses
Environmental Scanning is a 1-day, in-person course that equips you to lead strategic conversations grounded in real-world insight.
You’ll walk away with clear methods to guide teams through trend analysis and context mapping — and the confidence to use them right away in planning, strategy, or visioning work.
Don’t see a course near you?
We can help you coordinate a public course in your area or bring an in-house course to your organization.
Learn More About In-House ToP Training
Our in-house ToP training programs are tailored to your team’s specific needs, providing customized learning experiences that address your organization’s unique challenges and goals.
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