Two days. Two proven methods. A skill set that enhances every meeting you'll ever lead.
ToP® Training / ToP® Facilitation Methods
Every leader runs meetings. Most of those meetings don't reach their aims. The difference between a meeting that produces something and a meeting that produces another meeting isn't luck — it's skilled facilitation. ToP® Facilitation Methods is the foundational course for becoming that skilled facilitator.
You'll learn two methods — the Focused Conversation Method and the Consensus Workshop Method — that form the backbone of participatory practice worldwide. These are the same methods I use with client organizations across the Great Plains and nationally.
The Focused Conversation Method (ORID — Objective, Reflective, Interpretive, Decisional) gives you a repeatable structure for any conversation that needs to move a group from data to decision. The Consensus Workshop Method gives you a way to build genuine shared agreement, not just compliance.
You'll practice both methods on real content from your own work, get feedback, and walk out the second day with methods you can use the following Monday.
You don't just leave with notes. You leave with specific capabilities you can use in the meetings and processes you're already leading.
The ORID method (Objective, Reflective, Interpretive, Decisional) gives you a repeatable structure for any conversation that needs to move a group from data to decision.
Help groups develop shared understanding and commit to action — even when they came in with very different views.
Whether the aim is alignment, problem-solving, planning, or conflict resolution — you'll know how to design the process that gets a group there.
You won't need a year of practice before these are useful. They're built for the meetings you're already leading.
Two full days, in person. 16 contact hours.
Small cohort size for hands-on practice with real feedback.
You practice both methods on real content from your own work — not abstract scenarios.
Your registration includes everything you need to put the methods to work — during the course and after it.
A comprehensive reference you'll use long after the course ends. The methods, the designs, the templates, and the examples — all in one place.
Scheduled within 90 days of course completion. Bring a real challenge — a session you're designing, a group dynamic you're navigating, a process that's stuck — and we'll work through it together.
Quarterly gatherings of ToP® practitioners across the region. Keep your skills sharp, learn from others, stay connected to the work.
ToP® Facilitation Methods is the foundational course on the path to the Certified ToP® Facilitator (CTF) credential — the international professional standard for ToP® practitioners.
ToP® Facilitation Methods is the foundational course in the ToP® curriculum. No prior facilitation experience is required — the course is built to give you the foundation, not to assume you already have it.
The methods I learned in this course transformed how I run every meeting. I use ORID weekly — sometimes daily.
Two days that paid for themselves the following week. Every leader should take this course.
Pricing is tiered based on organization type and budget — so participants from small nonprofits and large corporates pay rates that match their context. Choose the tier that fits.
Student rate available with valid student ID. If pricing is a barrier — please reach out. We want the right people in the room.
No public cohort scheduled at the moment. Join the waitlist and we'll let you know as soon as the next one is announced — or reach out about an in-house cohort for your team.
Join the WaitlistWhether you're ready to register for the next cohort or you'd like to talk through whether ToP® Facilitation Methods is the right fit — both paths are open.