Whole-Brain Creative Facilitation
Using Whole-Brain Creativity Practices and Principles
for Engaging Learning Environments
Tuesdays, July 7-28 ~ 6:30pm-9:00pm
Led by Michelle James, CEO
of The Center for Creative Emergence
NEW
4-WEEK EVENING FORMAT!
4 Tuesdays in July: 3 live
workshops plus 1 follow-up teleclass
This workshop is for
professional facilitators, trainers, OD practitioners, coaches, consultants, educators and anyone else who
wants to facilitate creativity, dynamic learning and positive culture change for their participants.
Join
the creativity training revolution! In this workshop you will learn and experience a variety of both right and left
brain creativity approaches and techniques designed to enliven your workshops and accelerate participant learning.
"Michelle's workshop for facilitators is fun, effective and you'll be glad you did it." - Harrison Snow, Director,
Team Building Associates, Professional Facilitator
You will learn how to:
>
Quickly and easily engage participants
> Modify activities for the particular group and learning objectives
> Draw forth the energy, passion, and assets already in the room
> Cultivate the attitudes
and behaviors for using whole-brain approaches
> Create a safe and receptive learning environment
Effectively getting groups to open up to experiential
creative approaches begins with increasing your own comfort and flexibility with the techniques you facilitate. This workshop
will focus on two levels at the same time - you as a professional, authentic facilitator and you as a creative individual.
You will have the opportunity for personal expansion as you gather useful tools.
You will experience whole-brain
training activities based in storytelling, improvisational theater, visual imagery, somatics, accelerated learning, ritual,
systems thinking, Socratic and analytical processes... and more! You will learn key creative facilitation principles,
creativity training design guidelines, and whole brain approaches to design and facilitate innovative learning environments.
You will explore using whole brain methods to:
> Get your own creative juices flowing
> Draw forth your natural gifts as a facilitator
> Explore the applications
of these new tools
> Have
fun. Surprise yourself and each other
> Let go of controls; think and respond spontaneously
You will leave with creative activities
for:
> Icebreakers
> Energizers
> Creating group story
> Innovation & idea generation
> Team & community
building
In this pattern-breaking program, you will learn how to let go of controls and mindsets that otherwise
inhibit your creative thinking. As you facilitate this for your participants, they will experience a deeper level of meaning
and learning.
"Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your workshop! It was really fun and very instructive!
It was a great class and I learned tons. I definitely got what I came for - so thank you." - Mary Abbajay, Consultant
for Organizational Effectiveness
When: This program meets in person the first 3 weeks, and
then has a follow up phone session the fourth week. Live workshops: 3 Tuesdays: 7/7, 714 and 7/21 - 6:30 -9:00pm. Group follow-up
teleclass: 4th Tuesday 7/28 - 6:30-9:00pm. Where: McLean, VA, 1 minute off the beltway. Directions will be
provided.
Registration: $325
Details: Includes the Creative Facilitation Workbook with handouts, light snacks and spring water.
To
Sign Up: To register, please send a confirmation email to michelle@creativeemergence.com and (1) scroll down this
page for online credit card payment OR (2) send a check to: Michelle James, 1867 Old Meadow Road #T-3, McLean, VA 22102.
Questions? Call Michelle at 703-760-9009.
From Creative Facilitation Workshop
Participants:
"For facilitators looking for ways to enliven their techniques, this workshop is
a winner." - Bill Olsen, President, Olsen Innovations, Certified Professional Facilitator
"Whether we
work with conservative corporate clients with high anxiety thresholds about "retreats", or groups that are eager
to move out into the unknown, Michelle offered great techniques and variations for all. I realized that activities to loosen
up the mind are vital to the success of what one might regard as a cerebral exercise of a corporate planning session."
- Judy Bradt, Principal & CEO, Summit Insight
"I constantly face three challenges: How to quickly
engage people in my workshops? How to raise the level of engagement so participants are emotionally as well as intellectually
committed? How to nurture cooperative learning, where participants rely on each other for their learning? I walked away with
a facilitation arsenal and ideas - and with a smile on my face." - Allen Liff, Ronin Marketing
