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* This course
is delivered by George Packard of ICA
USA, who brings with him over 35 years of experience in
the field.
“For me this course
was about how we look at ourselves and what we believe about
ourselves, as well as what we can do to make people more comfortable
and relaxed in a training environment” -
Anne-Claire Edynbry, Education Partnerships Manager, Cantilever
Partnership
"Everyone in my organisation
should take this training every year, because of the way it
inspires and revitalises" - Jude Greenwood,
Director, Spring to Life
Who this course is for
It is suitable for all those who want to bring greater creativity
and deeper insight to the groups they work with, including
team leaders and managers within organisations, those working
with partners and external stakeholders, youth and community
workers, teachers and trainers, coaches and independent facilitators.
Questions this course answers
"Do complex organizational situations challenge
your creativity? Are the groups or individuals with whom you
work in crisis or unmotivated? Do you search for new ways
to inspire group interaction?"
We cannot control the behaviour of others, but we can learn
to create the environments, context, and processes to facilitate
purposeful and creative productivity. One of ICA's greatest
contributions to the field of organisational change is work
related to shifting images.
Images or 'mental models' that we hold are the basis for
choosing actions and making decisions as individuals and as
organisations. The Power of Image introduces practical tools
and methods for all those who use facilitation to assist or
guide people’s learning or decision-making.
What you will gain
 By
the end of the course, you will
- have gained ways to motivate yourself and the groups or
people with whom you work
- have gained ways to shape and shift images and mindsets
to engage your clients and participants, and be able to
apply what you know in your field to help people see new
images of themselves
- be able to design processes for powerful and engaging
sessions and meetings, and create environments to enable
productive problem solving
The course covers ICA's theory of Image Shift – how
our images shape our own facilitation practice; how our facilitation
approach and design shapes groups' images; and how to design
more powerful interventions using the ICA's Kaleidoscope Design™
methods.
This methodology integrates the use of story telling, singing
and art to unleash the full potential of the groups we work
with.
Learning style
The course presents theory and methods in a practical and
participatory way. You will learn by doing – by doing
exercises to enhance others’ learning, by creating presentation
aids and visuals, and by working in small groups to create
solutions for a situation relevant to you.
The course will reflect and validate your own personal learning
journey, and will allow you to work through a process of shaping
your own images for yourself.
Check course dates
and book online now.
What do participants say about this course?
90% of PoI participants in the year to March 2007 rated this
course 8/10 or higher.
Comments from participants’ end-of-course evaluations
included:
- a powerful insight into image theory and its application
to facilitation and training
- a packed-full, exciting course that shows what to do
to make events, meetings & programmes more effective,
dramatic and memorable
- it works on a number of levels, helping to connect personal
& organisational
- stimulating, involving and value for money
- thoroughly enjoyable
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