Creative facilitation techniques

Creative facilitation

Facilitation can be daunting for those responsible for delivering workshops, creative problem-solving sessions and innovation projects. And now, with remote and hybrid working, it's more complex to engage audiences.

Our creative facilitation training helps you build your confidence and skillset. 

We’ve run 100s of workshops and sprints, with global teams to design new products, services and improve productivity. We've taken the practical lessons from these experiences into our training.

We'll cover the following:

• The science and applied theory of creativity

• The importance of preparation, planning and logistics

• How to engage participants early to set you up for success

• Anticipating likely pitfalls and elephant traps, tips, tricks and facilitation hacks

• How to structure your sessions for maximum engagement and enjoyment

• Managing the energy and creativity of you and your participants

• Handling difficult conversations and cultivating diverse perspectives, turning them into positive and constructive challenges

• How to provoke open listening and critical thinking to build robust answers to your challenges

• Managing the flow of synthesising insights into opportunities and jumping into ideas

• Using different ideation techniques in different scenarios

• Understand how to flex and pivot your approach to ensure successful outcomes

Who is this suitable for?

This training is perfect for people who lead innovation projects or work with diverse teams to solve critical problems.