Register by September 18, 2019 to receive the Early Bird Special Price of:
- Standard Registration: $2,850.00 CAD
- Non-Profit Registration: $2,595.00 CAD
After September 18, 2019, price for this workshop will increase to:
- Standard Registration: $3,100.00 CAD
- Non-Profit Registration: $2,850.00 CAD
Registration Includes:
Pre-workshop reading, four full days of instruction, lunch each day, instructional materials (handbook and textbook), supervised practicum for AI Facilitator certification, support/mentoring for one year, and a free profile listing on our AI Directory* (for those who earn their certification).
Please note: Your trainers are available as mentor to you during your practicum – at no extra cost. They will also be part of the panel that reviews your practicum once it has been submitted. It is standard practice for the panel to engage you in a conversation about your work once you have submitted your practicum. Typically, they will respond with questions, to deepen their and your mutual understanding of and learning about AI. The practicum review is therefore a dialogical and interactive process.
*Important: Participants that earn their certification through The Center for Appreciative Inquiry (CAI) are eligible to be included in the Center for Appreciative Inquiry’s Directory for FREE for the duration for their certification. Directory profiles are easy to create and update and will make you locatable by our worldwide audience. Learn more about the benefits of our Directory here.
Alternative Registration Options:
The system we use to process registration payments is PayPal. Some individuals and organizations have filters on their credit cards that block transactions made through PayPal as a security measure (which can prohibit the completion of your online registration). The problem is easily solvable. You can choose to: 1) try to process your registration payment using another credit card; 2) you can call the credit card company directly and ask them to temporarily remove the barrier that is blocking the transaction. Once payment has been processed, you can call your credit card company to place the security measure back; or 3) you can send the funds via check or wire transfer. Please contact Melissa if you wish to register using one of these alternative options.
When:
Monday, October 28, 2019 at 9:00 AM PDT-to-
Thursday, October 31, 2019 at 5:00 PM PDT
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Contact:
Melissa Robaina (Email)
Center For Appreciative Inquiry
Tel: 702-228-4699
Jenn Skelding (Email)
Trinity Western University
AI Practitioners:
Jeanie Cockell, PhD is a dynamic facilitator who is known for her creativity, sense of humor, sensitivity, and ability to get diverse groups to work collaboratively together. She is a leader in Appreciative Inquiry as an organizational and community development process, a research methodology and foundation for fostering collaboration in groups. Through her research and writing she has contributed to the development of new Appreciative Inquiry theory and practice. She is a certified Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator trainer for the Center for Appreciative Inquiry.Jeanie is an established author, contributing many articles to the International Journal of Appreciative Inquiry and has co-authored with Joan McArthur-Blair the books “Appreciative Inquiry in Higher Education: A Transformative Force” (2012) and “Building Resilience with Appreciative Inquiry: A Leadership Journey through Hope, Despair and Forgiveness” (2018). Learn More About Jeanie>>
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Leeann Waddington, MS, RN has been a registered nurse for 18 years and has a Masters in Healthcare Administration. She has worked in middle and senior management roles in the US healthcare system, where appreciative inquiry was part of her approach to strategic planning and change management initiatives. She is currently a doctoral student at Athabasca University in the Doctor of Education in Distance Education. Her extensive teaching background led her to a leadership role in Education Development. She is currently the Manager of Learning Technology and Educational Media at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey BC. She is also a Certified Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator.Leeann believes Appreciative Inquiry is the missing ingredient for success in higher education reform initiatives. In Leeann's various roles in Education and Healthcare leadership she has experience with AI as a change management tool and as a strategic planning process. She strives to keep her mindset and leadership style strengths based as she manages her work teams, consults with faculty and supports University projects and committees. Learn More About Leeann >>
Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator Training (AIFT)
Langley, British Columbia / October 28-31, 2019
What might be possible if a community of organization members were fully engaged and using their strengths to collectively achieve shared visions?
WHAT IS APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY?
Appreciative Inquiry is a collaborative, strengths-based approach to both personal and organizational development that is proving to be highly effective in thousands of organizations and communities in hundreds of countries around the world. It is a way of bringing about change that shares leadership and learning, fully engaging everyone in the organization.
WHAT IS APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY FACILITATOR TRAINING© (AIFT)?
Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator Training© (AIFT) engages participants to learn about the foundations of Appreciative Inquiry as well as the skills to facilitate inquiry sessions. At the end of this intensive Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator Training (AIFT), participants will understand how to guide organizations, groups, and communities to consciously and deliberately shift their collective way of being and seeing to an appreciative approach, that will help them focus on what's right in their organization, group or community, rather than on what's wrong.
This Appreciative Inquiry foundations course includes mini-lectures, and experiential learning (individual, pairs, trios, small group, and large group) as well as auditory and visual materials to enhance the learning experience. Each day has a morning and afternoon session; a morning and afternoon break; and one hour for lunch.
This training is designed for:Leaders in businesses and corporations, community development, educational organizations governmental organizations, and nonprofit organizations--in short, anyone who wants to learn how to facilitate Appreciative Inquiry.
TRAINING SCHEDULE AND HOURS
This Appreciative Inquiry foundations course includes mini-lectures, and experiential learning (individual, pairs, trios, small group, and large group) as well as auditory and visual materials to enhance the learning experience. Each day has a morning and afternoon session; a morning and afternoon break; and one hour for lunch.
Day One - Experiencing Appreciative Inquiry
Learn basic process and experience AI by participating in a facilitated Appreciative Inquiry led by the Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator Training Trainers
Day Two - Understanding the power of Appreciative Inquiry
Actively learn about the concepts, principles, theories and research.
Day Three - Planning
Plan and practice how you will begin helping your organization, group, or community build upon their strengths.
Day Four - Practicing
- Practice two exercises you can take home to use Appreciative Inquiry in your personal and professional life.
- Practice choosing the best language, words for facilitating Appreciative Inquiry within a particular culture.
- Begin developing your plan to become a certified Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator by completing a Practicum/Supervised Experience.
We start each day on time and work diligently to maintain the schedule, honoring the commitment to the learning experience. We have found full participation to be the most productive for the participants and the trainers. To obtain a letter of completion (and to be eligible for consideration for certification) each participant must complete 26 training hours. Days one through four begin at 8:30 a.m. for networking. The training sessions will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. each day.
WHAT MAKES OUR TRAININGS UNIQUE?
- We are relationship-focused. We believe the success of any human endeavor is dependent upon the relationships between those involved. We value each person and strive to develop a rapport, trust, and understanding with all of our clients by investing time and energy into understanding each client, their business, and their aspirations.
- Intensive and experiential. “We remember best what we experience. We understand best what we identify with. We learn best by doing.” We are aware of the importance of personal experience in the retention of learning. This is the underlying principle used in all of our workshops.
- Support. Our intimate training sessions create the perfect environment for networking, motivation, and support with other workshop participants. We encourage participants to continue to share their challenges and experiences with one another even after our trainings have concluded. Support from others can provide the strength needed to continue on the path of positive, sustainable change.
- Infused with Appreciative Inquiry. Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is a collaborative, strengths-based approach to both personal and organizational development that is proving to be highly effective in thousands of organizations and communities around the world. It is a way of bringing about change that shares leadership and learning, fully engaging everyone in the process. AI empowers our participants to create the processes they wish to use in order to put belief into practice and acquire their goals.
- Mentoring included. To ensure the successful implementation of the skill sets taught during our trainings, our trainer(s) make themselves readily available to answer questions, share knowledge, and provide on-going support and encouragement long after the training has concluded.
- Certification. Many of our workshops include certification – at no additional cost to you. Certification demonstrates to your customers, competitors, suppliers, staff and investors that you use industry-respected best practices.
- Expertise. Each of our trainers have a strong commitment to the theory and practice of their subject area — bringing a balance of education, consulting, and on-the-job experience to all of our trainings.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING INFORMATION
Outcomes - Certification
At the end of the four-day training and completion of a supervised practicum, participants will be eligible for certification to facilitate or co-facilitate Appreciative Inquiry sessions in a program, department, division, organization, group, or community on any topic that focuses on human systems change, i.e., "the way we do things." Learn more about our AIFTs outcomes and certification requirements.
Airport
Abbotsford International Airport (YXX)
Training Venue:
Trinity Western University
7600 Glover Road,
Langley, BC, Canada V2Y 1Y1
Tel: (604) 888-7511
Nearby Lodging Options:
Sandman Hotel Group
8855 202 Street,
Langley, BC, V1M 2N9, Canada
Tel: (604) 888-7263
Use code: TWU2 when making your reservation to receive discount.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Langley
8750 204th Street,
Langley, BC, V1M 2Y5, Canada
Tel: (604) 882-2000
Mention Trinity Western University (TWU) when booking.
For additional nearby lodging options, please click here. **Please note that travel, accommodations and hotel/airport transportation are not included in your registration fee.**
Refund PolicyAll fees are due upon registration. Your full participation is very important to us and we know that from time to time, your plans to attend one of our workshops or programs may change. Our refund policy reflects our interest in your continued growth and learning journey as well as our planning needs and expenses incurred based on your enrollment. For more information about our Refund Policy, please click here.
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