Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator Training (AIFT) Cape Town, South Africa ~ August 22 - 25, 2011

Registration is now open for this powerful four day training. At the end of this intensive Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator Training (AIFT), participants will have the skills and foundation to facilitate Appreciative Inquiry sessions. Learn 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. Learn to guide them to  deeply inquire into what's right and why, and then find ways of intentionally creating more of what's right in their organization, group or community.

This program has been developed and is presented by the Center for Appreciative Inquiry to provide a cost effective way for communities, people and organizations to dialogue and action for creating positive change.

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. We encourage a team of at least two people from each organization, group, or community to attend so they can return home ready to co-facilitate AI sessions.

Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator 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.

Days one through four begin at 8:30 a.m. for coffee and networking. The training sessions will begin promptly at 9 a.m., Days One, Two and Three will end at 4:30 p.m.; Day Four will end at 4:00 p.m.

* If you have special dietary needs, please email Heather Henson.

Certified Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator Trainers:

Ezelle Theunissen is a qualified coach, coach supervisor and psychologist with substantial experience in developing people, businesses and organizations.  She holds a Masters degree in Psychology from Rhodes University, a Higher Education Diploma from UCT, and certificates in Coaching Skills and Coach Supervision Skills from Coaching Development (ICF accredited), as well as being a certified Appreciative Inquiry facilitator.  Her broad range of experience includes developing interventions, facilitating, coaching, mentoring, supervising, monitoring and evaluating.

Currently, Ezelle works as a coach and coach supervisor in private practice, and she mentors on Coaching Development’s international coach training programme.  Her coaching practice focuses on coaching managers and directors of businesses at the cutting edge of their fields.  Her areas of expertise include entrepreneurship and business development, managing change, staff development, and increasing effectiveness and quality of experience in the workplace.  She works in organizations lead by avant-garde, visionary entrepreneurs who pioneer new enterprises in fast-paced, rapidly changing and growing environments. Learn More about Ezelle >>>

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Luke Younge is a facilitator for an international NPO that trains people in mindfulness, compassion and insight practices. His passion is releasing people’s capacities through positive, insight-based processes. As well as his local work, he was part of a team that launched a comprehensive mindfulness-trainer programme in South Africa and Scotland. In Scotland that programme is now an MSc in Mindfulness at the University of Aberdeen.

In addition to his facilitation work, he currently serves as a Director of the Institute for Mindfulness South Africa, an NPO committed to the practice, research and application of mindfulness. He is also a fellow of Mindfulness Africa. Learn More about Luke >>>

Additional Information

Prior to making any non-refundable travel arrangements, please e-mail Heather Henson to verify the training has met minimum enrollment.

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 at centerforappreciativeinquiry.net/outcomes

Airport:  Cape Town International Airport (CPT)

On Site Accomodations Available at Palm House: (Not included in the registration Fee)

Please note that travel, accommodations and hotel/airport transportation are not included.

If you would rather mail or fax your registration, please use our Printable Registration Form.

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