Cost:
Early Bird Discount Extended until January 16, 2012!
Register by January 16, 2012 to receive the Early Bird Special Sale Price of $1,350.00 USD ($1,150.00 USD for South Africans).
After January 16, 2012, event fee will increase to $1,675.00 USD ($1,375.00 USD for South Africans)*.
Registration includes four full days of instruction, morning coffee, lunch, instructional materials and a supervised practicum.
*For participants that register at the reduced South African rate will need to provide verification of their residency to Ezelle Theunissen (trainer) on the first day of the training.
When:
Monday January 30, 2012 at 8:30 AM SAST-to-
Thursday February 2, 2012 at 4:30 PM SAST
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Where:
Palm House
10 Oxford Street, Upper Wynberg,
Cape Town, 7800 South Africa
+27(0)217615009
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Contact:
Heather Henson (Email)
Company of Experts, Inc.
Tel: +001 702 2284699 / Fax: +001 702 2426182
Flexible Registration Options:
Don't want to register online? Company of Experts has created flexible registrations for you...
Fax: To register by fax, click here to download our registration form, fill it out, and fax it to our office at +001 (702) 242.6182. You will receive a confirmation email within 2 business days to confirm your registration .
Phone: We also process registrations taken over the phone. Just call our office +001 (702) 228.4699 and we will be happy to process your order over the phone.
Ai Practitioners:
Ezelle Theunissen is a leadership coach, consultant and community psychologist with substantial experience in developing people, businesses and organisations.
Ezelle practices as a coach and appreciative inquiry trainer & consultant to create “generative & learning” organisational cultures that wish to thrive in a rapidly changing environment. She specialises in organisational and community transformation and the design of innovative programmes that integrate learning and coaching at individual and team level. She especially enjoys participating in environments that are innovation-focused and possibility-oriented.
Ezelle has gained considerable experience working in diverse environments – from rural, small town and peri-urban communities to big brand corporate industries. She feels equally inspired collaborating with private, non-government and / or public sectors and thrives in environments rich in diversity. She is equally fluent in English & Afrikaans and especially enjoys working with other English-second-language speakers throughout the world. Learn More about Ezelle >>>
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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 >>>
Testimonials:
"The authenticity of Ezelle Theunissen and her genuine belief in the power of Ai. Also the interaction with other individuals from diverse backgrounds. I particularly enjoyed the Dewitt Jones DVD, "Celebrate What's Right with the World" ~ Chantelle Murray, Johannesburg, South Africa
"I appreciated the opportunity to discover the dream of the possibilities - a simple but profound concept" ~Aadielah Maker, Johnnesburg, South Africa
"The workshop was well done. The contents and presentation were valuable to improve my profession as a change agent." ~ Consultant, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
"I appreciated the wealth of information. The confirmation of so much. As a trainer, I learned some stuff about training!" ~ Development Coach, Cape Town, South Africa
Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator Training (AIFT)
Cape Town, South Africa / Jan. 30 - Feb. 2, 2012
What might be possible if 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 hundred 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 and Coaches 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.
Our objective:By focusing on the organizations strengths, you can evolve into a true “center of excellence” while avoiding the risks and pitfalls associated with “reinventing” operational service, delivery and support. The refocus may include everything from reducing risk and long-term capital cost—by understanding what is and is not critical to the overall success of the organization—to refining and optimizing service levels through effective and efficient business solutions.
To enhance the outcomes and planning processes currently in place by using a strengths-based approach (Appreciative Inquiry). Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is a highly adaptable philosophy and process for engaging people in building the organization and world that they want to work and live in. By encouraging a broad range of stakeholders, both within and outside the system to ask positive questions about peak experiences or successes, create shared meaning of the answers, and act on the responses. AI serves as a wellspring for transformational change.
Our approach:Our approach revolves around a simple idea: building upon the organization’s strengths – by providing skills and confidence to the Stakeholders to develop a framework for planning and implementing change and developing energy for that change. One of the fundamentals of our success is utilizing the existing talents and resources of the organization to enhance customer satisfaction, business goals, and stakeholder engagement.
We are committed to providing the expertise necessary to help organizations achieve their success and retention goals while reducing their training and operational costs. We have a series of recommendations that organizations may choose from based on time and financial opportunities that drive the organization through to its vision.
The Center for Appreciative Inquiry and Company of Experts have developed their training and coaching programs for immediate and long-term impact, focusing on changing workplace practices rather than trying to change people.
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 continental breakfast and networking. The training sessions will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. each day.
**If you have special dietary needs, please email Heather Henson.
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 at centerforappreciativeinquiry.net/outcomes
Airport
Cape Town International Airport (CPT). Please note that travel, accommodations and hotel/airport transportation are not included. We advise that you do not make any nonrefundable travel arrangements until the training is confirmed.
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THIS APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY FACILITATOR TRAINING (AIFT) IS SPONSORED BY:
