Our general course descriptions are listed below. All courses are offered in both face-to-face and teleclass formats. (Yes, you really can learn over the phone from the comfort of your home or office!) Currently, clients sponsor our courses. Let us know if you are interested in arranging a course for your organization.
If you are an individual wanting to learn more, let us know of your interest. In some cases, our clients are willing to accept open enrollments. We will try to find an opening for you.
Introduction to Dynamic Self-Governance
This training is designed for people who want to become familiar with the principles of DSG and its tools for facilitating meetings. It is the first in a series of three courses designed to support people who want to bring DSG to their organizations.
In this course, participants will:
- Learn about the four governing principles of DSG.
- Participate in making decisions using two of DSG's three decision-making processes (Consent to a Proposal, and Selection of People to Fulfill Roles) under the guidance of a skilled and experienced facilitator.
- Practice facilitating a group decision using these decision-making tools.
- Meet the first part of the basic training requirements for dynamic self-governance facilitator certification. (The other two parts of the certification process are facilitator training and demonstration of skill.)
Length: Six 2-hour teleclass sessions or a 2¼ day in-person workshop
Register: Click here to inquire about scheduling this course for your group or organization.
Advanced DSG Facilitation
Once people have experienced the effectiveness DSG, they often want to bring it immediately to the organizations of which they are part. One of the biggest challenges in doing this is that the DSG processes tend to surface previously unaddressed and sometimes painful issues early in the implementation process. Thus, initial implementation requires a higher level of facilitation skill than after an organization is experienced in the process.
This course is designed to help bridge the gap. In addition to learning DSG's third decision-making process (Decision-Making Without a Proposal) and to gaining coached practice with all three decision-making techniques, participants will also learn about many of the challenging situations that can arise when previously unaddressed, and often charged, issues surface. The course offers concrete, practical and tested strategies for dealing with these situations and supports participants in trying these strategies out in the "learning laboratory" of the course before attempting to use them in the higher-stakes territory of their own organizations.
Prerequisite: Introduction to DSG
Length: Six 2-hour teleclass sessions, or a 2¼-day in-person workshop
Register: Click here to inquire about scheduling this course for your group or organization.
Helping Others Get Started Teleclass -
How to Introduce DSG to a Group or Dept.
This course will be offered for the first time starting in January 2007. Part train-the-trainer course, part mentoring series, this course is for people who are ready to bring DSG group decision-making tools to an organization to which they belong. It covers how to talk about DSG and to gain the "okay" to experiment with it, how to set the agenda for the initial DSG-structured meeting so people will see the value of the process, and what key decisions to cover in your first few meetings.
The course also offers mentoring and coaching support. As participants complete each of the steps in introducing DSG to an organization, they are invited to bring their successes and their challenges back to the group for inspiration, support and guidance. To allow time for the "real life" experience, a key element of this course, the later sessions will be offered 2 to 4 weeks apart.
Prerequisite: Advanced DSG Facilitation
Length: Six 1½ -hour teleclass sessions, or a 2¼-day in-person workshop
Register: Click here to inquire about scheduling this course for your group or organization.
Mentoring Circles for People Using DSG
If you've had some training, sign up for this class to get expert guidance for your DSG activities and to share your learning with other people using dynamic self-governance. In each session, the participants select one or two of their challenges or opportunities with DSG, explore options, and develop strategies to address the challenge/opportunity. For those seeking dynamic self-governance facilitator certification, this class is an excellent opportunity to get support and to practice your skill set with a coach present.
Prerequisite: Advanced DSG Facilitation or several experiences doing DSG facilitation
Frequency: Classes meet once a month.
Length: Three 2-hour teleclass sessions
Register: Click here to inquire about scheduling this course for your group or organization.
