Great Plains ToP

ToP Facilitation Methods
2024-08-15 08:30 - 2024-08-16 17:00 UTC | Cedar Rapids, IA
Sessions:
August 15&16: 8:30 am am – 5:00 pm CDT
Hosted in Cedar Rapids, IA

Description
Do you struggle with circular conversation in meetings that don’t seem to go anywhere?
Are you anxious about what to do when conflict arises or someone dominates the conversation?
Do you feel like a used car salesman trying to get people to stay committed and motivated to group projects?
In this engaging course you will learn three simple, universally applicable approaches to help you confidently move any group from conflict or confusion to consensus and commitment.
Focused Conversation
A universal framework to generate meaningful, productive dialogue around any topic.

Conduct purposeful, productive meetings and discussions
Stimulate candid feedback
Surface new ideas and solutions

Consensus Workshop
Infuse a group with creative energy and bring diverse opinions and perspectives into an agreement everyone can own and support.

Tap rational and intuitive thought processes
Respectfully integrate diverse ideas into a larger whole
Generate practical and creative solutions from multiple perspectives
Minimize conflict and achieve consensus

Action Planning
Quickly plan and prepare a group project for launch, and develop shared commitment to timelines, tasks, and success measures.

Analyze the current reality and set inspiring goals
Maximize group ownership and creativity
Craft a doable plan with clear ownership, timelines and success measures

Immersive demonstrations, hands on practice, peer coaching, and real life application opportunities will ensure you leave with confidence to immediately put your new skills to use.
You’ll receive: step-by-step manual and resource guide + 1 hour of free expert coaching.
Course Applicable To:

Project and Team Leaders
Facilitators, Trainers and Consultants
Project & Change Managers
Managers and Supervisors
Executive Directors and Board Members
Educators and Health Practitioners
Active Citizens and Community Workers
Government Employees and Elected Officials
UX and Product Designers
Community organizers

Community Engagement Managers
Others who lead meetings or collaborate with groups of any kind

Prerequisites
None
Continuing Ed Credits
13.5 NCHEC (CHES & MCHES)
14.5 AICP (APA)
14 PDU (CAPM)
Pricing
$1250: Corporate & Large Nonprofits (budget > $5 million)
$1050: Public Government
$950: Individual Professional – Mid-Sized Nonprofit (budget $1-5 million)
$650: Student (student ID required) & Small Nonprofit (budget < $1 million)

(you will be directed to our sister site top-training.net to process your registration and secure payment)
Testimonials
“ToP training has been invaluable to me as an association leader! The techniques I learned have improved both my facilitation and leadership skills – I’m more able to ensure that all voices in the room are heard and also have found that I ask better questions. Even the simple but powerful framework ToP teaches for debriefing has 1,001 uses in my association work!”
–Donna Oser, CAE
Director of Leadership and Executive Search Services for the Michigan Association of School Boards
“I went in feeling insecure about my skills to lead a meeting and walked away from the experience feeling like I had started building a solid facilitation foundation. I now feel I have the confidence to lead a positive and productive meeting.”
–Meg Dethloff
United States Geological Survey/PNAMP Biologist
“This course teaches you to think outside the box, challenge yourself and others during conversations, and engage people in tough brainstorms. It will bring out new thought processes and help you realize how you can change how you have been facilitating meetings in the past.”
–Melissa Boles
Employer Services Manager at Workforce Southwest Washington

ToP Facilitation Methods
2024-09-17 08:30 - 2024-09-18 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Home Federal Bank, 221 S Locust St, Grand Island, NE, 68801, United States
September 17 & 18: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm CDT
Home Federal Bank, Grand Island, Nebraska

Description
Do you struggle with circular conversation in meetings that don’t seem to go anywhere?
Are you anxious about what to do when conflict arises or someone dominates the conversation?
Do you feel like a used car salesman trying to get people to stay committed and motivated to group projects?
In this engaging course you will learn three simple, universally applicable approaches to help you confidently move any group from conflict or confusion to consensus and commitment.
Focused Conversation
A universal framework to generate meaningful, productive dialogue around any topic.

Conduct purposeful, productive meetings and discussions
Stimulate candid feedback
Surface new ideas and solutions

Consensus Workshop
Infuse a group with creative energy and bring diverse opinions and perspectives into an agreement everyone can own and support.

Tap rational and intuitive thought processes
Respectfully integrate diverse ideas into a larger whole
Generate practical and creative solutions from multiple perspectives
Minimize conflict and achieve consensus

Action Planning
Quickly plan and prepare a group project for launch, and develop shared commitment to timelines, tasks, and success measures.

Analyze the current reality and set inspiring goals
Maximize group ownership and creativity
Craft a doable plan with clear ownership, timelines and success measures

Immersive demonstrations, hands on practice, peer coaching, and real life application opportunities will ensure you leave with confidence to immediately put your new skills to use.
You’ll receive: step-by-step manual and resource guide + 1 hour of free expert coaching.
Course Applicable To:

Project and Team Leaders
Facilitators, Trainers and Consultants
Project & Change Managers
Managers and Supervisors
Executive Directors and Board Members
Educators and Health Practitioners
Active Citizens and Community Workers
Government Employees and Elected Officials
UX and Product Designers
Community organizers

Community Engagement Managers
Others who lead meetings or collaborate with groups of any kind

Prerequisites
None
Continuing Ed Credits
13.5 NCHEC (CHES & MCHES)
14.5 AICP (APA)
14 PDU (CAPM)
Pricing
$1250: Corporate & Large Nonprofits (budget > $5 million)
$1050: Public Government
$950: Individual Professional – Mid-Sized Nonprofit (budget $1-5 million)
$650: Student (student ID required) & Small Nonprofit (budget < $1 million)

(you will be directed to our sister site top-training.net to process your registration and secure payment)
Testimonials
“ToP training has been invaluable to me as an association leader! The techniques I learned have improved both my facilitation and leadership skills – I’m more able to ensure that all voices in the room are heard and also have found that I ask better questions. Even the simple but powerful framework ToP teaches for debriefing has 1,001 uses in my association work!”
–Donna Oser, CAE
Director of Leadership and Executive Search Services for the Michigan Association of School Boards
“I went in feeling insecure about my skills to lead a meeting and walked away from the experience feeling like I had started building a solid facilitation foundation. I now feel I have the confidence to lead a positive and productive meeting.”
–Meg Dethloff
United States Geological Survey/PNAMP Biologist
“This course teaches you to think outside the box, challenge yourself and others during conversations, and engage people in tough brainstorms. It will bring out new thought processes and help you realize how you can change how you have been facilitating meetings in the past.”
–Melissa Boles
Employer Services Manager at Workforce Southwest Washington

ToP Community of Practice
2024-12-19 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Online
Join Us For the ToP Community of Practice
Are you a graduate of the ToP Facilitation Methods (TFM) course? Join a vibrant community of skilled facilitators dedicated to honing their craft, sharing insights, and supporting each other on the journey to mastery. The ToP Methods Community of Practice is your space to dive deeper into the methods you’ve learned, gain new perspectives, and build valuable connections.
Watch your email for an invite from the Great Plains ToP Trainers!!!
We look forward to seeing you there!!!

ToP Strategic Planning
2025-01-27 08:30 - 2025-01-28 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Omaha, NE
Sessions:
January 27&28 – 8:30 am – 5:00 pm CDT

Description
Ready to help organizations, coalitions, and communities move beyond action plans to navigate more complex change?
In this course, you’ll weave together individual ToP methods into a comprehensive, step-by-step approach to help groups answer their most important strategic questions.
Learn to help groups:

Creatively visualize and come to agreement around their ideal future
Honestly confront their most stubborn blocks to success
Align around powerful, innovative shared intentions
Define measurable goals
Commit to accountable plans of action

Strategic planning doesn’t have to be intimidating… we’ll show you how to break it into manageable pieces so you can trust the process and the group! This model of strategic planning can be used by teams, organizations, collaboratives, and communities—the framework is even helpful for couples, families and individuals.
ToP Strategic Planning will contribute to your ability to understand strategy and think strategically in all areas of your own life. If you have taken Top Facilitation Methods, this is the ideal course to advance your mastery journey in these methods.
You’ll receive: step-by-step manual and resource guide + 1 hour of free expert coaching.
Course Applicable To:
Executives and organizational leaders who depend on others for successful implementation of organization strategies

Board Members & Executive Directors
Senior Administrators
Managers and Team Coordinators
Facilitators, Trainers and Consultants
Organizational Change Agents
Community Change Strategists
Project and team leaders
Policy analysts
Human resource professionals
Community leaders

Prerequisites
ToP Facilitation Methods (TFM)
Continuing Ed Credits
13.5 NCHEC (CHES & MCHES)
14.5 AICP (APA)
14 PDU (CAPM)
Pricing
$1,250: Corporate, Large Nonprofits (budget>$5 million)
$1,050: Public Government
$950: Individual Professional, Mid-Sized Nonprofit (budget $1-5 million)
$650: Small Nonprofit (budget < $1 million), Student (student ID required)

Testimonials
“The ToP Strategic Planning course provides a well-defined, concrete method to guide a strategic planning process while still building in flexibility to accommodate the unique needs and dynamics of the group.”
-Lesley Reeder
Senior Consultant in Healthcare
“Simply amazing. Totally participatory by design without having to silence or purposely amplify the participants. It is a structured process that if followed will prove to be successful.”
-Ian Johnson, MBA
Workforce Development Director & Independent Consultant
“This training provides the framework for doing strategic planning that includes all voices from an organization – from the CEO to the boots on the ground – and values all voices equally. I like that groups are encouraged to think big first and then work from that towards a plan for how to get there. It’s a creative, barrier-busting method for strategic planning.”
– Jessica Seberger
Health Program Manager

ToP Facilitation Methods - Lincoln, NE
2025-03-25 08:30 - 2025-03-26 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Lincoln, NE
Sessions:
March 25 & 26, 2025: 8:30 am am – 5:00 pm CDT
Hosted in Lincoln, NE

Description
Do you struggle with circular conversation in meetings that don’t seem to go anywhere?
Are you anxious about what to do when conflict arises or someone dominates the conversation?
Do you feel like a used car salesman trying to get people to stay committed and motivated to group projects?
In this engaging course you will learn three simple, universally applicable approaches to help you confidently move any group from conflict or confusion to consensus and commitment.
Focused Conversation
A universal framework to generate meaningful, productive dialogue around any topic.

Conduct purposeful, productive meetings and discussions
Stimulate candid feedback
Surface new ideas and solutions

Consensus Workshop
Infuse a group with creative energy and bring diverse opinions and perspectives into an agreement everyone can own and support.

Tap rational and intuitive thought processes
Respectfully integrate diverse ideas into a larger whole
Generate practical and creative solutions from multiple perspectives
Minimize conflict and achieve consensus

Action Planning
Quickly plan and prepare a group project for launch, and develop shared commitment to timelines, tasks, and success measures.

Analyze the current reality and set inspiring goals
Maximize group ownership and creativity
Craft a doable plan with clear ownership, timelines and success measures

Immersive demonstrations, hands on practice, peer coaching, and real life application opportunities will ensure you leave with confidence to immediately put your new skills to use.
You’ll receive: step-by-step manual and resource guide + 1 hour of free expert coaching.
Course Applicable To:

Project and Team Leaders
Facilitators, Trainers and Consultants
Project & Change Managers
Managers and Supervisors
Executive Directors and Board Members
Educators and Health Practitioners
Active Citizens and Community Workers
Government Employees and Elected Officials
UX and Product Designers
Community organizers

Community Engagement Managers
Others who lead meetings or collaborate with groups of any kind

Prerequisites
None
Continuing Ed Credits
13.5 NCHEC (CHES & MCHES)
14.5 AICP (APA)
14 PDU (CAPM)
Pricing
$1250: Corporate & Large Nonprofits (budget > $5 million)
$1050: Public Government
$950: Individual Professional – Mid-Sized Nonprofit (budget $1-5 million)
$650: Student (student ID required) & Small Nonprofit (budget < $1 million)

(you will be directed to our sister site top-training.net to process your registration and secure payment)
Testimonials
“ToP training has been invaluable to me as an association leader! The techniques I learned have improved both my facilitation and leadership skills – I’m more able to ensure that all voices in the room are heard and also have found that I ask better questions. Even the simple but powerful framework ToP teaches for debriefing has 1,001 uses in my association work!”
–Donna Oser, CAE
Director of Leadership and Executive Search Services for the Michigan Association of School Boards
“I went in feeling insecure about my skills to lead a meeting and walked away from the experience feeling like I had started building a solid facilitation foundation. I now feel I have the confidence to lead a positive and productive meeting.”
–Meg Dethloff
United States Geological Survey/PNAMP Biologist
“This course teaches you to think outside the box, challenge yourself and others during conversations, and engage people in tough brainstorms. It will bring out new thought processes and help you realize how you can change how you have been facilitating meetings in the past.”
–Melissa Boles
Employer Services Manager at Workforce Southwest Washington

ToP Facilitation Methods, Omaha, NE
2025-05-13 08:30 - 2025-05-14 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Project Harmoy, 515 S 12th St, Omaha, NE, 68102, United States
Sessions:
May 13 & 14, 2025: 8:30 am am – 5:00 pm CDT
Omaha, NE

Description
Do you struggle with circular conversation in meetings that don’t seem to go anywhere?
Are you anxious about what to do when conflict arises or someone dominates the conversation?
Do you feel like a used car salesman trying to get people to stay committed and motivated to group projects?
In this engaging course you will learn three simple, universally applicable approaches to help you confidently move any group from conflict or confusion to consensus and commitment.
Focused Conversation
A universal framework to generate meaningful, productive dialogue around any topic.

Conduct purposeful, productive meetings and discussions
Stimulate candid feedback
Surface new ideas and solutions

Consensus Workshop
Infuse a group with creative energy and bring diverse opinions and perspectives into an agreement everyone can own and support.

Tap rational and intuitive thought processes
Respectfully integrate diverse ideas into a larger whole
Generate practical and creative solutions from multiple perspectives
Minimize conflict and achieve consensus

Action Planning
Quickly plan and prepare a group project for launch, and develop shared commitment to timelines, tasks, and success measures.

Analyze the current reality and set inspiring goals
Maximize group ownership and creativity
Craft a doable plan with clear ownership, timelines and success measures

Immersive demonstrations, hands on practice, peer coaching, and real life application opportunities will ensure you leave with confidence to immediately put your new skills to use.
You’ll receive: step-by-step manual and resource guide + 1 hour of free expert coaching.
Course Applicable To:

Project and Team Leaders
Facilitators, Trainers and Consultants
Project & Change Managers
Managers and Supervisors
Executive Directors and Board Members
Educators and Health Practitioners
Active Citizens and Community Workers
Government Employees and Elected Officials
UX and Product Designers
Community organizers

Community Engagement Managers
Others who lead meetings or collaborate with groups of any kind

Prerequisites
None
Continuing Ed Credits
13.5 NCHEC (CHES & MCHES)
14.5 AICP (APA)
14 PDU (CAPM)
Pricing
$1250: Corporate & Large Nonprofits (budget > $5 million)
$1050: Public Government
$950: Individual Professional – Mid-Sized Nonprofit (budget $1-5 million)
$650: Student (student ID required) & Small Nonprofit (budget < $1 million)

(you will be directed to our sister site top-training.net to process your registration and secure payment)
Testimonials
“ToP training has been invaluable to me as an association leader! The techniques I learned have improved both my facilitation and leadership skills – I’m more able to ensure that all voices in the room are heard and also have found that I ask better questions. Even the simple but powerful framework ToP teaches for debriefing has 1,001 uses in my association work!”
–Donna Oser, CAE
Director of Leadership and Executive Search Services for the Michigan Association of School Boards
“I went in feeling insecure about my skills to lead a meeting and walked away from the experience feeling like I had started building a solid facilitation foundation. I now feel I have the confidence to lead a positive and productive meeting.”
–Meg Dethloff
United States Geological Survey/PNAMP Biologist
“This course teaches you to think outside the box, challenge yourself and others during conversations, and engage people in tough brainstorms. It will bring out new thought processes and help you realize how you can change how you have been facilitating meetings in the past.”
–Melissa Boles
Employer Services Manager at Workforce Southwest Washington

Participatory Methods for Community Engagement, Omaha, NE
2025-06-03 08:00 - 2025-06-04 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Omaha, NE
Sessions:
September 9 & 10, 2025: 8:30 am am – 5:00 pm CDT
Kearney, NE

Description
Apply Participatory Methods for Community Engagement is a 2-day hands-on training designed to help you lead real conversations that spark real change. Building on the well-known Technology of Participation (ToP®) methods, this course teaches simple but powerful ways to bring people together, listen deeply, and create solutions.
You’ll learn tools and frameworks for authentic engagement, grassroots action, and community-based change, all rooted in an asset-based approach that lifts up the strengths and talents already in your community.
Whether you work with neighborhoods, nonprofits, government, or grassroots groups, you’ll leave with clear, practical methods you can use right away to create stronger, more connected communities. ToP Facilitation Methods is a pre-requisite for this course.
Course Applicable To:

Project and Team Leaders
Facilitators, Trainers and Consultants
Project & Change Managers
Managers and Supervisors
Executive Directors and Board Members
Educators and Health Practitioners
Active Citizens and Community Workers
Government Employees and Elected Officials
UX and Product Designers
Community organizers
Community Engagement Managers
Others who lead meetings or collaborate with groups of any kind

Prerequisites
TFM
Pricing
$1250: Corporate & Large Nonprofits (budget > $5 million)
$1050: Public Government
$950: Individual Professional – Mid-Sized Nonprofit (budget $1-5 million)
$650: Student (student ID required) & Small Nonprofit (budget < $1 million)

(you will be directed to our sister site top-training.net to process your registration and secure payment)

ToP Secrets of Implementation - Omaha, NE
2025-08-05 08:30 - 2025-08-06 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Project Harmoy, 515 S 12th St, Omaha, NE, 68102, United States
Sessions:
August 5 & 6, 2025: 8:30 am am – 5:00 pm CDT
Omaha, NE

Description

How do you keep your team committed and engaged, bring new people to the table mid-stream (without starting over), course-correct when the situation changes, and close it all out triumphantly… all while staying participatory and collaborative?
This course is packed with dozens of tools and tips to help you:

Understand and anticipate the ups and down of implementing strategies
Initiate dynamic plans and bring them to concrete conclusions
Sustain momentum to bring the plans to implementation
Review and reposition projects that are in process
Bring closure to plans and celebrate the team’s work

Are you…

trying to bring a strategic plan to life?
completing a project with your team?
sustaining a collective impact effort?
rallying support for a community campaign or initiative?

Bring your real-life challenges for personalized peer coaching in this unique learning community structure!
You’ll receive: step-by-step manual and resource guide + 1 hour of free expert coaching.
Course Applicable To:

Consultants and Facilitators
Project & Change Managers
Active Citizens and Community Organizers
Community Organizers
Community Engagement Managers
Planners
Others who are responsible for bringing plans to reality!

Continuing Ed Credits
13.5 NCHEC (CHES & MCHES)
14.5 AICP (APA)
14 PDU (CAPM)
Pricing
$1250: Corporate & Large Nonprofits (budget > $5 million)
$1050: Public Government
$950: Individual Professional – Mid-Sized Nonprofit (budget $1-5 million)
$650: Student (student ID required) & Small Nonprofit (budget < $1 million)

(you will be directed to our sister site top-training.net to process your registration and secure payment)
Testimonials

“A substantive addition to [Strategic Planning] which provides many ideas methods to move the group forward into implementation. I loved it.”
-Jane Stallman
Senior Partner, Center for Strategic Facilitation
“I now have a clearer idea of the strategies a facilitator can use beyond the initial planning to help move a group towards the achievement of their goals.”
-Sacramento Secrets of Implementation Participant

Prerequisites

None. The ToP® Facilitation Methods and ToP® Strategic Planning courses are recommended, but not required.

ToP Facilitation Methods, Sioux Falls, SD
2025-08-19 08:00 - 2025-08-20 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Interstates, 4701 W Research Dr, Sioux Falls, SD, 57107, United States
Sessions:
August 19-20, 2025: 8:30 am am – 5:00 pm CDT
Sioux Falls, SD

Description
Do you struggle with circular conversation in meetings that don’t seem to go anywhere?
Are you anxious about what to do when conflict arises or someone dominates the conversation?
Do you feel like a used car salesman trying to get people to stay committed and motivated to group projects?
In this engaging course you will learn three simple, universally applicable approaches to help you confidently move any group from conflict or confusion to consensus and commitment.
Focused Conversation
A universal framework to generate meaningful, productive dialogue around any topic.

Conduct purposeful, productive meetings and discussions
Stimulate candid feedback
Surface new ideas and solutions

Consensus Workshop
Infuse a group with creative energy and bring diverse opinions and perspectives into an agreement everyone can own and support.

Tap rational and intuitive thought processes
Respectfully integrate diverse ideas into a larger whole
Generate practical and creative solutions from multiple perspectives
Minimize conflict and achieve consensus

Action Planning
Quickly plan and prepare a group project for launch, and develop shared commitment to timelines, tasks, and success measures.

Analyze the current reality and set inspiring goals
Maximize group ownership and creativity
Craft a doable plan with clear ownership, timelines and success measures

Immersive demonstrations, hands on practice, peer coaching, and real life application opportunities will ensure you leave with confidence to immediately put your new skills to use.
You’ll receive: step-by-step manual and resource guide + 1 hour of free expert coaching.
Course Applicable To:

Project and Team Leaders
Facilitators, Trainers and Consultants
Project & Change Managers
Managers and Supervisors
Executive Directors and Board Members
Educators and Health Practitioners
Active Citizens and Community Workers
Government Employees and Elected Officials
UX and Product Designers
Community organizers

Community Engagement Managers
Others who lead meetings or collaborate with groups of any kind

Prerequisites
None
Continuing Ed Credits
13.5 NCHEC (CHES & MCHES)
14.5 AICP (APA)
14 PDU (CAPM)
Pricing
$1250: Corporate & Large Nonprofits (budget > $5 million)
$1050: Public Government
$950: Individual Professional – Mid-Sized Nonprofit (budget $1-5 million)
$650: Student (student ID required) & Small Nonprofit (budget < $1 million)

(you will be directed to our sister site top-training.net to process your registration and secure payment)
Testimonials
“ToP training has been invaluable to me as an association leader! The techniques I learned have improved both my facilitation and leadership skills – I’m more able to ensure that all voices in the room are heard and also have found that I ask better questions. Even the simple but powerful framework ToP teaches for debriefing has 1,001 uses in my association work!”
–Donna Oser, CAE
Director of Leadership and Executive Search Services for the Michigan Association of School Boards
“I went in feeling insecure about my skills to lead a meeting and walked away from the experience feeling like I had started building a solid facilitation foundation. I now feel I have the confidence to lead a positive and productive meeting.”
–Meg Dethloff
United States Geological Survey/PNAMP Biologist
“This course teaches you to think outside the box, challenge yourself and others during conversations, and engage people in tough brainstorms. It will bring out new thought processes and help you realize how you can change how you have been facilitating meetings in the past.”
–Melissa Boles
Employer Services Manager at Workforce Southwest Washington

ToP Facilitation Methods, Kearney, NE
2025-09-09 08:00 - 2025-09-10 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Kearney, Nebraska, Kearney, NE, United States
Sessions:
September 9 & 10, 2025: 8:30 am am – 5:00 pm CDT
Kearney, NE

Description
Do you struggle with circular conversation in meetings that don’t seem to go anywhere?
Are you anxious about what to do when conflict arises or someone dominates the conversation?
Do you feel like a used car salesman trying to get people to stay committed and motivated to group projects?
In this engaging course you will learn three simple, universally applicable approaches to help you confidently move any group from conflict or confusion to consensus and commitment.
Focused Conversation
A universal framework to generate meaningful, productive dialogue around any topic.

Conduct purposeful, productive meetings and discussions
Stimulate candid feedback
Surface new ideas and solutions

Consensus Workshop
Infuse a group with creative energy and bring diverse opinions and perspectives into an agreement everyone can own and support.

Tap rational and intuitive thought processes
Respectfully integrate diverse ideas into a larger whole
Generate practical and creative solutions from multiple perspectives
Minimize conflict and achieve consensus

Action Planning
Quickly plan and prepare a group project for launch, and develop shared commitment to timelines, tasks, and success measures.

Analyze the current reality and set inspiring goals
Maximize group ownership and creativity
Craft a doable plan with clear ownership, timelines and success measures

Immersive demonstrations, hands on practice, peer coaching, and real life application opportunities will ensure you leave with confidence to immediately put your new skills to use.
You’ll receive: step-by-step manual and resource guide + 1 hour of free expert coaching.
Course Applicable To:

Project and Team Leaders
Facilitators, Trainers and Consultants
Project & Change Managers
Managers and Supervisors
Executive Directors and Board Members
Educators and Health Practitioners
Active Citizens and Community Workers
Government Employees and Elected Officials
UX and Product Designers
Community organizers

Community Engagement Managers
Others who lead meetings or collaborate with groups of any kind

Prerequisites
None
Continuing Ed Credits
13.5 NCHEC (CHES & MCHES)
14.5 AICP (APA)
14 PDU (CAPM)
Pricing
$1250: Corporate & Large Nonprofits (budget > $5 million)
$1050: Public Government
$950: Individual Professional – Mid-Sized Nonprofit (budget $1-5 million)
$650: Student (student ID required) & Small Nonprofit (budget < $1 million)

(you will be directed to our sister site top-training.net to process your registration and secure payment)
Testimonials
“ToP training has been invaluable to me as an association leader! The techniques I learned have improved both my facilitation and leadership skills – I’m more able to ensure that all voices in the room are heard and also have found that I ask better questions. Even the simple but powerful framework ToP teaches for debriefing has 1,001 uses in my association work!”
–Donna Oser, CAE
Director of Leadership and Executive Search Services for the Michigan Association of School Boards
“I went in feeling insecure about my skills to lead a meeting and walked away from the experience feeling like I had started building a solid facilitation foundation. I now feel I have the confidence to lead a positive and productive meeting.”
–Meg Dethloff
United States Geological Survey/PNAMP Biologist
“This course teaches you to think outside the box, challenge yourself and others during conversations, and engage people in tough brainstorms. It will bring out new thought processes and help you realize how you can change how you have been facilitating meetings in the past.”
–Melissa Boles
Employer Services Manager at Workforce Southwest Washington

ToP Facilitation Methods - Lincoln, NE
2026-03-31 08:00 - 2026-04-01 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Lincoln, NE
Sessions:
March 31 & April 1: 8:30 am am – 5:00 pm CDT
Lincoln, Nebraska

Description
Do you struggle with circular conversation in meetings that don’t seem to go anywhere?
Are you anxious about what to do when conflict arises or someone dominates the conversation?
Do you feel like a used car salesman trying to get people to stay committed and motivated to group projects?
In this engaging course you will learn three simple, universally applicable approaches to help you confidently move any group from conflict or confusion to consensus and commitment.
Focused Conversation
A universal framework to generate meaningful, productive dialogue around any topic.

Conduct purposeful, productive meetings and discussions
Stimulate candid feedback
Surface new ideas and solutions

Consensus Workshop
Infuse a group with creative energy and bring diverse opinions and perspectives into an agreement everyone can own and support.

Tap rational and intuitive thought processes
Respectfully integrate diverse ideas into a larger whole
Generate practical and creative solutions from multiple perspectives
Minimize conflict and achieve consensus

Action Planning
Quickly plan and prepare a group project for launch, and develop shared commitment to timelines, tasks, and success measures.

Analyze the current reality and set inspiring goals
Maximize group ownership and creativity
Craft a doable plan with clear ownership, timelines and success measures

Immersive demonstrations, hands on practice, peer coaching, and real life application opportunities will ensure you leave with confidence to immediately put your new skills to use.
You’ll receive: step-by-step manual and resource guide + 1 hour of free expert coaching.
Course Applicable To:

Project and Team Leaders
Facilitators, Trainers and Consultants
Project & Change Managers
Managers and Supervisors
Executive Directors and Board Members
Educators and Health Practitioners
Active Citizens and Community Workers
Government Employees and Elected Officials
UX and Product Designers
Community organizers

Community Engagement Managers
Others who lead meetings or collaborate with groups of any kind

Prerequisites
None
Continuing Ed Credits
13.5 NCHEC (CHES & MCHES)
14.5 AICP (APA)
14 PDU (CAPM)
Pricing
$1250: Corporate & Large Nonprofits (budget > $5 million)
$1050: Public Government
$950: Individual Professional – Mid-Sized Nonprofit (budget $1-5 million)
$650: Student (student ID required) & Small Nonprofit (budget < $1 million)

(you will be directed to our sister site top-training.net to process your registration and secure payment)
Testimonials
“ToP training has been invaluable to me as an association leader! The techniques I learned have improved both my facilitation and leadership skills – I’m more able to ensure that all voices in the room are heard and also have found that I ask better questions. Even the simple but powerful framework ToP teaches for debriefing has 1,001 uses in my association work!”
–Donna Oser, CAE
Director of Leadership and Executive Search Services for the Michigan Association of School Boards
“I went in feeling insecure about my skills to lead a meeting and walked away from the experience feeling like I had started building a solid facilitation foundation. I now feel I have the confidence to lead a positive and productive meeting.”
–Meg Dethloff
United States Geological Survey/PNAMP Biologist
“This course teaches you to think outside the box, challenge yourself and others during conversations, and engage people in tough brainstorms. It will bring out new thought processes and help you realize how you can change how you have been facilitating meetings in the past.”
–Melissa Boles
Employer Services Manager at Workforce Southwest Washington
