Wednesday, June 20, 2007
The Singapore Facilitators Conference 2007
The Singapore Facilitators Conference (SFC 2007) will showcase facilitated large & small group concurrent sessions, success stories of facilitation in organisations, and integration of tools and methodologies between OD, LO and Facilitation.
This collaborative conference will be brought to you by the Facilitators Network Singapore (FNS), Organisational Development Group (ODG) and Learning Organisation Practitioners Network (LOPN).
Watch this space for more details in the coming weeks but keep 15 & 16 Nov'07 free.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
The Authentic Facilitator
The Authentic Facilitator
For Whom
Facilitators, Teachers, Trainers, Supervisors, Managers, HRD/ OD Professionals, Change Agents, Team Leaders, Project Leaders, Community Leaders, Therapists, Marketing consultants, Mediators, Quality Consultants, and anyone who works with groups and wants to be authentic.
When
19-20 September 2007 (Wednesday-Thursday) 8:30am to 5:30pm
Venue
YWCA Fort Canning Lodge 6 Fort Canning Road, Singapore 179494 Website: http://www.ywcafclodge.org.sg
Course Fees
(per participant, including meals and handouts)
Register before 15 July 2007: SGD 350 (IAF Members) Or SGD 450 (Non-Members)
Register from 16 July 2007 onwards: SGD 550 (IAF Members) Or SGD 650 (Non-Members)
Learning Outcomes
Participants will:
1) Make more informed choices and decisions while designing & delivering facilitation.
2) See themselves and the world around them in a broader more comprehensive and effective way.
3) More easily appreciate and exercise personal gifts and attributes that they bring as facilitators.
4) Communicate more skillfully.
Methodology
What do I uniquely contribute? What do I excel in? Where will I be most successful? - An opportunity to explore these profoundly important and significant questions which shape our facilitation success; interpersonal relationships; and personal sense of achievement.
This a highly facilitated workshop ideal for those facing major change or who are seeking clarity and focus in the facilitation and/or their careers. Facilitators will draw on TMS, Firo-B, MBTI, Ken Wilber, Eckhart Tolle amongst others when offering feedback. 1-1 coaching will also be available.
Contents for Day 1
Introductory theory, case studies, setting the scene
Facilitation - Where am I now?
What does success mean for me?
A personal audit
Creative activities - Self Awareness
Preferences, Needs and Intuition Content
Contents for Day 2
Coaching – The Dynamic Me
Motivation, Ego, Vocation – Debate and Reflection
Continuous Professional Development Plans
Presentations, Feedback and Conclusion
The Workshop Facilitators
Fiona O'Shaughnessy
Ms. Fiona O'Shaughnessy. Fiona offers over 16 years Learning & Development (L&D) experience and has facilitated over 60,000 participants with the British Council's Professional Development Centre in Singapore. Fiona has written/edited over 50 articles on L&D. She has worked as an Instructional Designer for an e-learning company in Ireland and as a Researcher at Trinity College Dublin. Fiona has lived and worked in Indonesia, Thailand, New Zealand, France and Turkey.
Jane Grafton
Ms. Jane Grafton. Jane is a freelance Executive Coach/OD Consultant and uses Facilitation as her primary way of working. She divides her working year between the UK and Singapore. As a Training Consultant with the British Council in Singapore she spent 4 years facilitating groups of managers. Whilst serving as a Major in the British Army she was awarded the MBE for published work on Leadership Development.
Register on line at: http://www.fns.sg/current_programs.htm