Questions that Invite Meaningful Participation (3 Part Series)

Workshop Series: How do you get the best thinking of a group?

On-line from 12-2pm EST on September 15, September 28, and October 4

Far more wisdom is “in the room” than any one of us has. This practical, experiential workshop gives you the skills to guide a group of any size to get everyone engaged and contributing ideas and finding answers together.

Accessing diverse perspectives allows an organization or community to find innovative responses and not get stuck in habitual ways of thinking and interacting. How do you get meaningful participation, where people feel heard and come together to generate collaborative solutions?

The answer is in framing strategic questions.

This three-part workshop series gives you lots of practice in:

• How to use strategic questions to inspire clarity and movement for change.
• How to host conversations and meetings that build connection, trust, and motivation for action.

Each two-hour session is an opportunity to learn new tools, while learning with other experienced social change leaders. We’ll practice on the current challenges and aspirations of participants.

Following each session, you’ll get a ‘resource-rich’ email of methods, articles, and other links to support you in applying these ideas.

Click on each heading below to see what you’ll learn in each session:

Fee to attend: $250 for the series

If you miss a session, you can access a video of the teaching portions and the handouts and notes.

Beth Tener is the facilitator. She has trained hundreds of people in how to use strategic questions in their work. She brings real-life stories and examples to each workshop from her work using these approaches with over 200 teams, organizations, and collaborative networks. You can read more in these blogs: Strategic Questions.

(If this fee is a barrier to participating, please email Beth. We can offer scholarships to make this accessible to all interested.)

Here’s what previous participants had to say:…

Strategic questioning is a life skill worth mastering. It has the power to truly transform dialogue. Although I took the course for professional development, it’s been immensely valuable on the personal front as well. It doesn’t come naturally to most people, and Beth is an exceptional teacher. I highly recommend this workshop! – Sarah

Just wanted to say thanks for hosting a terrific series of Strategic Questioning workshops–one of the best on-line experiences I’ve had recently. The pacing was just right, with a good balance of teaching and small-group work, which allowed everyone to bring in their own contexts and challenges. It was especially nice to be in conversation with such a great group of people over time–the continuity really deepened my learning, and the diversity of backgrounds provoked lots of thought. The follow-up materials were very helpful, and I appreciated your responsiveness to my specific questions. – Rick

Beth’s strategic questioning courses open new windows into thinking about how to be an effective facilitator. Understanding and practicing how a carefully crafted question can focus a discussion is an immensely helpful skill. As someone who designs and facilitates group meetings, I was able to apply the course material in my own work right away. I followed up with an individual coaching session with Beth to receive some additional help on strategic questions that I was grappling with. Both the individual coaching and course sessions were very helpful in refining my work and Beth is a great thought partner. – Courtney