Facilitator Certification

We are delighted to invite you to our ongoing international Facilitator Certification program. 

This program consists of two training modules, a practicum of 10 facilitated meetings and mentored study group support.

Unlock your potential as a master facilitator to lead impactful meetings, drive results in any setting and elevate your career.

Module 1 Content

• Why do we need governance? 

• History of sociocracy 

• The 4 basic principles of self-organization:

  • • First principle: Consent

    • Second principle: Circle Structure 

    • Third principle: Double Linking 

    • Fourth principle: Open Elections 

• Effective meeting design

• Focus on a common aim 

• Sociocratic facilitation skills

• Facilitator intervention tools

• Dynamic steering 

• Dealing with your own consent 

Module 2 Content

• Consolidate the 4 basic principles for self-organization

• How to build a working circle

• The shared aim of a functional circle

• LogBook as the memory of a circle

• The 9-Step aim realization process

• Distinction between policy and operations

• Governance roles and functions for distributed leadership

• Effective distribution of tasks

• Leading successfully - initiating, motivating, correcting, supporting

• The sociocratic development talk

• Education plan and career paths

Study Group Content

• Facilitator tool kit

• Best practices in meeting design

• Handling difficult situations

• Sharing facilitation tools with teams

• Continuous skill development and support

• Guidelines for external facilitators

• Finding paid facilitation opportunities