Pre-Conference

Pre-conference workshops are from August 31 to September 2. We have 13 workshops for deep learning on different IAF core competencies. The workshop type is either a two-day workshop or a one-day workshop. To help participants to choose the workshops, we design three icons to give participants a quick understanding of the theme of the workshop. These three icons are as follows:

P101 (Aug. 31- Sept .1): Strategic Planning – a Facilitator’s guide to helping clients through the Strategic Planning Process
Presenter: Kimberly Bain, CPF
IAF Core Competencies: A, B, C, D, E
Number of participants: unlimited

Facilitators are often called upon to help clients with their Strategic Planning. This workshop will dive deep into the world of Strategic Planning, examining each phase/ step of developing a Strategic Plan, the best practices and latest research and which facilitation techniques work best at each stage to help clients reach a truly successful and...more 

P102 (Sept .1-2)：Introducing ICA Community Development with Transformative Scenario Planning (Sharing a Dynamic Change Process)
Presenter: Lawrence Philbrook, CPF; Evelyn Philbrook
IAF Core Competencies: A, B, C
Number of participants: 9-36

The Community Development Intensive is an introduction to the foundation of ICA’s Technology of Participation as used to promote community self-governance and participative-based decision making. The Institute of Cultural Affairs(ICA) developed its internationally known Technology of Participation in communities around the world as a way to...more 

P201 (Sept .1)：“The Elephant in the Room” – Surfacing the real issues in group dynamics
Presenter: Vinay Kumar, CPF
IAF Core Competencies: B,C,D
Number of participants: 10-30

Imagine a facilitator not achieving the desired objectives because the Elephant didn’t show up in the room. The “Elephant in the room” – A metaphor for an obvious problem or risk people are uncomfortable addressing. Managing group dynamics is a critical aspect of a Facilitator’s effectiveness. Designing a process that truly surfaces any issues of...more 

P202 (Sept .1)：Applied Improv: Building Collaboration & Agility in Teams
Presenter: Ajit Kamath, CPF
IAF Core Competencies: B, C, D
Number of participants: 15-50

Drama is magic. Theatre is Storytelling. Improv. is the magic of dramatic storytelling on-the-spot. Improv. meaning ‘improving upon the situation’ or ‘improvising’ is a very powerful drama tool used to build stories impromptu using thought, feelings and action. Applied Improv. looks at how can one “apply” improv tools in day-to-day life...more 

P203 (Sept .1): Joining the bits and pieces: A holistic framework for facilitation
Presenter: Rhonda Tranks, CPF
IAF Core Competencies: A, B, C, D, E, F
Number of participants: 8-30

How have you learned facilitation? For many it’s been in bits and pieces: courses, workshops; PD sessions; reading; discussions with colleagues; on-line research etc. Facilitation is complex and dynamic. How do these bit and pieces relate and work as a system?
Your professional background e.g. IT, L&D may have provided you with a specific approach...more 

P204 (Sept .1)：SPACE - A Process Design Framework for Dialogic OD
Presenter: Kazuaki Katori; Tomohide Oshima
IAF Core Competencies: A, B, C, D, E, F
Number of participants: 6-36

In this volatile and complex business environment, traditional leadership and management practices no longer work effectively. New approaches to create vital and agile organizations are imperative. The answer to this challenge is SPACE, a process design framework for dialogic OD, which embraces the best of people and organizations. SPACE is based on...more 

P205: So You Think You CAN’T Draw? A Workshop to Prove You CAN Facilitate with Visuals
Presenter: Huang Kailin; Gerauld Wong
IAF Core Competencies: A, C, D
Number of participants: 5-25

The way we learn is 83% visual, and articles with images attract 94% more eyeballs. Yet, for many of us, the thought of facilitating with hand-drawn visuals instead of the usual blah-blah-blah frightens us as badly (if not more so) than public speaking and even talking to strangers.
So you think you CAN'T draw, but don't want to miss out on the benefits of capturing verbally shared ideas...more 

P301 (Sept .2): The Art and Science of Presencing for Transformative Group Work
Presenter: Barbara MacKay, CPF; Jackie Chang, CPF
IAF Core Competencies: A, B, C, D, E, F
Number of participants: 8-30

The transformative role of the facilitator often happens through the art and science of presencing practices. Presencing is sensing what needs to happen in any given moment based on what is arising. Understand why and how all great facilitation approaches incorporate presencing moments. Experience tools and skills that allow you to be present, flexible...more 

P302 (Sept .2)：Facilitation for Innovation: Inspiring Group Creativity
Presenter: Ann Epps, CPF; Chae, Hong Mi, CPF
IAF Core Competencies: A,B, C,D,E,F
Number of participants: 12-36

Individuals and organisations alike are eager for more innovative modes and processes of thinking and operation. Facilitating group creativity and innovative action is a challenge, especially when a group is tasked to “think out of the box” on the spot.
“Facilitation for Innovation” demonstrates and practices multiple group creativity and...more 

P303 (Sept .2)：Facilitative Adaptive Leadership in the “New Normal”
Presenter: Noel E K Tan, CPF; Tom Schawrz, CPF
IAF Core Competencies: A, B, C, D, E, F
Number of participants: 16-20

The “New Normal” - an apt description for the increasingly networked, volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous times (VUCA) we live in. Can one work with groups in the same way as in the past, where disruption was the exception and not the norm, in order to stimulate the transformation that this age requires? How does one embrace and harness emergence...more 

P304 (Sept .2)：Facilitating Trust in Organization—How it is built, damaged and repaired?
Presenter: Laura Hsu, CPF
IAF Core Competencies: B,C, D, E
Number of participants: 10-30

Modern organizations are faced with rapid internal and external changes. How fast the organization could develop and change accordingly? One critical factor is the organization trust level.
Many clients come with “trust” enhancement as part of their objectives for specific intervention...more 

P305 (Sept .2)：”Crossroad” and more..: Improving facilitation skills through gaming and simulation repaired?
Presenter: Toshiko Kikkawa; N. Iwaki, CPF
IAF Core Competencies: B, C, D
Number of participants: 10-40

“Crossroad”, the well-received workshop of the IAF Asia 2013 in Tokyo, is back with upgraded contents! “Crossroad” is a simulation game originally developed as a tabletop exercise for disaster response. It is based on the experiences of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. The game has expanded the fields of application other than crisis management and has been...more 

P306 (Sept .2)：Transformative Facilitation: Welcoming Conflict in the Service of Connection and Collaboration
Presenter: Jim & Jori Manske
IAF Core Competencies: A, B, C, D, E, F
Number of participants: unlimited

Many facilitation courses do an excellent job of teaching participants the practical nuts and bolts of facilitation practice, e.g. how to set an agenda, how to utilize processes to understand problems, how to move toward resolution with brainstorming, etc. What many do not address is the underlying reasons many meetings are not productive: people do not feel enough...more