The MAFN DC Facilitator's Workshop Series is starting it's 15th year of workshops in September 2009. This series consists of 10 3-hour workshops designed to continue the development and exposure to a wide variety of topics for those that use group facilitation techniques.

Who attends?

Participants in our workshops range between the top professional facilitators in our region to novices in facilitation. They include small consulting group owners, corporate facilitators, consultants, and government employees that use the skill in their job and even a few that are full time facilitators. Workshops are an extremely interaction rich environment.

Our Hosts

Workshops are hosted by the Government Accountability Office, 441 G St, NW, Washington, DC, usually in room 2N30. Because these are held at a government facility advanced registration and a government issued photo identification (drivers license) is required. Get a Map & Directions. Doors open at 7:45 am for check-in, breakfast, catching up with friends, and networking. Workshop start at 9:00 am and end at 12:00 noon. Wayne Vick, CPF is the Creator and Director of the DC Series. He can be reached at 703-913-6513 (Office), 202-498-2310 (Cell), or at Wayne@facilitationCenter.com.

Watch here for the list of workshops in our next Series. For a list of Past MAFN DC Facilitator Workshops Click Here. Here is the line up of workshops for this season:

2009-2010 Series Schedule Scroll down to find the next workshop in this Series
Sep 25 2009	Registration Closed	Facilitating a 360-Degree Feedback Process Margie S. Heiler, MS, MCC, CEC, Coach Margie Workshop Completed
Oct 23 2009	Registration Closed	Facilitating with Technology as a Force Multiplier Patricia Caporaso, CEO, ynSyte Corporation Alan Hillburg, President, Hillburg Associates Workshop Completed
Nov 20 2009	Registration Closed	Elements of Strategic Planning: Scanning and Analyzing Your Environment Barbara A. Collins Workshop Completed
Dec 18 2009	Registration Closed	The Art of the Story Raymond Houck, Booz-Allen Hamilton Workshop Completed
Jan 22 2010	Registration Closed	GPS for your Organization Christopher Kreeger, MBA, MA, President, Kreeger Consulting Workshop Pending
Feb 26 2010	Member Registration Non-Member Registration	Facilitating Lean Six Sigma Implementation Dana Roberts, President DAR Solutions, LLC Lean Six Sigma is a comprehensive and flexible improvement methodology for the rapid achievement, maximization, and sustainment of business success. Its primary focus is the reduction of variation and non-value added effort by: identifying and eliminating waste, rework, and scrap; identifying and eliminating defects; creating increased process consistency and stability; and moving processes on target. When implemented properly, Lean Six Sigma results in a permanent change in an organization’s business culture to one that values: its customers; data-driven and fact-based decisions;
Mar 26 2010	Member Registration Non-Member Registration	Seeking Solutions: The Best Approaches for Working with Leaders on Organizational Change Dianne Hetherington, MCC Possibilities for working with organization leaders/managers abound. We have OD Consultants, Management Consultants, and Leadership Coaches. We have executive/management development, team coaching, team building, organization culture change, and large-scale systems interventions. In this session we’ll explore the various roles and interventions: what does each offer, when each is used appropriately in organizations, and what are the competencies and experiences required. Participants walk away with an understanding of how to use themselves, when to partner or recommend another professional, and how to expand their competencies in particular areas of interest.
Apr 23 2010	Member Registration Non-Member Registration	Strategies & Techniques to Resolve Group/Multi-Party Disputes Andrew Pizzi Facilitators are often used to help agencies, organizations and/or businesses resolve problems. Some of these problems can be internal within a particular entity or between different organizations, and the disputes can vary, ranging from workplace disputes to customer disputes or commercial disputes. This interactive workshop will focus on key elements/strategies facilitators can use when resolving group/multi-party issue. Participants will learn the key stages of these types of problems, including the importance of pre-meeting, how the keep the group focused on its task, developing strategies to help groups reach consensus on diverse issues and interests, and helping groups overcome barriers to resolving problems.
May 21 2010	Member Registration Non-Member Registration	Moderating Focus Groups to Deliver Valuable Insights Lea Johnson, CPF, President, NuViewPoint Focus groups are a type of qualitative research. As such they do not provide quantitative results such as tallies, scores or ratings that can be compared and contrasted. None the less, focus groups can often provide valuable insights to the reasoning or motivation behind quantitative data. Knowing how to moderate focus groups to get at the heart of issues is an art. It is an art that can be learned. Attend this interactive and fun workshop where you will be introduced to the steps in conducting professional focus group research and hone the skills necessary to be a an effective moderator.
Jun 25 2010	Member Registration Non-Member Registration	Messages and Positioning for You...and for Change Management Initiatives Jane O. Smith, JaneO Coaching, LLC Creating compelling messages and directing them at targeted audiences will help you get through and get action far more quickly than throwing jello at the wall and waiting to see what sticks. Although these activities sound easy, they're a bit more involved than you think - if done right, they offer lasting value that you can bridge or extend over time. Communications is key to getting everyone on board - especially as part of a change management initiative - and yet they are often neglected or delegated to a very minor role. In this workshop you will learn the principles of effective messaging and positioning, and then you will apply them in a fast-paced, upbeat and hands-on workshop (I encourage you to bring a partner to brainstorm with). Ultimately you will craft metaphors and images that will lay the groundwork for print and electronic copy.
Jun 25 2010	Lunch Registration	Year End Series Completion Celebration Wayne J. Vick, CPF Dynamic Leadership Consulting Group, Inc., Series Director Join us to celebrate the end of the 15 Season of workshops - recognize our presenters as well as the Top Workshops of the Year, and our participants with certificates for everyone that attends at least 3 workshops. There will be plenty of door prizes.

Page Last Updated: 18 December 2009