Full-Stack Facilitator
Our transformational 5-day training bootcamp where you’ll learn the fundamentals of facilitation, group dynamics & workshop design.
It’s immersive, it’s practical, it’s fun!
Facilitation • Group Dynamics • Workshop Design
Duration
5 days
Locations
Palo Alto, USA
Berlin, Germany
Price
$14,300 (Palo Alto)
€13,300 (Berlin)
Certification
Signed AJ&Smart
Certificate of Completion
Certificate of Completion
What's included in
Full-Stack Facilitator?
Full-Stack Facilitator?
In-Person Training
5 days of immersive, hands-on training,
in a small group size of 14-20 people.
in a small group size of 14-20 people.
Digital Course Access
6 months access to our digital companion course, covering the training's content.
Continued Online Coaching
6 months access to high-level group coaching calls with one of our trainers.
Private Community Access
Resources covering the learning objectives, allowing you to focus on participating.
Certification
Our official signed certificate of completion, so you can promote your new skills!
Why Learn Facilitation?
... because the default way teams collaborate is fundamentally broken!
$100 Million
is the annual cost for large enterprises for employees attending useless meetings.
Source:
Useless Meetings Waste Time and $100 Million a Year for Big Companies,
Bloomberg 2022
65%
Source:
Stop the Meeting Madness,
Harvard Business Review 2017
58%
of Americans would rather go to a doctor's appointment than attend a work meeting.
Source:
How Much Time Americans Spend in Meetings,
Deputy 2022
75%
of decision-makers say they need to improve collaboration within their own department.
Source:
Unlocking the Value of Open Collaboration to Drive Enterprise Agility,
Forrester Research 2021
Skilled facilitators create a profound impact on reducing complexity, and massively increasing effectiveness and team satisfaction by introducing structures, processes, frameworks and tools.
Who's This Training For?
Whether you're a total newbie or seasoned-pro, Full-Stack Facilitator has something for you!
Beginner
Interested in learning Facilitation and Collaboration from the ground up?
We'll teach you all the fundamentals you need to start your facilitation journey.
Intermediate
Advanced
Interested in learning how AJ&Smart approaches facilitation and collaboration?
We'll show you our 'secret sauce' that powers all of AJ&Smart's workshops.
We've Trained 10,000+ People From 100s of Companies
For over a decade we've been designing and running collaboration-focused training bootcamps for companies of all shapes and sizes. The only thing they all have in common is their desire to make working together more efficient and valuable!
Learn Through
Edu-tainment!
Facilitation Training has a reputation of being pretty boring and old-school. Not ours!
We believe what you learn "sticks" when you're having fun. We'll never host our training in a badly-lit conference room, ever.
But there's more!
AJ&Smart sold 250,000 copies of our Workshopper Playbook
Over 10,000 learners have taken our facilitation-focused online course.
Powered by Workshopping®️
A Decade of Experience,
Turned Into Days of Learning
Day 1 of 5
Orientation Day
Day one is all about arriving, settling in and getting to know the new friends you’re going to be spending the week with.
Core Topics
Introductions, Training Overview, Materials
What to expect:
- Arrival and familiarizing yourself with the training location
- Meeting the AJ&Smart team and your fellow participants
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Collecting your training materials and nametag
- A chance to network and get to know everybody in a more relaxed environment before the training starts
- A short presentation giving an overview of the week ahead
Day 2 of 5
Collaboration & Decision Making
Learn and deeply understand the fundamental reason why teams struggle to collaborate on complex challenges (and how Facilitation can help).
Core Topics
Group Dynamics, Decision Making, Problem Solving
Here's what you'll learn:
- A simple but powerful framework for understanding group dynamics: How groups make decisions, solve problems and come up with innovative solutions.
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Why collaboration breaks down within most groups, including common pitfalls and challenges.
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How our brains are not equipped for the complexity of the challenges we work on, and how this affects decision-making and solution creation.
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How Facilitation and Workshop Design can dramatically improve a team’s ability to collaborate without changing everything about how they already work.
Day 3 of 5
Facilitation Fundamentals
Understand the foundational theory, skills and techniques designed to enable facilitators to help groups to collaborate better and make better decisions, faster.
Core Topics
Facilitation Theory, Facilitation Core Skills
Here's what you'll learn:
Day 4 of 5
Workshop Design 101
Learn the practical tools every facilitator needs to be familiar with to design, modify, and run successful purpose-built, custom workshops.
Core Topics
Workshop Principles, The Anatomy of a Workshop, Core Materials and Activities
Here's what you'll learn:
Day 5 of 5
Live Practice and Graduation Ceremony
You'll put your new skills to the test in a low-risk, fun, live practice session, and receive your certification!
Core Topics
Practical Application, Graduation
Here's what you'll learn:
- Putting what you’ve learned into practice: With your peers, you’ll plan, design and run a mini workshop using everything you’ve learned!
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Graduation ceremony where you’ll receive your signed certificate and celebrate with your peers
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Closing Circle where we’ll recap and reflect on the week
Certification
On completion of the training, you’ll receive a signed printed & digital certificate of completion to show off your new skills:
Meet Your Trainers
Jonathan
Jonathan is AJ&Smart's founder and CEO. His lifelong passion is to help people work better together.
Rebecca
Rebecca is AJ&Smart's Facilitation Coach and has trained thousands of people from all over the world.
50% Learning. 50% Doing.
100% Practical & Fun!
In-Person – Incredible!
Zoom-fatigue? Us too! We believe there's a unique magic that's created when people come together to learn, in-person. We're excited to be offering our trainings in Palo Alto, the heart of tech in the US, and in Berlin, the heart of creativity in Europe.
Small Groups.
Big Results!
Full-Stack Facilitator is not a mass training where you're anonymous. Each bootcamp is limited to 14-20 participants to ensure you get the best possible training experience and outcome.Check our upcoming bootcamps and reserve your seat!
Check our upcoming bootcamps and reserve your seat!
Upcoming Training Dates
We run a very limited number of in-person trainings, and spots are filled quickly.
Secure your ticket to one of our next trainings now!
Full-Stack FacilitatorEurope Bootcamp
€13,300.00
Full-Stack FacilitatorUS Bootcamp
Palo Alto, CA 🇺🇸
July 30 - August 2, 2024
$14,300.00
Full-Stack FacilitatorEurope Bootcamp
Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪
October 14 - 18, 2024
€13,300.00
Full-Stack FacilitatorUS Bootcamp
Palo Alto, CA 🇺🇸
July 28 - August 1, 2025
Have questions?
Speak with our Admissions Team!
Our Admissions Team is happy to help you with any questions relating to our Full-Stack Facilitator training. Just schedule a call and let's chat!
Satisfaction Guaranteed
We’re very confident that you’ll love Full-Stack Facilitator. If you're not satisfied by the end of the first training day, you have the option to get a full refund on your ticket, no questions asked.
Here’s how it works: At the end of the first day, you can hand in your badge, workbook and materials to your trainer and you’ll receive a full refund. It’s as simple as that!
Cancellation and Refund Policy
