Beskrivning

Transformative Facilitation – The Art of Dialogue and Thinking Together

At the heart of transformative facilitation lies the ability to host meaningful dialogue and think together in a way that supports deep development and lasting change. This module offers a solid foundation for anyone leading transformation through organizational meetings and conversations. This capability becomes more essential as complexity and unpredictability increase in work life and society.

The demand for managing dialogue in digital formats is also growing—requiring new skills and deeper understanding, which we actively explore during the course.

Purpose and Goals of Transformative Facilitation

This module’s purpose is to build the knowledge and capacity needed to facilitate effective, meaningful dialogue and guide conversations toward desirable outcomes—especially when the stakes are high and the issues at hand are urgent.

The goals are to:

• Strengthen the ability to harness diversity and navigate conflicting perspectives

• Unlock people’s talent, competence, energy, and agency

• Improve group decision-making and collaborative problem-solving

• Accelerate the movement from words to action

• Deepen understanding of the potential and limits of dialogue

• Establish a shared language and framework around what makes dialogue effective

• Learn to interpret and make sense of what unfolds in different situations

• Understand how to influence conversations constructively

• Gain insight into what it takes to cultivate a thriving dialogue culture

Our process integrates theory, practical skill-building, and personal development into one coherent learning journey. It provides valuable insights and tools that support your ability to lead conversations with depth and clarity, regardless of your current role or whether you meet in person or online.

Who Is This For?

This program is for anyone who works with dialogue and meetings and wants to strengthen their ability to lead impactful conversations. You may be a manager, process leader, internal or external consultant, coach, educator, facilitator, or therapist. Or perhaps you’re not in one of these roles yet, but feel called to grow into one and want to prepare yourself well.

Course Elements – A Blend of Theory, Practice, and Personal Process

We alternate between theoretical frameworks, practical application, and personal reflection. Sessions are offered in both physical and digital formats, allowing us to explore how dialogue unfolds differently in different settings.

Examples of exercises, methods, and tools include:

• The Mirror of Competence

• Getting to Know One Another

• The Art of a Good Conversation

• A New Reality

• The Four Core Skills of Dialogue

• Reading the Room: What Energy Is Present?

• Identifying Individual Strengths and Weaknesses

• Cultural Strengths and Blind Spots

• Roles and Roleplay

• Dialogue Spaces

• Application Exercises

Themes we explore together:

• Diversity and Constructive Dissonance

• Trust and Temporary Trust Capsules

• A Vision for Better Dialogue

• The Three Languages of Dialogue

Methods Introduced:

• The Ladder of Inference

• Left- and Right-Hand Column Analysis

• Advocate & Inquire

Fees

The course fee is offered per participant and depends on group size and logistical costs. Literature, meals, and accommodation (for residential sessions) are billed separately. Group bookings are negotiated on a case-by-case basis.

Course Facilitator

Göran Gennvi brings over 30 years of experience as an organizational and leadership consultant, with a focus on leadership development, executive coaching, and group facilitation. Göran has trained extensively with leading thinkers including William Isaacs, Peter Senge, and Otto Scharmer in Dialogue, Organizational Learning, and the U-process. He also draws from Gestalt pedagogy through training with Barbro Curman and Lars Norberg.

Since 1992, Göran has led leadership and organizational development programs through IFL (SSE Executive Education) at the Stockholm School of Economics, The Natural Step for sustainable development, and the Swedish Academy of Board Directors for sustainable business growth. He has served as Senior Advisor at the Tällberg Foundation and currently sits on the boards of the Society for Organizational Learning Sweden (SoL), Green Cross Sweden, Albaeco at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, and the Ekskäret Foundation.