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Description

Collaborative Meetings: Designing Workshops, Facilitating and Getting the Group to Produce

Move from meetings where people listen to workshops where the group delivers a usable output

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Intermediate
  • Up to 6 participants

A facilitator may master the basic rules of running a meeting yet remain stuck in one-way presentation mode. Participants nod without committing, ideas stay in the minds of a few, and complex topics are never genuinely examined collectively. Improvised participative formats often turn into discussion without output.

This intermediate module focuses on workshop design: selecting a collective intelligence technique suited to the objective, writing a sequence-by-sequence run sheet, facilitating sub-groups and presenting an output that can actually be used. Each participant builds and tests a workshop drawn from their own working context.

Learning objectives

  • Select a collective intelligence technique suited to the intended objective
  • Write a workshop run sheet sequence by sequence, including instructions
  • Draft unambiguous sub-group instructions
  • Facilitate collective production while remaining the guardian of time
  • Present the outputs in a directly usable form

What makes this programme different

Each participant designs the complete run sheet of a workshop drawn from their own context
Techniques are first experienced as a participant, then facilitated in turn
Drafted instructions are tested on the group to identify ambiguities

Programme

1Designing the Workshop

From objective to run sheet

  • Defining the output expected by the end of the workshop
  • Selecting the technique according to a divergence or convergence objective
  • Breaking the session into sequences with duration, instruction and deliverable
  • Preparing materials and the working space

2Getting Sub-Groups to Produce

Instructions and regulation

  • Drafting short and verifiable instructions
  • Forming sub-groups and assigning roles
  • Moving between groups and prompting without taking back control
  • Handling groups that are stuck or off topic

3Converging and Turning Output into Decisions

Presenting results and next steps

  • Feedback formats that avoid repetition of the same ideas
  • Prioritisation and collective decision-making techniques
  • Formalising an output that can be used after the session
  • Communicating results to absentees and decision-makers

Who is it for

Managers, project leaders and facilitators who already have practical experience of running meetings.

Prerequisites

Running meetings on a regular basis and familiarity with the basic rules of preparation and framing.

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.