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Description

Collective Intelligence: Framing, Facilitating and Leveraging Group Work

Enable a group to deliver real output on a genuine issue instead of running meetings that decide nothing

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

Bringing a team together is not enough to generate collective thinking. Discussion is monopolised by a few participants, ideas are lost for want of a record, and the session ends without anyone knowing what was decided or who does what. When such meetings are repeated, disengagement sets in for good.

These two days provide the means to organise group work that actually delivers. You select a facilitation format according to the objective, you frame the decision rule, you lead the divergence and convergence phases, and you turn group output into decisions that are followed through.

Learning objectives

  • Select the facilitation format that matches the objective of the session
  • Frame a collective session by setting out the decision rule
  • Lead a group through divergence and then convergence phases
  • Manage the behaviours that block participation
  • Turn group output into decisions that lead to action
  • Assess whether collective work is appropriate before launching it

What makes this programme different

Each participant facilitates a complete sequence in front of the group and receives a structured review of their facilitation
Several facilitation formats are tested within the same day on a topic brought by participants
Preparation of a real session to be run back at work is completed during the programme

Programme

1When the Collective Delivers Better Results

Conditions and limits

  • Topics suited to collective work and topics that are not
  • Conformity and dominance effects within a group
  • Clarifying the decision rule before the session
  • The manager's position when facilitating their own team

2Framing and Preparing the Session

Objective, participants, run sheet

  • Wording the question put to the group
  • Selecting participants and setting the duration
  • Building a run sheet in sequences
  • Preparing materials and the working space

3Facilitating Production

Divergence, convergence, decision

  • Techniques for generating ideas in sub-groups
  • Clustering and prioritising proposals
  • Convergence and selection methods
  • Handling persistent disagreement

4Regulating and Sustaining Decisions

Facilitation stance and follow-through

  • Managing behaviours that block the group
  • Re-engaging a silent group
  • Producing useful minutes with named commitments
  • Tracking decisions and reporting back to participants

Who is it for

Team managers, project managers and departmental leaders required to facilitate working groups or collective problem-solving sessions.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

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.