Conference A

Conference A will be held in the morning of September 3. We have 7 workshops for deep learning on different IAF core competencies. To help participants to choose the workshops, we design three icons to give participants a quick understanding of the theme of the workshop. These three icons are as follows:

A1: Crisis > Change > Choice Workshop. Facilitative Crisis & Disaster Intervention to Build Resilient Communities
Presenter: Mark Pixley, CPF
IAF Core Competencies: B, C, D
Number of participants: 6-20

When a disaster strikes what can you do to help? Over the last decade, we have seen a range of natural and man-made disasters which are seriously affecting individuals and communities in Asia. Facilitators are uniquely positioned to provide assistance in the ongoing recovery process after a major disaster by helping individuals and community...more 

A2：Hybrid Online Facilitation - Technologies Accelerate Global Collaboration
Presenter: Kazuaki Katori; Amy Lenzo; Masato Tahara
IAF Core Competencies: A, B, C, D, E, F
Number of participants: 8-50

Thanks to technological advancement, we now have wide selections of video conferencing systems with low cost and easy to use, along with high-speed network connections.
In this highly interactive session we will hear stories from experienced online...more 

A3：Deep Ice breaker
Presenter: Yateen Gharat , CPF
IAF Core Competencies: A, B, C, D, F
Number of participants: 10-20

Facilitators face a challenge to get participants to Drop Their Social Mask and get to know each other “Really Well”. Deep Ice Breaker is the process which would get your participants to know each other Truly Well in just 1 hour.The process is designed to highlight Personal achievements, I am Proud of, Goals, Family, Social presence, Passions, Work,...more 

A4：Discovering Boundaries & Exploring the Space Between Training & Process Facilitation
Presenter: Rhonda Tranks, CPF; Farah Shahed, CPF
IAF Core Competencies: A, B, C, D, E, F
Number of participants: 10-30

Are you a facilitative trainer wanting to move more into process facilitation?
This workshop will help you better understand the crucial differences between the two roles and where the skill sets intersect. What do you need to do differently to deliver a quality outcome for your clients? What do you need...more 

A5：L-KIT：Sharing an Appreciative Inquiry tool to make Destiny stage more successful
Presenter: Makoto Max Watanabe
IAF Core Competencies: A, B, C, D, E, F
Number of participants: 3-24

I have conducted AI facilitation more than 180 times. Facilitating AI is not so difficult, but generating results using AI is difficult. During my experience, I really needed a tool to help client generate results. However, AI does not provide after-workshop tools for client to implement innovation-team activity. Therefore, I have created a new tool and method called L-KIT...more 

A6：Grow Team Framework
Presenter: Rajini Sriraman
IAF Core Competencies: A, B, C, D, E, F
Number of participants: 15-30

This session has a key objective of creating a team with a very high growth mindset and a positive attitude to collaborate to perform. The session will enable learners to understand the multiple dimensions of team dynamics and work together as they understand individual and team roles, clarify responsibilities, work on forces in a collaborative manner to aim at...more 

A7：Join The Visual Explosion – How to Add Visual Practices to Your Process
Presenter: Jenny Trautman, CPF
IAF Core Competencies: A, B, C, D
Number of participants: 5-30

With the emergence of social media there has been an explosion of visuals in communication, and with good reason. Research shows that visuals increase engagement, comprehension and the recall of information.
This workshop will help you join the visual explosion by experimenting with three ways...more