Designing and facilitating engaging meetings

To develop a deeper understanding, improve the skills and attitudes necessary for the design and facilitation of engaging meetings, including information on:

• the need for engaging meetings, their connection to company culture; the use of practical tools and techniques to “move” employees to promote collective intelligence;
• the nature, types of meetings and the development of leadership through the centuries;
• the basic conditions of engaging meetings;
• the method of designing and facilitating engaging meetings – BE.SLOW.ER;
• classical facilitation of meetings and open formats.

• Managers (of various levels);
• Project managers;
• Team managers/leaders;
• HR managers/specialists;
• Change managers, coaches;
• Organizational psychologists and therapists;
• Anyone who regularly organizes and leads meetings of various kinds.

• Understand when to hold a meeting and what the most appropriate audience is.
• Apply effective meeting leadership attitudes and techniques.
• Evaluate whether the meeting was successful.
• Maintain psychological safety during the meeting.
• Evaluate the importance of space and physical configuration in organizing and conducting a successful meeting.
• Conduct structured meeting planning using the BE.SLOW.ER method.
• Apply several open formats that increase people’s involvement.

Experience in organizing and facilitating meetings is desirable.

The training materials are available on the MIRO platform, where the learning process is also organized. At the end of the training, a PDF file of what has been learned is issued.

Not intended.

1. The nature, types and leadership of meetings

   1. A brief look at history;
   2. Statistical data;
   3. Meeting – yes or no?;
   4. Office / Hybrid / Remote work;
   5. Leadership (facilitation);
   6. Indicators of a successful meeting.
2. Conditions for an engaging meeting
   1. Leader and behavior;
   2. Group conversation and neuroscience aspects;
   3. Psychological safety during a meeting;
   4. Meeting and company culture;
   5. The importance of the configuration of the room and other tools.
3. Design and facilitation of an engaging meeting using the BE.SLOW.ER method
   1. Classical approach;
      1. Before the meeting – During the meeting – After the meeting;
      2. Open formats:
         1. For small groups;
         2. For large groups;
         3. Anti-sabotage tools.