Thinking Box Online Facilitator Training

This training course is in the form of 5 modules comprising of the videos you see below and accompanying exercises. You can access the videos directly below, but if you would like the more immersive experience which includes the exercises, then you need to follow this link.

Total video length is 58 minutes.

Thinking Box Facilitator Training videos

Module 1 – Introduction
How a Thinking Box session works video – this video is played at the beginning of each Thinking Box

Module 2 – Host leadership
2.1 Introduction to Host leadership  Here we introduce a useful framework to support us, the idea of host leadership

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2.2 Host leadership roles In this video we introduce the 6 roles of Host Leadership. We will go onto explore these much more fully in later modules.

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Module 3 – Getting started
3.1 Initiating and inviting In this video we look at the first steps of getting a group of people together, the relevance of each will depend on your situation

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3.2 Creating the space

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Module 4 – Facilitating a Thinking Box session
4.1 Preparing, welcoming guests and introducing videos

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4.2 Questions and small group discussions

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Module 5 – Facilitating the plenary
5.1 Facilitator mindset and aims of the plenary

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5.2 General skills

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5.3 Creating the space/culture and managing the focus

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5.4 Directing the traffic, staying neutral and signposting

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5.5 Critical Thinking Skills

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5.6 Raising Collective Consciousness

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5.7 Creating safe emotional space

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