Join GENESIS Module 2: Facilitation training in Torri Superiore!

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Ready to transform your group leadership skills? Join GENESIS: Global Ecovillage Network Europe Sustainable Initiatives Support Module 2 – a transformative week of facilitation training in the heart of an Italian ecovillage!

January 3-10, 2026 | Ecovillaggio Torri Superiore, Italy

Master essential facilitation skills through hands-on practice: group decision-making, conflict resolution, meeting facilitation, and participatory leadership.

ABC Facilitation Training, a one-week immersive experience in a European ecovillage. This course is designed to equip participants with fundamental facilitation skills, helping you understand group dynamics, decision-making, conflict resolution, and organizational structures.

Through interactive sessions, hands-on practice, and a supportive learning environment, you will develop essential tools to guide groups effectively. Our approach blends theory with experience, using games, energizers, and real-life simulations to make learning engaging and fun.

Course Objectives

By the end of this training, you will:

  • Understand the importance of facilitation in group processes.
  • Learn basic decision-making methods, including sociocracy.
  • Explore conflict dynamics, power structures, and group roles.
  • Gain practical experience in facilitating meetings and giving feedback.
  • Develop confidence in holding space for diverse groups.

Program Overview

Day 1: Welcome & Foundations of Facilitation

  • Arrival, settling in, and introduction to the ecovillage.
  • Opening circle: getting to know each other.
  • What is facilitation? Why does it matter?
  • Group agreements and creating a safe learning space.
  • Icebreakers and team-building activities.

Day 2: Group Processes & Decision-Making

  • How groups function: dynamics and stages of group development.
  • Decision-making methods: consensus, consent, and majority voting.
  • Introduction to sociocracy: principles and practice.
  • Interactive exercise: making decisions as a team.

Day 3: Conflict, Power, and Roles in Groups

  • Understanding conflict: perspectives and responses.
  • The role of power and privilege in groups (rank awareness).
  • Conflict transformation strategies.
  • Role-play exercises: practicing mediation and nonviolent communication.

Day 4: Facilitation in Practice – Meetings & Participation

  • What makes a good meeting? Structure, roles, and flow.
  • The facilitator’s role: neutrality, clarity, and inclusivity.
  • Simulation: facilitating a real meeting with feedback.
  • Reflection and learning from experience.

Day 5: The Culture of Feedback & Organizational Structures

  • Why feedback matters: learning and growth in groups.
  • Tools for giving and receiving feedback effectively.
  • Exploring different organizational models (hierarchy vs. self-organization).
  • Case studies from real communities and collectives.

Day 6: Experiential Learning & Creative Approaches

  • Using games, storytelling, and embodiment in facilitation.
  • Engaging different learning styles in groups.
  • Hands-on activities to apply new skills.
  • Open space: participants share their own facilitation experiments.

Day 7: Integration & Closing

  • Reflection: key takeaways and personal growth.
  • Planning next steps: how to apply facilitation in your context.
  • Celebration and closing ceremony.
  • Departure and farewell.

This week will be a rich and transformative experience, providing you with both the confidence and skills to support group processes effectively. We look forward to learning, growing, and having fun together!

🔗 Learn more & apply: https://clips.gen-europe.org/

📧 Questions? clips@gen-europe.org

Building a more just, sustainable, and equitable society—one facilitator at a time. 🌍

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