Events

Date: Thursday, September 26, 2013 
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Share Space, 533 5th Street, Santa Rosa
Cost: $10 sliding scale
With Nick Osborne from Transition, UK

Have you been:
• Perplexed why it’s so hard to get things done in a group?
• Frustrated by others on your team?
• Unhappy about power dynamics but don't know what to do about that?

Did you want to:
• Run out the door?
• Just do it yourself?

Skills for Building Effective Groups and Teams don’t always come naturally. We need to learn, practice and build teams around effective processes, clear agreements, and thoughtful communications. What makes effective groups tick? What is it like to be in a well-functioning group? Can that truly be a joy?

Nick Osborne, has been involved with the Transition Towns Movement since it began in England in 2007. He has been a leading trainer for the Transition Network and has been offering a set of training courses around building effective groups, teams and collaborations. Nick’s courses come from integrating 20 years experience of working with leadership models in social change projects, intentional communities and Eco-villages, and conventional and cutting edge organizations.

During this evening Nick will cover the essentials of good group dynamics, provide a variety of tools and resources and will give a taste of an upcoming 2-day course for those who want to take a deeper dive and gain more proficiency in facilitating skillful group process.

This event is sponsored by: Transition US, Share Exchange and Transition Initiatives in Sonoma County.

When: Saturday, September 28 & Sunday, September 29 from  9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.  

Where: Venture Greenhouse, 30 Castro Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901

Cost: $125

Effective Groups is a dynamic and engaging training course which covers key skills for collaboration. It will help you:  

·         Create systems for teams to work effectively together   

·         Develop an enjoyable and fair atmosphere to work within   

·         Make order in the chaos to find freedom within a structure   

·         Utilize diverse perspectives as an advantage instead of a problem   

·         Balance achieving goals with keeping your team healthy and effective   

·         Manage conflicting needs and paradoxes, both within and outside the team  

·         Develop the skills & mindset to cross stony ground without falling out (or over) with each other!

About the facilitator:  

Nick Osborne, a leading trainer from the UK with the Transition Network, will be in the U.S. to give his 2-day Effective Groups weekend workshop, plus his 1-day Train the Trainer training, in 3 locations.

The Effective Groups (aka Effective Collaboration) weekend workshop is Nick's labor of love for Transition Initiatives - helping community-based Transition Initiatives develop stronger group skills. It comes from integrating 20 years experience of working with leadership models in social change projects, intentional communities and Eco-villages, and conventional and cutting edge organizations.  The course is open to anyone involved in any kind of social change work, with preference given to groups using the Transition model to inform their work.

Contact:
www.transitionus.org
http://www.transitionus.org/event/effective-groups-san-francisco-area

For info about the course or scholarships contact:
carolyne@transitionus.org & 707-824-1554

When: Saturday, September 28 & Sunday, September 29 from  9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.  

Where: Venture Greenhouse, 30 Castro Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901

Cost: $125

Effective Groups is a dynamic and engaging training course which covers key skills for collaboration. It will help you:  

·         Create systems for teams to work effectively together   

·         Develop an enjoyable and fair atmosphere to work within   

·         Make order in the chaos to find freedom within a structure   

·         Utilize diverse perspectives as an advantage instead of a problem   

·         Balance achieving goals with keeping your team healthy and effective   

·         Manage conflicting needs and paradoxes, both within and outside the team  

·         Develop the skills & mindset to cross stony ground without falling out (or over) with each other!

About the facilitator:  

Nick Osborne, a leading trainer from the UK with the Transition Network, will be in the U.S. to give his 2-day Effective Groups weekend workshop, plus his 1-day Train the Trainer training, in 3 locations.

The Effective Groups (aka Effective Collaboration) weekend workshop is Nick's labor of love for Transition Initiatives - helping community-based Transition Initiatives develop stronger group skills. It comes from integrating 20 years experience of working with leadership models in social change projects, intentional communities and Eco-villages, and conventional and cutting edge organizations.  The course is open to anyone involved in any kind of social change work, with preference given to groups using the Transition model to inform their work.

Contact:
www.transitionus.org
http://www.transitionus.org/event/effective-groups-san-francisco-area

For info about the course or scholarships contact:
carolyne@transitionus.org & 707-824-1554

Transition US is offering a 1-day Train the Trainer on 9/30, following the Effective Groups course in San Rafael, CA. 
Note: It is required that TTT participants take the 2-day workshop

When: Monday, September 30,  9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.  

Where: Venture Greenhouse, 30 Castro Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901

Cost: $125

Registration: 

If you would like to apply for the Effective Groups Train the Trainer workshop, please download and complete this application from the Transition US site and return it to carolyne@transitionus.org. 

Our goals for the TTT are to:

• Develop a cadre of trainers who can deliver the Effective Groups course to Transition groups and to groups in allied efforts
• Increase the efficacy of groups by having skilled trainers within their ranks;
• Build bridges of collaboration between groups & networks

In this TTT course we want people who:

• Have personal, hands-on experience dealing with group dynamics.
• Have experience giving trainings, teaching or facilitating groups.
• Explain concepts in clear and accessible language.
• Can work with emotional depth and hold participants to safely go beyond comfort zones.
• Have awareness of their own individual journeys in personal development and awakening to the need for major social change.
• Are flexible, self motivated, collaborative, positive and have a sense of humour.
• Live in a variety of geographical areas in the US.
• Represent a variety of viewpoints, cultures and backgrounds; additional languages would be an advantage.
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Becoming a trainer for the Effective Groups course

The TTT is a 1-day training for 10 participants or less. The course is designed to meet the needs of the participating individuals so they can more confidently convey the materials. It will dive more deeply into the 2-day course materials and their methods of delivery. Those interested in the 2-day Train the Trainer course will need to already have experience in training, teaching or facilitation as well as having hands-on experience dealing with group dynamics. An application form follows.

Effective Groups itself is a dynamic and engaging training course which covers key skills for collaboration:

• Creating systems for teams to work effectively together
• Developing an enjoyable and fair atmosphere to work within
• Making order in the chaos to find freedom within a structure
• Utilizing diverse perspectives as an advantage instead of a problem
• Balancing achieving goals with keeping your team healthy and effective
• Managing conflicting needs and paradoxes, both within and outside the team
• Developing the skills & mindset to cross stony ground without falling out (or over) with each other!

About the facilitator:  

Nick Osborne, a leading trainer from the UK with the Transition Network, will be in the U.S. to give his 2-day Effective Groups weekend workshop, plus his 1-day Train the Trainer training, in 3 locations.

The Effective Groups (aka Effective Collaboration) weekend workshop is Nick's labor of love for Transition Initiatives - helping community-based Transition Initiatives develop stronger group skills. It comes from integrating 20 years experience of working with leadership models in social change projects, intentional communities and Eco-villages, and conventional and cutting edge organizations.  The course is open to anyone involved in any kind of social change work, with preference given to groups using the Transition model to inform their work.

Contact:
www.transitionus.org
http://www.transitionus.org/event/effective-groups-train-trainer-worksho...

Next Monthly Planning Meeting:

Transition Sebastopol Energy Group's next regular monthly planning meeting

Date: Thursday, October 10 at 6:00pm
Location: SolarWorks, 400 Morris Street #C, Sebastopol.

All are welcome.
For more info email transsebenergygroup@gmail.com or call 707-829-3460