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February 2012
February 1 - Introduction to Organizational Health and Balance (Contains elements of OS technology)

February 15 and 16- Part 1, Path to Organizational Health and Balance (Contains elements of OS technology)

February 29 -  Online  -   Part 2, Achieving Organizational Health and Balance (Contains elements of OS technology)

March 2012
March 1, 7, 8, 15 and 16 - Online - Part 2, Achieving Organizational Health and Balance (Contains elements of OS technology)

March 7 - Leading a Team, Marquis Bureau, Université d'Ottawa, Ottawa, ON (Contains elements of OS technology)

March 19 and 20 -Mastering Motivation as a Leader, (new), Marquis Bureau and Donna Clark, St. Mary's University, Halifax, NS (Contains elements of OS technology)

March, May and June 2012
OS Coaching - Internal Training / Public Training in French in Paris, Montreal, Brussels

April 2012
April 14, 9:00-4:00 ET  - Quit Horsing Around - Authentic Leadership For Women - Equine Assisted Learning (Contains elements of OS technology)

April 26 – 28 2012 -Working with Open Space Technology, (Module 1 of Genuine Contact program (Contains elements of OS technology)

May 2012
May 2, 3, 9, 10, 15 and 16- Online - Whole Person Process Facilitation - Module 2 Genuine Contact Program (Contains elements of OS technology)

May 26, 9:00-4:00 ET  - Quit Horsing Around - Authentic Leadership For Women - Equine Assisted Learning
(Contains elements of OS technology)

June 2012
June 7 and 8 - Mastering Motivation as a Leader, Marquis Bureau and Donna Clark, St. Mary's University, Halifax, NS (Contains elements of OS technology)

June 23, 9:00-4:00 ET  - Quit Horsing Around - Authentic Leadership For Women - Equine Assisted Learning (Contains elements of OS technology)

Open Space Technology

A unique approach to group work and leadership

. Open Space Technology (or Open Space) is a simple and powerful approach to meetings of all kinds and to ongoing leadership that creates conditions for enthusiastic performance, creativity, collaboration and personal commitment.

. Through this unique process, the collective intelligence emerges and the potential of individuals and of the group is maximized.

. Open Space is used around the world as an effective way to achieve exceptional results in a few hours or a few days with groups of 5 or a few thousands.

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Diane Gibeault  & Associé.es-Associates (Canada) and Awareness Consulting (Belgium) invite you to deepen your knowledge of Open Space

Open Space Training

  1. Internal Open Space training in English: training within your organization while addressing in depth, an issue of interest to your group

  2. Public training workshops offered in French in 2012, in Montreal, Paris and Brussels

Moderators
.Mickael Drouard  .............Diane Gibeault ............Déborah Maarek

Individual Coaching on the Open Space Approach

- For those first Open Space events you facilitate or organize

- To improve how you work with people and with groups in the spirit of the Open Space principles

- To better plan an event that presents particular challenges.

Comments
"Diane has been outstandingly generous in sharing not only her experience and insights, but also in providing "off-the-shelf" tools and documents that save me a lot of time and that support a high quality of work. Having the accompaniment and mentorship of such a seasoned Open Space facilitator helps me feel secure and confident about what I am offering."
- Natalie Zend, independent facilitation consultant, Toronto


“Whether someone is new to Open Space or more seasoned, having Diane as a coach is a gift. Drawing from her many years of experience working with diverse clients, she listens in a way that engages you in your learning and helps you grow as a facilitator, all of which benefits the client who is hosting an Open Space event!” 
- Suzanne Daigle, Open Space Facilitator, NuFocus Strategic Group

Information
See “Open Space” and “Training” at: http://www.dianegibeault.com 

Diane Gibeault  & Associé.es-Associates
Consultation, Facilitation and Training in Support of Transformation
Ottawa, Canada, Tel. (613) 744-2638, diane.gibeault@rogers.com

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In working with Open Space Technology, organizations are creating a working environment that is healthy.  If you want to learn more about how to get the maximum benefit from your open space meeting and continue to create a healthy working environment based on these principles, our programs offer additional learning grounded in open space principles.   Additionally bringing these open space principles to on-line learning environments provide a cost-effective alternative for learning during these tight economic times.

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 In this issue...
 



Courage and Learning Online

According to Elaine Dundon, every organization…not just business… needs one core competence – innovation to secure its future. Innovation is the profitable and effective implementation of creativity and involves four elements:


Creativity – identifying new ideas

Strategy – determining their usefulness

Implementation – putting new and useful ideas into action

Profitability - maximizing added-value for members/investors (not just revenue- but other benefits) from their implementation.

The field of training is being transformed both by the economic factors affecting the entire training sector and by the widespread adoption of new learning technologies. E-learning and distributed learning systems are also changing the nature of traditional training and creating new communities of interest with growing and divergent needs.

For the last two years, Courage Group International Leadership Partners have been investing time and energy in adapting our workshops and coaching practice to an online environment. The results have been positive and satisfying for all. We strive to create a virtual learning environment that is aligned with our teaching model which is rooted in experiential learning. The foundational facilitation process for our workshops is Whole Person Process Facilitation, which pays attention to the multidimensional human being including learning styles, different intelligences and levels of consciousness. This facilitation methodology creates conditions that maximize the learning of individual participants and also creates the opportunity for the emergence of collective learning. We use simple and highly interactive technologies accessible to anyone who has a computer.

Courage Group International designs and delivers learning experiences for personal and organizational development for sustainable results. Our transformational approach to learning will open new possibilities for action and results in your life and in your organization.

Courage Group International collaborates with our clients to co-create and transform communities and working and learning environments by surfacing the collective intelligence of the group. We contribute to the growth of healthy, adaptable, and spirited individuals, and organizations through our holistic approach that is customized to your unique context and goals. Our interest is in forming deep and lasting relationships with our clients that support goal achievement and mutual learning.

We can customize our workshops and we can accommodate your scheduling to meet your needs. We’re also capable of creating new workshop on demand. All workshops and learning materials are available in English or French. We look forward to creating and learning with you!  

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 Free One Hour Webinar Introduction to Organizational Health and Balance      

Thinking of registering for one or both of the Organizational Health and Balance workshops but want to know more? Join us for this free introduction to learn more about the ideas that will be covered in the workshops and experience a whole person approach to online meeting facilitation.

February 1, 2012  9:00 a.m. -10:15 a.m. EST (1400 UTC)

Register now

We are pleased to partner with our Swedish colleagues Thomas Herrmann of Open Space Consulting and Johann Rehnberg of Manaki Consulting to offer our online workshops this winter and spring. 

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New!  Quit Horsing Around - Authentic Leadership for Women

How do you show up as a leader? New paradigms of leadership recognize the importance of a holistic and multidimensional approach to leadership, making women’s ways of leadership even more relevant now than in the past. However, many women have chosen to suppress or deny their innate ways of being and doing for fear of not being accepted or successful. Join us for this highly participatory one- day equine assisted workshop to help you claim your authentic leadership. Equine- assisted coaching will enable you to find your authentic self through the non-judgmental eyes of the horse.

Courage Group International is pleased to partner with Anne Porteous of Sierra Acres Equine Services to offer this new workshop at Sierra Acres in Rockwood Ontario. Choose one of the following dates:

April 14, May 26 or June 23, 2012.

Registration is limited to 10 people

Register now 

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About Us
 
Courage Group International is a pioneer in holistic organizational and individual transformation. We facilitate participatory processes, create spaces for leadership and collective action to emerge, design and deliver learning experiences for sustainable results and journeys with people seeking ways to thrive in a changing and complex world. Our holistic approach to consulting, facilitation, coaching and training is founded on the Genuine Contact™ way, customized to your unique context and goals, and grounded in our values; courage, authenticity, compassion, openness and meaningful relationships.

Contact us to learn how our services can help you achieve your goals.

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes” Marcel Proust

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Upcoming Program Offerings

We are pleased to offer the following workshops:

January 2012

  • 14-15 janvier - Santé et équilibre personnels, Marquis Bureau et André Raymond, Entraide-Deuil de l'Outaouais, Gatineau, QC (French)
  • 27 janvier - Pratiquer un leadership authentique, (nouveauté), Cap Santé Outaouais, Gatineau, QC (French)

February 2012

March 2012

April 2012

  • Quit Horsing Around - Authentic Leadership For Women - Equine Assisted Learning -   Choose one date          April 14, 9:00-4:00 ET     May 26, 9:00-4:00 ET     June 23, 9:00-4:00 ET  (English)
  • April 26 – 28 2012 -Working with Open Space Technology, (Module 1 of Genuine Contact program), sponsored by the Tatamagouche Centre in Nova Scotia. Book now to take advantage of very special rates. Space available on a first come first served basis. Registration via www.tatacentre.ca
    (English)

May 2012

June 2012

  • June 7 and 8 - Mastering Motivation as a Leader, Marquis Bureau and Donna Clark, St. Mary's University, Halifax, NS
    (English)

La santé et l'équilibre organisationnels (fondements 1 et 2 du programme Genuine Contact): dates et lieu en discussion

Certificat - Formation des formateurs (module 5 du programme Genuine Contact): dates et lieu en discussion


Please contact us for further details.

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Our Facilitation Team

Michelle Cooper  (ON),  Donna Clark (NS) and Marquis Bureau  (QC).  They are authorized Genuine Contact™ Trainers and Co-Owners who have been working with the Program for a number of years.

They are joined for some offerings by Esther Matte (QC) and André Raymond, both Genuine Contact™ trainers.

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