Time to Think Facilitators Course
Time to Think Facilitators Course
10th and 11th June 2025 - Edale, Peak District, with day three on the 8th of July online.
Are you interested in becoming a Time To Think Facilitator?
The Facilitator Course is a certification course that teaches you how to professionally present eight applications of a Thinking Environment you explored in the Foundation Course.
About the Time to Think Facilitators course
This course follows on from our Foundation course for those who want to share Time to Think principles with groups or take its practice into their group facilitation.
You’ll learn how to present the eight applications of the thinking environment and how to use activities and tools to teach Time to Think in groups effectively.
Once complete, you’ll undertake the Practicum work, supervised by a Time To Think Faculty member. Once completed, you’ll be welcomed into the Time To Think Collegiate, qualified as a Time To Think Facilitator, and eligible to join quarterly collegiate meetings of other Thinking Environment practitioners.
“I had nearly 30 years of experience as a facilitator of international groups at all managerial levels. The course helped me to trust my instincts even more and to create an unhurried, respectful atmosphere even quicker and more purposefully than I was able to do in the past.”
“I have been an external facilitator for over 10 years having previously trained in traditional facilitation skills such as meta planning, brainstorming, energisers etc. I found the course extremely insightful & practical, with the backdrop of the thinking environment theory, it gave me some great tools to take directly into any group facilitation and it also gave me the space to put these tools into practice in a safe learning environment. The course gave me the opportunity to really analyse my ‘honed’ facilitation skills and it gave me lots of practical ideas on how to handle future assignments. Some of the best things about the course were the thinking time it provided and the fact that I could practice how to deliver the concepts with my own authentic voice. I would highly recommend the course, I believe it has significantly stretched my facilitation skills and given me insight and practical steps on how to enable groups to think well together. Thank you Sophie, I always learn so much from you - I love your style & your subject expertise is invaluable!”
This course will run for three days: two days in person and one online, to immerse us in the thinking environment and deepen our learning.
2025 Course dates: 10th and 11th June 2025 - Edale, Peak District, with day three on the 24th of July online.
In person, we will meet from 9.30-4.30 pm each day
Online we meet from 9.30-2.30 pm
There is an expectation that between days 2 and 3, you will spend at least 2 hours a week practicing.
The course fee includes the following:
Articles and resources to help you integrate your learning
Email access to Sophie throughout the course to answer any questions that come up, plus,
Supervision of your practicum work
Maximum group size: 10
Payment: You can pay in instalments; please email me if you'd like this option.
Most suitable for Facilitators, trainers, leaders and consultants who want to qualify as a Time to Think facilitator and practitioner
Pre-requisites: Before attending, you must participate in The Time to Think Foundation course.
Practicum requirements: Once the course finishes, there is a Practicum to complete, which allows you time to consolidate your learning with support from a member of the Time to Think Faculty. Once that's successfully finished, you'll be invited to join the Collegiate and become qualified as a Time To Think Facilitator.
Location: This course will be run in person in the heart of the Peak District National Park. We are located at the beautiful The Gathering, Grindslow House, Edale, Hope Valley S33 7ZD, accessible by train from Sheffield or Manchester. Self-catering Accommodation is available on-site (£89 per person per night) or in the surrounding village/s. I can help you arrange this.
