2015 | Location | Fee | Description | Times / Days | Information | Facility |
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Sept. 13-15, 2016 |
Tiburon, CA | 450.00 | Environmental Facilitation Workshop | 9:00 to 5:00 3 days |
Details | Bay Conference Center |
Internal Training for Agencies and Organizations
Currently most of our training is offered internally for private organizations and agencies. If you would like to
have facilitation and/or negotiation training offered within your organization please contact us.
We can customize training to meet current and future needs.
We offer classes for groups of 25-30. If you know your attendance will be below 25, we attempt to fill your workshop
with others seeking the same training.
Refund Policy One month or more prior to class: tuition refunded minus a $50 administration fee. Less than on month before class: no refunds. See details page for exact cutoff dates.
Cancellation Policy We reserve the right to cancel classes that do not meet a registered minimum. A one month notice of cancellation is provided and a full refund provided.
Confirmation Policy Upon Registration completion you will receive an auto email response of confirmation. The MY TICKETS link in the email will have your payment status. Pleae note you are not officially registered until payment status is marked PAID.
*Discounts Early bird discount of $50.00 available up to posted cut-off date (see details page for each workshop cut-off date). $50.00 group discount for 4 or more within the same organizations. See details for more information.
NOTE: Limit of one discount per registration. Discounts cannot be combined.
ABOUT THE TRAINING WORKSHOPS
Facilitation Skills for Scientists and Resource Managers
Environmental Negotiation Workshops
Workshop Objectives
Participants will be able to design and facilitate meetings more effectively with lower anxiety and better meeting outcomes.
This course is intended to be a practical approach to improving group meetings. It is oriented specifically to the needs
of those working with natural resources. Participants are presented with a wide array of tools and opportunities to practice
new facilitation skills.
Course Topics
Intended Audience
Regulatory agency personnel, scientists, non-profit conservation organization personnel, and any others dealing with land
use planning, conservation, and natural resource management issues requiring that they organize and implement meetings
with workmates, the public, and/or diverse stakeholders.
Outcomes
Participants will be able to design and facilitate meetings more effectively with lower anxiety and better meeting outcomes.
Participants will be provided an overview of the competencies required for effective meetings. These competencies include:
Quotes from Prior Participants:
Workshop Objectives
Participants will develop a greater understanding of negotiation principles and practices leading to greater
confidence and more successful negotiation outcomes. This workshop presents basic negotiation concepts (e.g.,
Fisher and Ury's "Getting to Yes" series) and specific environmental issue applications. Participants will learn
simple processes to prepare for negotiations and reinforce skills through practice negotiations of increasing complexity.
This course emphasizes using principled (ethical) negotiation approaches to build trust and relationships.
The participants are taught to recognize commonly encountered tactics and shown productive responses.
Instructors will provide examples of successful negotiations
Course Topics
Intended Audience
This workshop will provide useful tools to the following groups:
Outcomes
Participants will be able effectively participate in environmental negotiations.
Participants will be exposed to a variety of tools for approaching complex negotiations.
With new tools in hand, attendees face future negotiations with many new options for problem solving.
Participants will gain the following competencies:
Quotes from Prior Participants