Find Your Next ToP® Course
ToP courses cover the full range of tools and techniques for effective group facilitation. From creativity and innovation workshops to long-term planning, there is a course that will meet and support your facilitation needs.
ToP Facilitation Methods
Explore the landscape of facilitation and learn three key processes for activating group participation in our acclaimed flagship course.
ToP Facilitation Methods Leadership Edition
A sister to our flagship facilitation course, this extended three-day version highlights the role of the facilitative leader and offers additional practice opportunities in a more relaxed environment.
ToP Strategic Planning
Weave a variety of ToP Facilitation Methods into an integrated approach to strategic planning, resulting in strong consensus around a realistic, achievable, measurable plan.
Approaches to Environmental Scanning
Explore 10 creative, insightful tools to understand customer, staff or community perceptions and needs, delve into relevant data, and get groups on the same page to launch their work.
ToP Secrets of Implementation
You created an inspiring vision and a great plan... now how do you actually get it DONE?!
This course offers a rich toolkit to keep plans and projects alive, relevant, and achievable during implementation.
Mastering the Technology of Participation
Skyrocket your facilitation skills to the mastery level and build a supportive community of practice through this intensive and stimulating year-long learning experience.
Choose Your ToP Journey
Effective Facilitator
Courses in our Facilitation Fundamentals are the place to begin learning about the Technology of Participation. Our ToP Facilitation Methods is our foundational course, and our most popular.
Facilitative Leader
To continue your ToP journey, we offer many courses that expand on aspects of the Focused Conversation, the Consensus Workshop, and Action Planning, with various applications and real-world situations.
Learn about ToP Certification
Serious about facilitation? Want to demonstrate your aptitude to colleagues and clients with our globally-recognized designation? Learn more about becoming a Certified ToP Facilitator (CTF).
Join the National Network
Join our national ToP Network of facilitators and trainers! The ToP Network seeks to support collaborative efforts and build the capacity of all ToP practitioners.
