Taking Place 1st October 2024
Silver Springs Hotel, Cork
Even when you believe you have no artistic talent – this is where you learn the basic visual vocabulary and ingredients for visualisation with the bikablo® technique. For example, drawing simple flipchart templates that you can use in your work the next day!
What’s more, you will have WorkVisible’s Francesco Bianchi as your trainer to boost your learning in the room! For the first time, WorkVisible are coming to Cork to provide you with a first class in-person bikablo learning experience. You don't want to miss this!
What to expect in our one-day visual facilitation training?
Francesco will conduct the bikablo basics one-day-training-format, focusing on learning the bikablo visualisation technique. Whatever your experience in visual thinking, you are warmly welcome!
No matter how small or big your talent or experience, you will learn how to use small details to make large spaces look clear, attractive, and lively. Throughout the day Francesco will take plenty of time to answer your questions and guide you into the world of visual language with guidance and techniques suited to fit your individual progress.
What does this mean in practice? We'll cover the following topics:
Holding the pen and drawing the line: How do I draw clean lines and structure my space on the flipchart?
Graphics and text containers: How do I create simple arrows and connecting elements from basic geometric shapes in order to present related topics? Which text containers (e.g. speech bubbles) can be used to support which kinds of messages? Objects and symbols: How do I draw simple symbols to underline messages? What is essential, what can be left out?
People: What easy ways do bikablo® provide to draw people, roles, groups and situations?
Colour and space: What are simple and fast options to colour elements and spaces in a quick and simple way that supports the graphic structure?
You’ll also receive the gifts below as part of the training:
bikablo® Starterset: Every participant receives the official bikablo StarterSet including four visualisation markers and one Starter Booklet that summarises the principles, content and techniques of the training on 64 pages. So you can start using them as soon as you're back from the training!
Documentation: For your follow-up, you will receive a digital photo documentation of all results.
Presenter
Francesco, a trainer with WorkVisible Studios is a Collaboration Alchemist on a mission to make the world of work more fun. Currently, Francesco leverages the cutting-edge techniques for Visual Thinking, Brain-Based learning and Facilitation for highly collaborative meetings to ensure people are and feel at the centre. At WorkVisible Studios, we train our clients to provide them with visual facilitation skills. This enables them to create business illustrations, capture live talks and conversations, consult and facilitate outcomes in their work. We're passionate about the power of visuals, drawing and storytelling to create a significant impact for individuals, teams and whole organisations.
Taking Place 3rd October 2024
Silver Springs Hotel, Cork
Absolutely fun and active training to improve how I facilitate!
Looking to improve your skills in fostering collaboration, building self-organising teams, and creating a trustful and safe environment? Interested in learning how to guide groups with diverse opinions towards consensus? Join AWA's ICAgile Certified Agile Facilitator ICP-ATF training course! During this immersive and highly impactful course, you'll gain a comprehensive set of skills for designing and facilitating engaging meetings, both in-person and online, that effectively drive towards agreed-upon outcomes. Upon successful completion, you'll earn the ICP-ATF certification.
HIGH PRAISE FOR THIS TRAINING:
"Excellent course - great opportunity to learn and practice facilitation techniques. 5 stars!" - Jon Elock - Agile Coach
"The trainer has a wealth of knowledge and runs an exceptional course. Highly recommended!" - James Oliver - Scrum Master
"Dives into the reality of being a facilitator. Equips you to prepare & practice for difficult or challenging participants" - Thara Pathi Tandon - Agile Transformation Leader
"Excellent piece of work combining knowledge practice and sharing among professionals and peers" - Ivelina Petkova - Project Manager
"Excellent training not only useful in professional life but also in personal life too" - Mongheal Sylvaine - Offer Creation Director
"Thoroughly enjoyed this course. Great content. Knowledgeable teacher. Learnt a lot!" - Karen Botsh, Delivery Manager
"One of the most engaging and creative courses I have been on that flew very naturally and made me feel well equipped to be a facilitator in any situation." - Harsh Kesarwani, Project Manager
"This is my second course with AWA and they consistently wow and impress with their delivery." - Alan Jennings, Senior Delivery Manager
"The trainer was really inspiring and it was a huge learning opportunity to grow personally and in my professional career." - Shubhang Vishwamitra, Scrum Master
"A challenging and engaging course which built up gradually so that activities were always just enough in my comfort zone for me to enjoy them and learn from them." - Lynda Watson, Senior Developer
"Great trainer & training, very practical training. Thanks!" - Tom Van Baarle
"Absolutely fun and active training to improve how I facilitate!" - Akiko Kato, Delivery Manager
"Awesome course, great facilitator." - Temitope Awere, Agile Coach
"This is a great course for anyone who wants to gain further knowledge/skills on agile ways of working." - Anissa Nahal, Head of HR Oncology
"Fun course and great learning to be had." - Siobhan Price, Agile Coach
"Superbly facilitated and incredibly engaging. Reinforced areas I knew, taught me about areas I did not know." - John Harrison, Scrum Master
"Amazing course with a lot of practise and feedback on your personal facilitation technique." - Louisa Mensah, Agile Coach
"Interactive, fun and very practical session to learn to facilitate meetings." - Manika Agrawal
"Great 2-days filled with lots of tips and tricks. Opportunity to reflect and improve.” - Nicole Ruszkowski, Agile Delivery Coach
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
ScrumMasters, Agile Project Managers, Agile Coaches and aspiring coaches, Product Owners, Business Analysts, and anyone with the desire to explore the power of facilitation.
PRE-REQUISITES:
This an intermediate-level course for practitioners with at least 6 months of hands-on agile experience. You will build upon the experience you already have working with agile teams.
WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE:
· Course Manual
· Improved skills and knowledge that will enable you to create and facilitate meetings that engage the entire audience and drive towards agreed-upon outcomes
· Free membership to the global Agile Team Facilitator class community providing a rich ecosystem for learning and sharing experiences post-class.
ACCREDITATION
This course is accredited by the International Consortium for Agile (ICAgile) as fulfilling all Learning Objectives in the Agile Team Facilitation track. After successful completion of this course, you can apply for the ICAgile Certified Professional-Agile Facilitation (ICP-ATF). This continuing education certification is a key step toward achieving the ICAgile Expert-Agile Coaching (ICE-AC), the industry’s first competence-based certification. There is an ongoing assessment throughout the class as well as a practical assessment at the end of the course that you will need to pass. As long as the trainers believe you have demonstrated competence and that you have understood the learning objectives and you do not miss more than 1 hour of the course then you will receive the certification. The certification is included in the price of the course. Following the class, you will receive an email from ICAgile with your Certification.
Taking Place 3rd October 2024
Silver Springs Hotel, Cork
Become a Certified Scrum Master
This course equips you with a robust understanding of the Scrum framework. Learn how the Scrum framework can help you manage teams and deliver value incrementally in a collaborative manner.
Additionally, this course prepares you to successfully take the globally recognized Scrum Master certification exam. Completing this exam is optional, with an additional fee of $200 per attempt paid directly to the accrediting body.
Who Should Attend:
- Anyone wishing to become a certified Scrum Master
- Anyone working in a project environment or involved in product delivery
- Anyone seeking to improve their understanding and use of Scrum framework
The course will cover the following focus areas as defined in the Professional Scrum Competencies:
- Understanding and Applying the Scrum Framework: Empiricism, Scrum Values, Scrum Team, Events, Artifacts, Done
- Developing People and Teams: Self-Managing Teams, Facilitation, Coaching
- Managing Products with Agility: Forecasting & Release Planning, Product Value, Product Backlog Management, Stakeholders & Customers
Additional Information:
Duration: 1 day
Presenter: Joanna Koprowicz
Minimum 8 people/Maximum: 30 people
Taking Place 1st October 2024
Silver Springs Hotel, Cork
ICP - AHR Workshop
AgileHR is a transformative approach that empowers HR professionals to drive organisational agility and resilience.
This highly interactive, accredited AgileHR programme provides participants with everything they need to grow their AgileHR skills.
From exploring the elements of organisational agility to understanding the role that HR and people processes play in the future of work, you’ll learn what’s needed to enable the development of an adaptive organisation and culture.
- New Skills: Understand the principles of AgileHR and learn the techniques that drive organisational agility.
- HR’s Emerging Role: Grasp the critical role HR and people processes play in shaping the future of work.
- Practical Examples: Discover how to implement AgileHR practices that help create an adaptive, resilient HR organisation
- Hands-on drills: Apply your new skills and tools immediately in engaging and realistic team practices.
Additional Information:
Duration: 1 day
Presenter: James Ryan and Kevin Empey
Minimum 15 people/Maximum: 30 people
Prework: The course is supported by a comprehencive Digital prestudy course.
Taking Place 3rd October 2024
Silver Springs Hotel, Cork
Liberate Your Team to High Performance
Unleash Team Innovation in the Digital Age with the Simple Rules of Liberating Structures!
Are you ready to transform the way your team collaborates, decides and performs? Join us for an immersive workshop where you'll discover how to harness the power of Liberating Structures to innovate your team interactions.
Why Attend?
Liberating Structures offer a groundbreaking solution to collaboration in teams. Synthesized by Henri Lipmanowicz and Keith McCandless, these microstructures use simple guidelines to collaborate, create, and involve everyone - no matter the size of the team. Wherever you are on the digital transformation journey, and whether you work in Agile, Scrum, DevOps, Lean, Kanban, or SAFe, this workshop is designed to help you adapt to our present and future of in person, remote and hybrid collaboration models.
Key Learning:
- How to Harness Microstructures: Instantly accelerate in person, remote and hybrid team collaboration and build trust.
- Take away Hands-On Experience: Experiment in unique and practical methods to enhance participation among individuals and teams (Impromptu Networking, 1:2:4:All, conversation café, 15% solutions, Troika Consulting and more.
- Synthesize Real-Time Observations: Synthesize observations to influence high-performance team interactions in real-time, appreciate the meta process of team interaction.
Who Should Attend?
- Team Members: Enhance your team problem solving and interpersonal skills.
- Lean Agile leaders, Product owner, Scrum Masters, RTEs, Change Evangelists and others engaged in transforming their organizations: Discover how to capture room intelligence and drive results in team and scaled team settings.
- Managers and Leaders: Learn to empower your scaled teams for better collaboration and communication.
Workshop Agenda:
- Introduction to Liberating Structures: Understanding the basic principles and their impact.
- Practical Sessions: Engaging in hands-on activities to apply the concepts.
- Advanced Techniques: Exploring more complex structures to further enhance team performance.
- Q&A and Networking: Opportunities to discuss specific challenges and network with peers.
Call to Action:
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to boost your team’s performance and innovate your collaboration methods. Register now to secure your spot and start your journey towards high-impact team results!
For more information on Liberating Structures, check out Michael's YouTube channel: Michael's YouTube Channel.
Additional Information:
Duration: 1 day
Presenter: Michale Nir
Minimum 15 people/Maximum: 30 people
Taking Place 3rd October 2024
Silver Springs Hotel, Cork
Visual Agile Coaching – How to be a Visual Agile Coach
In our Visual Agile Coaching workshop – How to be a Visual Agile Coach we will set
participants off on their own Visual Agile Coaching journey.
Our workshop provides an immersive Visual Agile Coaching experience, exploring what it
means to be a Visual Agile Coach and explore the Visual Agile Coaching Toolkit.
By the end of the workshop – as Visual Agile Coaches - everyone is able to use Visual
Practices within their ways of working and have insight into the:
explore
- The roles and responsibilities of a Visual Agile Coach
- The story behind Visual Agile Coaching
- What it means to be a Visual Agile Coach (the concept) – the why, what and how
All participants will received a signed and personally illustrated Visual Agile Coach Playbook!
Workshop Schedule – per time allocation:
The workshop is fully interactive with participants encouraged to start their Visual Agile
Coaching from the get-go. During the workshop, we will:
- Introduce the Visual Agile Coach – the origin story, the roles and responsibilities, the big picture concept, the Power of Visuals AND get drawing and using visuals.
- Look at a ‘Big Model’ – visualise it, discuss it and explore its VAC application
- Research, discover, adapt and apply – i.e. the VAC Chemistry Lab experiments
- Use the Tried & Tested Toolkit with Visuals
- Lift the lid on the Visual Agile Toolkit – try a model
- Create your own VAC model
Part 1: Introduction to the Visual Agile Coach
Following a brief introduction – providing the VAC ‘origin story’ – and asking participants to
draw ‘what go them here to the session’, outlining the ‘big picture concept’ of Visual Agile
Coaching before getting started with some simple and fun activities to prove that everyone
can draw – or draw well enough in a business context. We’ll experiment with squiggles or
doodles and word association-type games and look at how drawing can be used to convey
different emotions (ice breaker exercises).
Part 2: What is Visual Agile Coaching
A) Before embarking on the Visual Agile Coaching journey, we will look at the science
behind the Power of Visuals. This will allow participants to understand why Visual Practices
are such an effective communication and collaboration tool to be used by Agile Coaches (or anyone really).
B) Outline what, why and how of Visual Agile Coaching:
- Starts with (Agile) Growth Mindset – a desire to learn, explore, try out and get better (improve yourself and others)
- Discuss how to learn, grow, and experience on your own and as a team (inc. coaching)
- Discuss how to apply learning and personal development
- Discuss how to adapt, apply and build – looking at some examples from the Visual Agile Coach Toolkit
- Discuss how to help and lead others on a Visual Agile Coaching journey – coaching-led leadership
Part 3: Get Drawing
Pick up the pens and pencils and iPad again for an overview of how to get drawing and lock
in some basic shapes, frames, faces etc.
Including how to draw digitally: Olina can provide a masterclass on how to draw digitally
including how it is different to drawing on paper, which apps are best and some tips and
tricks to get started or improve your current digital drawing.
Part 4: Visual Jam – building a Visual Library
After building confidence in drawing and visual skills we will hold a Visual Jam to build a
visual icon library to be used in the later exercises – icons such as goals, targets, team,
rewards etc. will come in handy in the later exercises as well as build confidence in creating
visuals.
- Exercise: Review the Visual Agile Coach Role Profile, inviting the participants to pick up their pens again and visually represent the roles and responsibilities of an Agile Coach as Icons – as well as discussing the Agile Coach role as a group.
Part 5: Big Model review
Look at a well known or ‘big model’ and discuss – what do we know about it already and
what different applications can we see (VAC ‘adapt and apply’). Use Visuals to understand
and communicate the ‘big model’.
Part 6: VAC Chemistry Lab - adapt and apply
Look at the VAC Chemistry Lab and the concept of ‘adapt and applying’ and the VAC GEAR
and CELIA models.
- Exercise: create and discuss experiments – visualise the ‘equations’
Part 7: VAC Toolkit - adapt and apply
Look at the VAC Toolkit and how we created it – discussing how they fit to the VAC role
profile
- Exercise: try out a Tool
- Exercise: create your own VAC Tool
Part 8: Reflection and Summary
We will close by asking the participants to reflect on their Visual Agile Coaching journey –
answer any questions and give tips or advice on how to develop their utilisation of Visual
Practices within their ways of working. Plus a Q&A session with discussion on how to
practically apply visuals in the Agile domain)
Extra Session: Visual Process Mapping
Armed with their ready-made visual icon library the attendees will now work together to firstly align on and then process map an Agile concept such as Retrospective, Inspect and Adapt, Scrum Framework. This is the largest exercise and help place visuals within a work context, as well as assisting in building confidence in using visuals it will also illustrate how effective visuals are in representing and communicating processes and concepts.
Extra Session: Coaching
Review the Coaching Toolkit and discuss coaching led-leadership
Taking Place 3rd October 2024
Silver Springs Hotel, Cork
Demystifying AI for HR: A practical workshop
This workshop equips HR pros with practical AI knowledge and strategies, enabling them to lead AI initiatives and tackle HR challenges
The potential of AI is both exciting and unsettling. For HR professionals, understanding and becoming comfortable with AI is not just about adopting new technologies to improve HR productivity and efficiencies ; it's also about leading the change towards a new work paradigm. At WorkMatters, we specialise in bringing a practical approach to AI enabled change and shaping the future of work.
In this half-day workshop, we will provide you with a grounding in AI application and capabilities from an HR perspective. In our case examples we share how other organisations have gone about developing and implementing AI strategies and solutions.
Additionally, we will explore your potential use cases, allowing you to create your own AI roadmap to solve the biggest challenges in your area.
You will leave the workshop equipped to understand the core ideas of AI and its capabilities. Furthermore, you will be able to confidently lead the creation of AI strategies and solutions for your HR area, with a roadmap to tackle your specific challenges.
This hands-on interactive workshop encourages you to embrace AI confidently as a topic and start unlocking the potential of AI in your organisation.
This hands-on interactive workshop encourages you to embrace AI confidently
Facilitators:
James Ryan
Danielle O’Brien