Deep Democracy Foundations 1 – November 2026

Effective facilitation requires more than tools and techniques. The most effective facilitators marry tools and techniques with awareness & insight into group process, and discernment into how to help groups most effectively.

In the Foundations course, facilitators gain powerful foundational Deep Democracy tools and techniques that can be immediately applied on the job.

In this course, participants gain powerful foundational Deep Democracy tools and techniques that can be immediately applied. In this course you will develop skills to

• Facilitate conversations where it is safe to speak and everyone feels heard
• Facilitate more inclusive decisions that everyone sticks
• Head off polarization and help relationship systems engage productively with conflict
• Increase your ability to read groups dynamics and lead groups effectively
• Heal interpersonal rifts that impede team effectiveness or harmony
• Increase your capacity to help groups achieve real commitment and engagement through participation
• Learn how to use good process and facilitation to ensure that little tensions and differences are resolved and don’t become unmanageable conflicts
• Become more aware of yourself in relation to conflict