Open seminar · 2 days · English
Facilitation training in London: design and run workshops that end in a decision
Two days to learn one universal structure for any workshop, the core activities for each phase and the facilitator's craft in the room. You leave with your next workshop fully designed. In London you work in a group of ten at most, drawn from finance, professional services, tech and the public sector, with your own upcoming workshop as the case.
Next date
Tuesday and Wednesday, 8–9 June 2027
09:30 to 17:00 each day · Regus Hamilton House, London
1.200 €
per person, Early Bird excl. VAT
Ticket on EventbritePrices net, VAT applied according to your location.
Outcome
What you can do after the training
Design any workshop
You build a session from the question to the commitment with one structure that works for strategy, team and innovation topics.
Engage everyone
You use activities that bring quiet people in and keep dominant voices in balance.
Lead to decisions
You guide groups from opening options to selecting them and secure the results in writing.
Handle hard moments
You recognise five types of challenging participants and have a response for each.
On site
Why London
London has more one-day skills courses than any other city in Europe. What is rare is a small-group training with ten people, one senior trainer and your own material, rather than a classroom of twenty following a slide deck.
SkillDay runs this format across Europe for companies such as the ones below. In London, participants come from finance, professional services, tech and the public sector, and from across the UK.
Who joins in London
- Managers and professionals from finance, law and professional services
- Product and programme leads from technology companies
- Civil servants, charity and association staff
- Participants from across the UK and from the Eurostar cities
Venue
Regus Hamilton House
Mabledon Place, London WC1H 9BB
At King's Cross St Pancras.
Getting there
Hamilton House is a five-minute walk from King's Cross St Pancras: six Underground lines, trains from the north and the Eurostar from Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam. From Heathrow, the Piccadilly line takes you to the door.
The day
Agenda, day 1
Both days start at 9:30 at Hamilton House with coffee and a short round: which workshop do you have to run next? Those sessions become the cases for the two days. Lunch is a few minutes away at King's Cross, Granary Square or the Brunswick Centre.
09:30 to 17:00 each dayThe universal structure
Six phases for every workshop: before, creating options, selecting options, sharpening, commitment and next actions, after.
Role and mindset
What a facilitator does, and what the group does better.
Core activities
Collecting, clustering, dot voting, decision matrix, commitment round: each one run by you once.
Flip chart and slides
Visualising without art: principles for flip charts and workshop slides.
Agenda, day 2
Ready-to-use concepts
Step-by-step flows for discovery, ideation, alignment, prioritisation and strategy workshops.
Challenging participants
Five types, five responses, rehearsed in short scenes.
Your workshop
You design a workshop that is coming up, run a 20-minute section with the group and get feedback.
Transfer
Your facilitation plan for the next three months.
Take away
What you take away
- Your next workshop, fully designed
- The six phases as a poster handout
- Activity cards for every phase
- Five ready-to-use workshop flows
- Certificate of attendance
Facilitation skills training London at a glance
References
SkillDay works with teams from these companies
Your trainer
Jörn Steinz (MBA)
Jörn Steinz learned as a consultant at Accenture how decisions are made in organisations, and as a design thinker how groups reach results. Since 2014 he has run SkillDay, a network of around six trainers, and has led more than 1.000 workshops and trainings for corporations, mid-sized companies and public bodies across Europe.
His trainings are small, practical and built for your day-to-day work: you work on your own tasks and go home with results, not with theory.
Questions
Questions about the facilitation training in London
Do I need facilitation experience?
No. The training is for anyone who has to design and run workshops and wants a reliable structure, whether it is the first or the hundredth.
Why two days?
Day one gives you the structure and the activities. Day two is where you design your own workshop, run a section and get feedback. The second day is what makes it stick.
Is this a certification?
You receive a certificate of attendance from SkillDay. The training does not claim any external accreditation.
Where does the training take place?
At Regus Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, WC1H 9BB, five minutes from King's Cross St Pancras. You receive the exact room with your booking confirmation.
How does invoicing work for UK companies?
You can book by invoice in euros. Prices are net; VAT is handled according to where your company is based. We answer questions on this before you book.
Will the training definitely run?
From three paying participants. If we are below that 14 days before the date, we cancel and refund in full.
Can I book the London training with colleagues?
Yes. From three people from one company, send us a short note and we reserve the seats on one invoice. From six people an inhouse date at your offices in London or anywhere in the UK is usually the better option.
Secure your seat
Book your place for 8–9 June 2027
Buy a ticket on Eventbrite or book by e-mail: you receive an invoice and the confirmation within one working day. Below three bookings we cancel 14 days before the date and refund in full.
Also available inhouse
Facilitation training is also available inhouse for your team, at your offices anywhere in Europe. Ask for inhouse