How to Engage in Healthy Debate
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
The payoff for effective collaboration is exploration of a diversity of perspectives , creativity, innovative problem solving and better decision making. Yet many teams and organizations struggle to create the conditions necessary for individuals to feel safe challenging ideas in a way that won’t impact relationships or do it in a way that doesn’t devolve into rancor.
In this highly interactive 3-hour workshop, we equip teams and leaders with the guidelines, skills, and practice needed to support highly productive debate, including how to manage the stress of having your ideas challenged. As with all of our programs, we answer the “how” with practical, proven strategies.
How to Engage in Healthy Debates - September 18, 2023 - C
The key take away is debates can be healthy and I really liked being able to practice these skills and observe. I will be using these skills in my meetings!
How to Engage in Healthy Debates - June 28, 2023 - B
This workshop was very informative! I've learned new skills that I can apply to many situations and I look forward to doing so
How to Engage in Healthy Debates - June 28, 2023 - D
Great session! Will keep working on this, the day was filled will learning and fun!
How to Engage in Healthy Debates - June 8, 2023 - A
The event was well organized, the materials presented were very useful and the session was very engaging!
How to Engage in Healthy Debates - June 8, 2023 - B
Workshop was fantastic! Loved the energy with getting the team energized, engaged and creating an open space to share
WORKSHOP DELIVERY OPTIONS
- Better clarity as to what healthy debate is and isn’t
- An understanding of the benefits of healthy debate
- A process for conducting healthy debate and a chance to experience it in action
- Tips on how to actively listen and manager your stress response
- An appreciation for creating psychological safety and setting guidelines
- Agreement on what and when topics should and shouldn’t be debated
- Alternative safe ways for enabling disagreement
- Experience applying the learning to various conversational/meeting dilemmas
- Greater confidence in asserting yourself during important dialogue
- Intact teams including project teams
- Leaders and Project Managers
- Anyone involved with product or policy development, process improvement or transformation initiatives
- Corporate retreats, teambuilding events or as part of the kick-off to a key strategic initiative
The key take away is debates can be healthy and I really liked being able to practice these skills and observe. I will be using these skills in my meetings!
Participant, City of Windsor, September 2023
This workshop was very informative! I've learned new skills that I can apply to many situations and I look forward to doing so
Sarina, CCA, June 2023
Great session! Will keep working on this, the day was filled will learning and fun!
Ayla Azad, CCA, June 2023
The event was well organized, the materials presented were very useful and the session was very engaging!
Tunji Olu-Taiwo, JOIST, June 2023
Workshop was fantastic! Loved the energy with getting the team energized, engaged and creating an open space to share
Al Mal, JOIST, June 2023
