
We empower organizations by creating opportunities for people to hear and respect each other. When this is so, both work-flow and the experience of satisfaction in work improves. Demonstrably. This may seem a simplistic and obvious statement, but for the most part it does not happen in organisations. Our mission is to teach and demonstrate that thoughtful facilitation frees people to be both responsible and creative in their work environment. These are skills that can be learned and used to make meetings work and work well.
Pandemic Note 🎇
Due to the world-changing nature of our current circumstances, like many, we have moved our programmes online, and have discovered how well they are adapted to our new environment, but more importantly, how much more critical enhancing deep listening skills has become in a world where all the physical cues we are used to in personal interaction have been rearranged.
Due to the world-changing nature of our current circumstances, like many, we have moved our programmes online, and have discovered how well they are adapted to our new environment, but more importantly, how much more critical enhancing deep listening skills has become in a world where all the physical cues we are used to in personal interaction have been rearranged.
Upcoming Programmes 2022
Time To Think Facilitator Course & Practicum
July/August 2022 on Zoom Sessions:: 18th, 19th,25th July and 1st, 2nd and 29th August Time: (CET) [SAST] 15:00 to 19:00 (EST) 09:00 – 13:00 (UTC) 14:00 -18:00 Facilitated by Maryse Barak Fees: South African residents: R 38 950.00 inc. VAT. non South Africans: USA $2,800. UK £ 2 100 Fee includes all material and up to 6 one-on-one supervision sessions during the qualifying Practicum. Please contact Maryse directly at maryse@barak.co.za for registration. about the TIME TO THINK Facilitator COURSE on Zoom
Are you interested in becoming a Time To Think Facilitator? After you complete the Foundation Course, this is your next step. The Facilitator Course (on Zoom) - comprised of 6 4-hour sessions - teaches you how to present professionally eight of the applications of a Thinking Environment you explored on the prerequisite Foundation Course. It is an added benefit if you have done the Time To Think Partnership Course, but not required. Completing this course, you then would undertake the Practicum work, supervised by Maryse Barak a Time To Think Faculty member. Successfully completing that work, and joining the Time To Think Collegiate, you would become qualified as a Time To Think Facilitator. This programme is a pre-requisite for qualifying as a Consultant. Presented by Maryse Barak Maximum participants: 6 "Works of art come in many forms. Maryse Barak is one of them. Her expertise, her presence, her understanding of human intelligence, her rigour, her grace and her loving heart combine to produce for her clients a richly productive and deeply developmental experience. Every time." |
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Practical Applications of The Ten Components of a Thinking Environment®
4 half-day sessions (currently on Zoom) — up to 10 people maximum “The Thinking Environment improved our work as a team, our effectiveness as leaders and the quality of our decision-making.” - Paul Marcun, CEO “I continue to be impressed by the theoretical elegance and irresistible practicality of the Thinking Environment.” - Tara Stevens, VP Action is only as good as the thinking behind it. Thinking is only as good as the way we treat each other while we are thinking. On the Foundation Programme you will learn ten proven behaviours, and many applications for generating superb thinking in individuals and in groups. How do you facilitate collective intelligence in the work environment? How do you free people to be responsible, creative and independent in their thinking? Through input, practice and observation, the Foundation Course generates a quality of learning that is immediately applicable. You will experience: Four Building Block applications
Four Full Applications
You will explore: Two Bespoke Applications
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