Specialised Facilitation Workshops (SFW)

FNS Specialised Facilitation Workshops (SFW) is a series of courses designed for practitioners who have completed reputable foundational facilitation training (e.g. FNS SPOT, CSC FA101, FNS SPOTlight, IAL AFP, FNS FFW, SUSS-OST362, etc) and who wish to acquire new methods, tools and techniques to expand their facilitation skills and toolkit.

Each course is half-day (unless otherwise indicated*), conducted in person, intense, practice-oriented with sharing on use cases.

You will need to complete a comprehensive pre-course work & quiz and you will receive a course handout, additional reading materials and references.

Code	SFW Course	Description	Outline
1. RSGR Half-day	Roger Schwarz’s Ground Rules	A set of eight research-inspired, evidence-based ground rules (behaviours) that help teams improve their team performance, working relationships, and individual well-being.	Understanding the value-based ground rules for effective teams. Learning how to use it effectively in your meetings and facilitation. Applying the rules in different meeting scenarios & facilitation.
2. M3 Half-day	Managing 3™	Perfectly integrates People Management, Financial Management and Strategic Management into a simulation tabletop board game for participants to hone their managerial skills using Play-Plan-Learn-Execute-Results-Reflect cycle.	Understanding and using the simulation board to set-up your operations. Making ‘Make or Buy’ decisions (People-Finance-Strategy). Analysing What-if options with Risk Assessment. Experiencing scenario-based decision making. Understanding the consequences of decisions made by reflecting on the actions.
3. TWC Half-day	The World Café™	Based on seven integrated design principles, the World Café methodology is a simple, effective, and engaging format for hosting large group conversation productively.	Understanding the TWC principles, roles and process. Designing questions for TWC. Adapting TWC for different meeting scenarios. Practice with 360-degree feedback. Avoiding the common pitfalls in TWC caused by a lack of understanding.
4. OST Half-day	Open Space Methodology™	Open Space Technology (OST) is a process to unleash the power of self-organising, where participants are invited to propose and discuss topics they are passionate about based on a given theme. The meeting agenda and schedule are created real-time by the meeting participants.	Understanding OST principles, law and process. Crafting the Theme and Invitation. Adapting OST for different meeting scenarios. Practice with 360-degree feedback. Avoiding the common pitfalls in OST caused by a lack of understanding.
5. FBI Half-day	Facilitating Breakthrough Ideas™	Facilitate the generation of breakthrough ideas using FNS FBI Framework covering Formulate-Generate-Evaluate-Persuade-Activate. This course equips you with advance brainstorming tools and techniques such as Forced Connection, SCAMPER & Deconstruct mapping.	Formulate challenge statements. Practice at least 3 generative techniques. Pitch your ideas to stakeholders to gain support. Create action plans to implement prioritised ideas.
6. DES Half-day	Facilitation Design	Design facilitated session that meets the session objectives and provides an engaging experience for meeting participants.	Identify the critical factors to consider when designing facilitated sessions. Practice designing different types of meetings. Review various designs for improvements. Avoiding the common pitfalls in designs.
7. AI-SOAR Half-day	Appreciative Inquiry based Strengths-Opportunities-Aspiration-Results	Facilitate using Appreciative Inquiry-based strategic planning.	Understand the building blocks for AI-SOAR. Practice AI-SOAR with 360-degree feedback. Avoiding common pitfalls in AI-SOAR.
8. FS Half-day	Future Search	A unique strategic planning method used world-wide by hundreds of communities and organisations that enables large diverse groups to validate a common mission, take responsibility for action, and develop commitment to implementation.	Understand the Principles, Tools and Process of Future Search. Plan and conduct a Future Search Session. Use the Future Search Principles, Tools, and Process in a variety of Applications.
9. SDI 2.0 Full day	Core Strengths® powered by SDI 2.0	Rather than focusing on WHAT we do, the SDI® 2.0 helps us understand WHY we behave and HOW we relate to each other. Apply motivation, values & strengths to your advantage.	Complete the Core Strengths & Interpret your results. Five unique learning activities for working effectively with others and getting results. Preventing and Managing Conflict. Win-Win-Win Negotiating in difficult situations.

Code	SFW Course	Dates	Fees (before GST):
RSGR Half-day	Roger Schwarz’s Ground Rules	1 July 2025 AM	FNS Alumni (those who have attended FNS training & courses): SGD190. Paid by 30 April 2025. Early Rate: SGD290. Early bird paid by 31 May 2025. Normal Rate: SGD390. Payment 1 June 2025 onwards. AM module: 9am to 1pm. PM module: 2pm to 6pm. Venue: All courses will be conducted at FNS Centre. 62 Ubi Road 1, Oxley BizHub 2, #07-26, Singapore 408734.
M3 Half-day	Managing 3™	1 July 2025 PM
TWC Half-day	The World Café™	2 July 2025 AM
OST Half-day	Open Space Methodology™	2 July 2025 PM
FBI Half-day	Facilitating Breakthrough Ideas™	3 July 2025 AM
DES Half-day	Facilitation Design	7 July 2025 AM
AI-SOAR Half-day	Appreciative Inquiry based Strengths-Opportunities-Aspiration-Results	7 July 2025 PM
FS Half-day	Future Search	9 July 2025 AM
SDI 2.0 Full day 9:00am to 5:30pm	Core Strengths® powered by SDI 2.0	10 July 2025	FNS Alumni (those who have attended FNS training & courses): SGD390. Paid by 30 April 2025. Early Rate: SGD490. Early bird paid by 31 May 2025. Normal Rate: SGD590. Payment 1 June 2025 onwards.

Testimonials

Future Search

It's an excellent learning experience if you're curious about how best to facilitate multi-stakeholder meetings & future planning.

Donald Yeo

Neuropsychologist, Private Practice

2025 March

The FBI (Facilitating Breakthrough Ideas) workshop was highly engaging, with plenty of interaction and fun elements that kept the energy high throughout. Despite being packed into just four hours, the content was well-structured, insightful, and left me with a wealth of valuable knowledge. Overall, it was a fantastic learning experience that I truly enjoyed!

If you're looking to build skills in leading group discussions or want a supportive environment to learn facilitation, I think this workshop could be a great fit—even without prior experience. The structure and role-playing exercises will help you practice key techniques, so it's really suited for beginners and those looking to grow in facilitation.