Sociocracy 3.0 Facilitation Masterclass

A transformative 3-day in-person journey to boost your confidence and elevate your facilitation skills
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Develop the competence to effectively guide group processes, elicit creativity, and unleash the collective wisdom of groups and teams.

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Why join this course?

No matter your role in an organization, effective facilitation skills empower you to contribute meaningfully to group endeavors and enable others to do the same.

Skilled facilitation requires more than following a formula. It requires building rapport, understanding group dynamics, and creating conditions for co-creation and innovation.


This masterclass offers:

  • Hands-On Practice: Guide groups with Sociocracy 3.0 processes in a safe-to-fail environment.
  • Personal Growth: Refine your facilitation style and overcome key challenges.
  • Expert Guidance: Receive feedback and gain valuable insights from experienced facilitators.

Who is this course for?

  • Corporate Managers and Leaders: Facilitate effective and lasting change within your organization.


  • Agile Coaches, Project Managers, and Scrum Masters: Support teams to thrive and work together effectively.


  • Educators and Teachers: Empower students to think critically, collaborate effectively, and develop problem-solving skills.


  • Innovators and Co-Creators: Unleash creativity, improve self-organization, and foster collaboration.
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What will you learn?

This masterclass focuses on three essential aspects of artful facilitation:

Mental Models and Patterns for Facilitation

Deepen your understanding of your role and learn about useful practices and tools to optimize participation , and achieve the desired outcomes.

Personal Development

Discover your unique facilitation style, identify key challenges you face, and develop practical strategies to address them effectively.

Practical experience

Practice facilitating in a safe-to-fail environment, build fluency with Sociocracy 3.0 process patterns and learn from others as they do the same.

  Prerequisite

To attend, you must complete either the Sociocracy 3.0 Practitioner Course along with Decision-Making Katas, or the Collaborative Decision-Making Course along with Decision-Making Katas.

About the course journey

This course provides you with a wide selection of models and practices for facilitating co-creative endeavors.

You’ll explore the principles of facilitation, deepen your experience guiding groups with S3 processes, and apply your learning through hands-on practice.

With ample opportunities for peer feedback and skill development in a safe-to-fail environment, you’ll leave the course feeling equipped and confident to experiment with clients, customers, and colleagues in higher-stakes settings. 

Topics covered:

  • Understanding the role of the facilitator
  • Contracting for successful collaboration
  • Core principles and practices for effective facilitation
  • Designing, preparing, and holding impactful meetings
  • Facilitating S3 process patterns (including by stealth)
  • Adapting S3 patterns to suit different contexts
  • Identifying and addressing personal facilitation challenges
The masterclass provided an incredible opportunity for personal growth and improving communication and collaboration skills. It has profoundly impacted me as a facilitator, leader, and individual. I am excited to apply the lessons learned to further enable collaboration and shared leadership in my organization.
- Senior Manager - IT Consultancy Company

Interested in joining? 

This course is scheduled on demand.
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Your learning facilitators

This course is developed and delivered by Lili David and James Priest, co-developers of Sociocracy 3.0.
Lili and James embody the S3 principles and walk their talk. There are not many people who can achieve this level of engagement from participants that sparks deep conversations and creates change. 
Marcin K.
I'm inspired by the energy that you both bring with your skills, the way they complement each other, and the transparent union in your actions. How much inner development it brings!

Xana P.
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