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Facilitating Workshops
Replace unproductive meetings with engaging workshops that drive decisions and real progress.
6 Weeks ✦ 10 Workshops ✦ Part-Time ✦ Online
Next course dates: Autumn 2026
Why most workshops fail
Meetings go in circles with no clear decisions.
Participants stay passive or disengaged.
Sessions feel like a waste of time.
Outcomes rarely translate into real acti
It doesn’t have to be this way. You can learn to design and lead workshops that replace unclear meetings with clear outcomes.
What You’ll Gain From Facilitating Workshops
Practical benefits you can apply immediately to guide your team forward.
Guide Teams
Learn how to design and run workshops that guide your team through challenges and decisions with clarity.
Foster Collaboration
Create workshops that encourage balanced participation, align your team, and drive progress together.
Lead With Confidence
Use workshops to lead meetings and projects with confidence, replacing unclear meetings with clear outcomes.
Is this course for you?
If you’re tired of unproductive meetings and want to guide your team toward clear decisions and real action, without needing a manager title, this course is for you.
This course is perfect for:
Designers
Who want to move beyond passive handoffs by confidently guiding clients and stakeholders in co-creating solutions.
Emerging Leaders
Who want to go from running meetings to leading action-driving workshops, even without formal authority.
Educators & Trainers
Who want to turn lectures into engaging, collaborative sessions that energize participants and drive learning outcomes.
Roles and titles our alumni have stepped into:
Senior UX Designer ✦
UX Consultant ✦
UX Lead ✦
Service Designer ✦
Workshop Facilitator ✦
Senior UX Designer ✦ UX Consultant ✦ UX Lead ✦ Service Designer ✦ Workshop Facilitator ✦
“I was really impressed by the way this course was structured and run. The instructors were welcoming and led us through a series of activities that enabled the cohort to develop camaraderie and be supportive of each other. I also learned many great concepts and new ideas about how to keep workshops engaging, inclusive, and productive. I can't wait to put this all into action! Thanks to Hannah and the Fountain Institute!”
Janine Kuber (FW4 cohort)
Senior Design Manager
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See your confidence increase in just 6 weeks!
Real growth you can measure.
Participants rate their workshop confidence before and after the course using a sliding scale, which we convert to a 10-point system.
Across 8 cohorts, confidence nearly doubled.
“Facilitating Workshops gave me the confidence to bring people together in a room and guide them toward real outcomes. Now, I absolutely love creating and facilitating workshops.”
-Golnaz Abedini, Product Design Team Lead @ stadtraum GmbH
Course Syllabus
Live workshops start time: 18:00 Berlin, 17:00 London, 12pm New York, 9am San Francisco, See the start time in your timezone
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It’s hard to lead a workshop that drives clear outcomes if you don’t have a structured way to design it. This week helps you confidently plan a goal-focused workshop that aligns with your audience and purpose.
Workshop 1: Kickoff Call
Connect with your cohort, set your goals for the course, and get a clear view of what the next six weeks will cover.Workshop 2: Designing Workshops
Learn a clear, step-by-step process to break down your workshop into smaller, manageable parts that align activities with your audience and intended outcomes. -
Choosing the right activities can feel overwhelming when you’re unsure how to keep participants engaged while staying on track. This week helps you select activities that match your goals and energize your group, so your workshops lead to clear, actionable outcomes.
Workshop 3: Assignment 1 Feedback
Get targeted feedback on your workshop plan so you can refine your approach and confidently apply it to your work.Workshop 4: Choosing Workshop Activities
Learn how to evaluate and select activities that align with your goals, audience, and timeframe, giving you tools to guide discussions and keep energy high. -
Facilitating can feel intimidating when you’re unsure how to handle challenging participants or balance different personalities in the room. This week helps you confidently guide groups by understanding participant needs and managing dynamics in real time.
Workshop 5: Workshop Participants
Learn to identify different participant types, understand what they need, and apply strategies to engage everyone while keeping your workshop on track. -
When conversations get messy, opinions clash, or authority is unclear, it’s hard to help groups move forward. This week focuses on facilitating discussions that surface differences, build shared understanding, and lead to clear decisions and next steps.
Workshop 6: Assignment 2 Feedback
Receive targeted feedback to strengthen your workshop plan so it meets your goals and participant needs.Workshop 7: Discussions & Decisions
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Facilitation requires a different kind of leadership, one that balances guidance with restraint. This week explores how to hold space, manage your own reactions, and make intentional choices in the moment, even when group dynamics are challenging.
Workshop 8: Facilitator Mindset
Identify what effective facilitation looks like, discover your strengths, and pinpoint where you want to grow so you can guide groups with more ease. -
It’s one thing to plan a workshop and another to feel confident running it live. This week helps you put your plans into action, practice facilitation in a safe environment, and gain valuable feedback to refine your approach.
Workshop 9: Demo Day 1
Facilitate your workshop activities in small groups, practicing your facilitation skills while receiving supportive, targeted feedback.Workshop 10: Demo Day 2 & Graduation
Continue practicing facilitation with your peers, reflect on your progress, and celebrate your growth as a facilitator.
Course Brochure
Want more info about the course? Get the class breakdown, learning outcomes, and weekly schedule in this PDF.
See how we help emerging leaders run workshops that move teams forward.
“This course taught me how to design workshops with clear goals, create an engaging environment, and manage participants effectively to achieve great results.”
Daplaah-Teng Aryene UX Designer @ BASF
Pricing
Next Course Dates: Autumn 2026
Regular Seat
Includes:
10 live, practice-based workshops
A clear system for designing workshops (goals → structure → activities)
Tools to manage participation, group dynamics, and decisions
3 real assignments with feedback
Lifetime access to course materials
Best if you want:
A solid system, live practice, and feedback without ongoing 1:1 support.
(excl. VAT)
Everything you need to confidently design and run workshops
€1195
Regular + Coaching
Everything in Regular, plus:
3× 30-min 1:1 calls during the cohort €300 value
3× 60-min 1:1 sessions after the course €600 value
Future course discounts %20 off
Space to work through real, high-pressure facilitation moments
Support applying this inside your organization or with clients
Best if you’re:
Facilitating in high-stakes environments, working with senior stakeholders, or want hands-on guidance.
(excl. VAT)
Extra 1:1 support to apply this in higher-stakes situations
€1495
What you’ll unlock when you join:
The confidence to lead any group toward clear, actionable decisions.
A practical system that saves hours lost to unproductive meetings.
A workshop you’ll design, test, and confidently run during the course.
Feedback and personal support from experienced facilitators.
Need a invoice or want to pay by bank transfer? Request an invoice.
Get reimbursed for Facilitating Workshops.
Most of our students get funded by their company’s education budget.
How that might look:
Ask your manager about your education budget
Get approval for the course
Pay for this course with your credit/debit card
Submit course payment receipt for reimbursement
Get reimbursed in a future paycheck
Learn how to ask for budget→
Earn your certification in workshop facilitation
Complete the course and submit your assignments to receive a numbered, verifiable certificate in workshop facilitation.
Your certificate doesn’t just mark course completion—it’s a testament to your ability to design and lead workshops that drive decisions and action.
Share your certification on LinkedIn to highlight your skills.
Add workshop facilitation to your portfolio of skills with confidence.
Demonstrate your leadership capacity, even without a formal title.
Meet Your Course Creator and Facilitator
Hannah Baker
Hey there! I'm Hannah Baker, and I am thrilled to be your guide on this exciting journey.
For over 15 years, I've been immersed in the world of crafting participatory learning experiences that leave a lasting impact. My passion for facilitation runs deep, and I hold a Master's in Education focusing on Visual Thinking Strategies. This facilitation methodology significantly contributed to my expertise in running workshops— an arena where I thrive and have honed my skills.
As a seasoned facilitator, I led over 100 workshops yearly, witnessing individuals unlock their full potential through enhanced collaboration and problem-solving skills. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your journey, my goal is to empower you to make a real impact in your company and career.
Join me in this adventure. I can't wait to share my insights, experiences, and a few trade tricks that have made a world of difference in my career.
See you in the classroom!
Want to test the waters first?
Start learning the essentials of workshop facilitation with our FREE short course.
Learn practical techniques you can use right away.
See how facilitation can transform your meetings.
Get a taste of our approach before committing.
If you find it valuable, you’ll be ready to take the next step with our full Facilitating Workshops course.
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Frequently asked questions
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Our classes are just like an in-person design workshop. We will have group discussions, Miro activities, 1-on-1 feedback, great tunes, interactive media, energizers, and lots of laughs. We think that our live classes are better than most in-person design courses. We use real-time tools like Butter, Miro, Slack, and Notion to make things as interactive as possible. Sign up to our newsletter if you want to get notified about the next LIVE class.
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There are so many problems and opportunities for improvement at companies that we think it’s a shame to work on hypothetical class prompts in adult education. We encourage you to work on real-world challenges inspired or directly related to your day-to-day design work. We will guide you in selecting projects in the first week of class. You don’t need to worry about that before the course.
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Since 90% of the work happens in class, we highly recommend attending all classes. You’re an adult, so your attendance and assignments are entirely up to you. Students who miss classes tend to disengage from the community and slowly disappear. We don’t want that to happen, so we ask you to attend the classes. We’ll take care of the rest!
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First of all, we prioritize interaction over lectures. We used a variety of activities, breakout rooms, games, and tools like Miro, Butter + some green screen magic to keep you as engaged as possible. We don’t use Zoom for class so you will get to try something new. We switch up the pace every 10 minutes so that you never get bored. Zoom calls are exhausting, but our courses are not. All we ask is that you show up, engage in the class, and we promise you’ll have no problems paying attention. Many of our students comment that two hours of class time goes by too fast.
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We record the workshops, and we will upload those recordings to your learning dashboard. You will retain access to those videos and other reference material even after the course is over.
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Absolutely! You will get a credit card receipt from Stripe, our payment platform, immediately after payment. If you require a full invoice, fill out this form to receive a complete invoice.
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We can accommodate group seats for companies. Reach out to hannah@thefountaininstitute.com for payment details.
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We recommend that you have a fast internet connection and a computer that can handle Butter and Miro simultaneously for all classes. If you have an external monitor, it might help as well. There isn’t any pre-work. Just show up to class, and we’ll handle the rest.
“This course demystified what constitutes creating a good workshop experience. With the confidence, skill set, and tools I gained, I can take a logical and analytical approach to constructing, facilitating, and learning from a workshop.”
Jonas Safranek
UX Concepter at StudySmarter
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