The Listening Circle

In this on demand course you will learn The Listening Circle practice from co founders of We are Open Circle, Miriam Jones and Adam Rumack. Drawing upon nearly 50 years of combined and wide-ranging experience in executive leadership, organizational development, change management, coaching and mentoring combined with the timeless knowledge of the wisdom traditions and land based cultures, this course will give you a thorough why, what and how of The Listening Circle and it's application in any setting.

Course curriculum

    1. Introduction to participant agreement

    2. Participant Agreement

    1. Video: Welcome to the course

    2. Types of Listening Diagram

    3. Notes: Worldwide Cultural Circle Practices and References

    4. Course Resource List - please make slideshow for better visibility

    1. Video Lesson: The Five Elements and Four Intentions

    2. Slides to Accompany Video

    3. Quiz on the Listening Circle

    1. Video Lesson: Collective Wisdom and The Principles of Facilitative Leadership

    2. Slides to Accompany Video

    3. Reflection Exercise

    1. Video Lesson: The Form of The Listening Circle

    2. Notes: Guiding Principles for The Listening Circle Practice

    3. Facilitator Resource: An Invitation to Brave Space

    4. Video Lesson: Opening and Closing the Circle

    5. Quiz on the Guiding Principles

    1. Video Lesson: Prompt Forming

    2. Slides to Accompany Video on Prompt Forming

    3. Notes on Prompt Forming

    4. Exercise for Prompt Forming

About this course

  • $95.00
  • 32 lessons
  • 2.5 hours of video content

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What Do People Say About Open Circle Facilitator Training?

“As a leadership consultant and master coach with over 30 years of experience, working all over the world and facilitating groups, teams, and circles, I had some trepidation about going into this unknown training as a participant. Would the workshop challenge me? Would it hone my understanding of power relations in facilitation? Would I learn something about myself? Would I develop new and useful skills? Would it embody a truly experiential, dialogical, improvisational and exploratory ethos? Would I find the workshop leaders mature, stimulating and inspiring? The answer to each of these questions was a resounding 'YES!'”

Sara 'Zora' Boas, MCC, MA, RDMP, Founding Director, Boas Partners

“I would recommend Listening Circle training because one can learn a creative way of providing a space with care to enter a dialogue that connects people in personal ways and helps them find human commonalities and ways to challenge biases and assumptions. ”

Carolynne Abdullah, Racial Equity and Inclusion Consultant

“Excellent pioneering work. The Listening Circle Practice has transformed how I work as a leader and facilitator. Rather than standing in front and leading, this Practice has allowed me to sit with people in Circle, and walk with others as we share our stories and discover together the possibilities beyond what we could imagine on our own.”

Brett Robin Wood, Founder, Creative Wisdom

“The highly skilled team members at Open Circle have a range of listening and facilitation skills that span from formal to informal, inviting to challenging, easy to highly advanced. They are clearly on a mission to humanize the workplace.”

Don Lubach, UC Santa Barbara Ombudsman

Meet Your Instructors

Adam Rumack

Open Circle Co-Founder and CEO

Adam brings a wealth of experience in driving organizational and individual transformation across diverse sectors, including corporations, large-scale non-profits, and the education and criminal justice systems. His profound passion for the outdoors serves as a catalyst, offering insights into the interconnectedness of humanity and the wild, shaping his approach to human-driven systems. In his pursuit of knowledge, Adam has delved into various disciplines, studying under spiritual and religious mentors and exploring the intricacies of economics, human behavior, and performance sciences. A practitioner of holistic stewardship, Adam applies his insights on his land in Coastal Oregon, USA, where he also oversees a nature-based preschool. His multifaceted background uniquely positions him to bridge the realms of organizational transformation, ecological mindfulness, and holistic education.

Miriam Jones

Open Circle Co-Founder

I am a facilitator and guide of transitions. I am a mother, an entrepreneur, a woman growing and expanding into myself in the world. I am committed to contributing my gifts and whatever wisdom I have gained from my experiences to supporting people, organizations and communities moving and growing through change in themselves and in the world. I am offering these retreats and trainings to serve people strengthening their inner compass and heart to be courageous in how they use their gifts and voice in the world. You can find my professional background here and more on Open Circle website here: https://www.weareopencircle.com/about/our-team

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