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In partnership with Unity Effect, we are offering the Foundations of Transformational Listening virtual course. We will discover, practice and reflect on listening together to grow our capacities and bring more high-quality listening to others.  

The Foundations of Transformational Listening virtual course will integrate the following:

• Listening experiences: Through listening experiences, listening will become a part of you, not just what you talk about. When this happens, you can bring this to your work with more impact.

• Science: Understanding the science after helps us put words to our experience, so we can explain it to others.

• Listening resources:  You will receive lots of tools, resources and inspiration for your listening toolbox.

• Practice:

  • We will enjoy practicing and be able to reflect on what we are discovering with each other.

  • In our group, we will practice listening and being listened to.

• Pause and notice: We will take time to notice the impact of our listening development on ourselves, others and the big picture.

Course Overview

Module 1: listeningPRESENCE

• Understand conditions that influence others perceiving you as a “good” listener, building trust and prestige
• Explore many ways to listen, and then choose intentionally
• Experiment with being present and listening presence

Module 2: listeningSPACES

• Explore how we can create environments where listening is more likely to happen, including physical spaces and listening processes.
• Experiment with integrating listening spaces into your everyday work, whether meetings, workshops, team dynamics

Module 3: listeningLABS

• Use listening experiences as a tool to play and practice with new ideas.
• Understand the process of experimentation, discovery and reflection
• Create listening LABS, where creativity, fun and inspiration can show up

Module 4: listeningTEAMS

• Agility, creativity, visioning. These are words that are often used as key qualities for successful teams. Explore how listening can be key towards putting this into action.
• Learn a listening technique that can help work with an individual when emotions kick in and an “amygdala hijack” takes over

Module 5: listening in action

• After integrating your new skills and listening capacities into action at work or at home, we will share and learn from each other.

Besides on-line classes you will receive addtional material before and after each class via email. This includes also homework (time-effort about 1.5h per week) to practice listening and integrate it in your every day life.

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