The Facilitators' Workshop - Agenda Setting for High Performing Groups
This Facilitators' Workshop event is with Charley Johnson and Kate Krontiris.
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Your agenda isn't just a schedule. It's your most powerful tool for shaping what's possible.
Most meetings fail before they even start. Not because people aren't prepared, but because the agenda itself was never designed to generate the outcome you need.
An agenda is an exercise of power—it determines what gets discussed, what gets decided, and what gets ignored. When you control the agenda, you control what becomes possible.
This session teaches you to use that power strategically.
What You'll Learn
Learn what makes an excellent meeting purpose—one that's specific, unique, disputable, and unpacks your strategic challenge.
You'll walk away with a template that includes:
Context that orients participants to the landscape
Goals and outcomes that define success
Community guidelines that set clear norms
A block-by-block run of show with timing and leads
The order matters. The pacing matters. The tone you set matters.
You'll learn how to:
Sequence for impact (programmatic issues, interpersonal dynamics, early wins, negotiated decisions)
Set tone through opening and closing
Design for multiple learning modes (verbal, auditory, kinesthetic)
Attend to relationships in real-time
As facilitator, you set the tone and hold the container—managing time, guidelines, and participant needs to build confidence for exploring new territory.
The best facilitators know when to abandon the plan and generate movement in the moment.
You'll practice tools to deploy when things go off-script:
Surfacing divergence to make the implicit explicit
Clarifying decision rights for clear authority
Individual reflection to break out of groupthink
Growing areas of alignment to reveal shared interest
Exploring counterfactuals to imagine alternate realities
Proposal-based decision making to build engagement and fresh thinking
Who This Is For
You're tired of meetings that meander. You want to design gatherings that actually generate the outcomes you need. And you're ready to see your agenda as the strategic tool it actually is.