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Community facilitation program
The Community Facilitation Program (CFP) is a cohort learning environment designed to introduce and hone essential skills for being a positive influence within a collective. The content will likely be useful across other domains of your life and is meant to support personal growth & professional development as a facilitator, leader, and/or innovative member of a team.
Is this course for you?
The 8-week CFP is currated for members within OpenDoor communities. It is built for individuals who feel a draw towards maintaining the well-being of their home and being a source of positive influence from whatever role or situation they occupy. Please note: Entry is based on application and acceptance and is not guaranteed. The program is open to members who are in good standing and not engaged in active conflict which requires a different form of support.
get inspired
The course is designed to build capacity for working in and facilitating groups that will deepen your understanding of how to facilitate change.
Practice skills
The course is not for those who want to just watch a power point. You will be learn by doing and be invited into small group on each call for discussion and live practice.
Connect across the network
You will be joined by members from OpenDoor communities spread across our network from the Bay Area to Portland to Seattle.
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Course Overview
Part 1: Self as Instrument
- Personal growth work
- Grounding our nervous systems
- Increasing self-awareness
Part 2: Navigating conflict & tension
- Approaches to conflict & tension
- Establishing mediation processes
- Creating cultures of growth
part 3: understanding people
- Adult development theory
- Race, gender, and power
- Understanding trauma
part 4: working with groups
- Facilitating group meetings
- Navigating multiple perspectives
- Balancing structure & energy
Program elements
Live Workshops twice/month
Small Group of 3 for support and deepening throughout.
Resources and Content in-between sessions via OpenDoor’s knowledgebase
DATES FOR COHORT #4
Session #1 – Thurs, Oct 13, 3-4:15 pm
Session #2 – Thurs, Oct 20, 3-4:15pm
Session #3– Thurs, Oct 27, 3-4:15 pm
Session #4– Thurs, Nov 3, 3-4:15 pm
Session #5– Thurs, Nov 10, 3-4:15 pm
Session #6– Thurs, Nov 17, 3-4:15 pm
(Skip Week of Thanksgiving)
Session #7– Thurs, Dec 1 , 3-4:15 pm
Session #8– Thurs, Dec 8, 3-4:15 pm
delivery team
Spencer Honeyman -
Lead facilitator
Spencer is a Certified Integral Facilitator, founder of Enliven Academy, and associate at Delta Developmental. He is a trainer, coach, and consultant helping people and teams work access higher levels of collaboration and purpose. He served for 5 years as the OpenDoor Community Director from 2017-2022 helping launch new communities and support existing ones through a multitude of cultural, communication, interpersonal, and conflict issues.
Spencer’s main teachers have been Thomas Hubl & Diane Hamilton in the subjects human development, group facilitation, and coaching. He has over a decade of practice in Shadow yoga & Tibetan meditation practice.
Outside of work, Spencer can be found making music with friends and hiking the hills. He lives with his wife and son in Monterey County.
Sonj Basha
Guest facilitator
sonj comes to OpenDoor with a ten year record in Experience Design, Creative Direction, and Facilitation. They are most excited about creating thriving spaces of true belonging for all OpenDoor members through connection, safety & collaboration. As a graduate from Mills College with a colorful collection of leadership certifications, sonj is passionate about social justice, personal liberation, environmental wisdom & among many artistic endeavors, loves to dance!