Course : Collective Intelligence Facilitation, PDGO-F certification

ProductDesignGuides.org RS 6636 certification

Practical course - 3d - 21h00 - Ref. GFE
Price : 2050 € E.T.

Collective Intelligence Facilitation, PDGO-F certification

ProductDesignGuides.org RS 6636 certification


New edition of the course schedule

The facilitation skill enables the team to use its collective intelligence to develop more precise and faster solutions, aligned with the sponsor's objectives and expectations, thanks to an adaptive process integrating various tools and techniques.


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Practical course remote class
Disponible en anglais, à la demande

Ref. GFE
  3d - 21h00
2050 € E.T.




The facilitation skill enables the team to use its collective intelligence to develop more precise and faster solutions, aligned with the sponsor's objectives and expectations, thanks to an adaptive process integrating various tools and techniques.


Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Gather information about/with users (empathy)
Formulating critical requirements
Brainstorming ideas
Rapid prototyping
Testing a prototype
Iterating the process

Intended audience
Anyone wishing to facilitate workshops or sprints: marketing, human resources, innovation, product managers, UX and UI designers, scrum masters, product owners, HR managers, CSR managers, etc.

Prerequisites
Etre acculturé à l’innovation.
Aisance avec les outils bureautiques.

Certification
Cette formation prépare à la certification : « Innover et transformer un produit, un service, un parcours, un processus ou une organisation, PDGO-F, Facilitation ». La certification Product Design Guides inclut un QCM de 30 minutes pour valider les compétences, un dossier projet à soutenir devant un jury de professionnels, et 6 heures d'e-learning pour renforcer les acquis et appliquer la méthode sur un projet de facilitation.

Practical details
Storyboarding workshops
Methodological input and experimentation with animations, followed by structured group debriefings.
Teaching methods
Experiential teaching. Tools: an electronic design desk with over 30 cards for designing your design thinking sprints; a kit of documents for preparing your workshops.

Course schedule

1
Introduction

  • Discover the studio design process
Hands-on work
Warm-up exercises on the facilitation model. In sub-groups, work to formalize a sponsor's request and design a facilitation device in sprint or workshop mode.

2
Framing the need

  • Ice breaker practice.
  • Establish a framework for cooperation.
  • Analyze facilitation with key learnings.
  • Get to grips with the framing framework.
  • Choose a collaborative workshop to prepare.
  • Brieffer with a sponsor.
  • Identify intent, deliverables and result criteria.
  • Formulate the challenge of this workshop.
Exercise
Warm-up exercises on the facilitation model. In sub-groups, work to formalize a sponsor's request and design a facilitation device in sprint or workshop mode.

3
Testing a prototype

  • Discover design methods.
  • Discover collaborative practices.
Hands-on work
Training in the facilitation of one or more sequences in different contexts, alone or in pairs. Application of different feedback methods. Individual behavioral analysis.

4
Brainstormer

  • Practice letting go.
  • Become aware of your posture.
  • Test sequences.
  • Discover how a workshop is structured.

5
Designing a workshop

  • Design each sequence: instructions, support, logistics.
  • Discover how to set up a collaborative room and a whiteboard.
  • Mobilize relevant resources: methods, tools, locations, expertise, etc.
  • Discover facilitation materials.

6
Facilitating sequences

  • Managing dysfunctional behavior.
  • Energize the team by managing individuals.
  • Produce deliverables measurable by results criteria that meet the sponsor's intention.
  • Learn different feedback methods.
Group discussion
Application of different feedback methods. Individual behavioral analysis.

7
Iterate and adapt

  • Identify improvements (posture, workshop).
  • Discover the 3 rules of facilitation
  • Discover the development phases of a facilitation action.
  • Find your facilitation style.
Role-playing
Training to facilitate one or more sequences in different contexts, alone or in pairs. Individual behavioral analysis.

8
Consolidate workshop phases

  • Workshop follow-up.
  • Building a workshop system.


Customer reviews
4,8 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
JULIETTE M.
12/11/25
5 / 5

A rich course with a lot of practical application, which helps to anchor the knowledge.
YOAN B.
12/11/25
5 / 5

Very concrete and practical training. The trainer is very inspiring and enables us to be autonomous at the end of the course.
MOTA MARIE-LUCIE D.
26/05/25
4 / 5

A trainer with a quality andragogy, the face-to-face + e-learning course is a real plus.



Dates and locations

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Session garantie
From 22 to 24 June 2026
FR
Remote class
Registration
From 9 to 11 December 2026
FR
Remote class
Registration

REMOTE CLASS
2026 : 22 June, 9 Dec.