As a leader, consultant, coach, or facilitator who is working with the Genuine Contact Way, it can be immensely helpful to your work to be able to become an authorized Trainer and teach Genuine Contact modules to others. Whether it’s building capacity through teaching a team in an organization or individuals through public offerings, sharing these modules with others is a powerful way to support them in working with Genuine Contact more intentionally and empowering them to work this way on their own.

One of the foundational givens of the Genuine Contact way of working is that our approach should have limited external consultant involvement with maximum skill and capacity building in leaders and their organizations. Completing the Train the Trainer learning path and becoming an Authorized Genuine Contact Trainer gives you an added approach for doing just that – teaching individuals and organizations to work this way so that they can grow their own capacity for working in this way.

In the Train the Trainer authorization program, you experience the teachings of the Genuine Contact Program. Nine modules that teach you the tools, processes, and methods at the core of the Genuine Contact way of working through comprehensive facilitator training. With each module you complete, you will have new skills that you can put into practice immediately – strengthening your leadership or expanding your offerings as a consultant, coach, or facilitator.

The 10th and final module, Train the Trainer, focuses on developing the skills and knowledge you need to train others in all Genuine Contact modules. Upon graduation, you are able to access a complete Trainers’ Toolkit including sample workshop facilitation plans and all of the learning materials you’ll need to begin teaching others – starting right after your graduation.

Over the course of this learning path, you learn how to work with this integrated approach while learning to teach it to others. This powerful learning-while-doing approach means you’re ready to begin teaching Genuine Contact modules from the very first day you are authorized.

This learning path is designed for consultants, coaches, facilitators, and organizational leaders who:

• Want to deepen your expertise in the Genuine Contact way of working through comprehensive training
• Are committed to building capacity in organizations rather than creating dependency on external consultants
• Believe in empowering others with tools and methods they can use independently
• Work as a consultant, coach, or facilitator and want to expand your offerings to include Genuine Contact training and authorization programs
• Are ready to take responsibility for teaching and stewarding the Genuine Contact approach
• Value becoming part of a global community of practitioners who co-create the future of this work

If these resonate with you, you’re in the right place.

This experiential and interactive learning path includes:

• Simple processes for introducing others to the Genuine Contact Way of working that are designed to foster join-in throughout the introduction
• An approach for regenerating your personal health and balance so that you can show up into your leadership from a centered and strong self
• Participatory meeting methods you can use with small and large groups, designed for maximum engagement and engaging collective wisdom for the benefit of the work being done
• An uncomplicated approach to cross cultural conflict resolution that creates space for finding solutions and focuses on what we share in common rather than our differences
• A customizable method for developing organizations that are life-nourishing, foster leadership in everyone, and thrive in change
• Deepened understanding of the individual components of the Genuine Contact program and how they can be synergistically blended into a comprehensive approach and method
• Authorization to teach all of the components of Genuine Contact (Trainers must have completed a module before they can teach it)
• Access to the Trainers Toolkit (Ambassador, Co-Owner, or Elder membership required), including facilitation plans and learning materials for each module you are authorized to teach

Anyone who has graduated as a GC Trainer has the right – but not the responsibility – to participate in creating the future of the Genuine Contact program and co-leading the Genuine Contact Organization as co-owners and stewards of the Genuine Contact Co-Owners Group, Inc. This global Genuine Contact Organization is the steward of the GC Program and supports members of the International Genuine Contact Organization in increasing the use of Genuine Contact in the world. This provides a practical experience of leadership in a global organization when learning and collaborating together with people spanning a multitude of competencies, cultures, and languages.

Ready to dive in? This learning path is divided into three phases, where you can choose your own adventure. The modules in this learning path include:

Begin your journey by exploring foundational tools and processes for working with Genuine Contact. In this phase, you’ll learn introductory methods that help you get started for yourself and introduce your team, organization, or clients to this way of working. Start with any module in this phase based on your current needs.

Build on your foundation by learning tools and methods for creating life-nourishing organizations where people thrive and work gets done. These modules develop your capacity to regenerate organizational health, support individual well-being, navigate cross-cultural conflict, and work with the integrated approach of Genuine Contact.

Integrate what you’ve learned by elevating your skills to the next level. In this phase, you’ll develop holistic leadership capacity, learn to create organizations that support cultures of leadership, and complete Train the Trainer to become authorized to teach all Genuine Contact modules to others.

This learning path meets you where you are and supports you in developing deep expertise in the Genuine Contact way of working while preparing you to teach others. Each module offers practical tools you can use immediately, and the flexible structure lets you choose your own adventure through the three phases.

Your journey toward becoming an Authorized Genuine Contact Trainer and multiplying your impact starts here.

Start Learning Today – Browse the modules in the Start phase and choose one that speaks to your current needs. You can begin your journey right away.

• Attending to Your Worldview
• Path to Organizational Health and Balance
• Working with Open Space Technology
• Whole Person Process Facilitation

Book a Call – Have questions? Want to talk through how this learning path aligns with your goals? Schedule a conversation with us to explore how Train the Trainer can support your development.