Special Self Directed Module

Historical Scan

Launch new beginnings by re-storying the past
Bring closure to the past
Get all participants on the same page for important planning.

Historical Scan

A key method for Certified ToP (Technology of Participation) Facilitators

Launch new beginnings with any group by bringing closure on the past and helping the group create its own empowering story that becomes part of its history. Prepare for long range or strategic planning and evaluate projects together by learning from the past. Engage everyone in safe dialogue and a great visual experience. This method has the capacity to turn fate into a meaningful destiny.

The Historical Scan (also known as the Journey Wall or the Wall of Wonder) is required method to become an ICA Certified ToP Facilitator (CTF). It is also taught in the Transformational Strategy course and in the Art & Science of Participation.

Learn online at your own pace with classroom videos, personal assignments and downloadable texts and examples.

Theory

The manual is downloadable in this self-directed course.

Theory is expanded through readings from two books and videos of classroom lectures and interaction during in-person courses. These videos remain available for a year.

Demonstration

There are videos of instructors and participants using the tools in real and simulated case studies. This demonstrates best practice use of the tools and methods. These videos remain available for a year.

Stages, steps and procedures are explained in detail.

Application

This self directed course includes examples of products from actual clients as pictures, PDFs and powerpoints, so you know what can be achieved. These are downloadable.

Practice

The course includes assignments that help build confidence in your use of the method. Assignments can be done by yourself, but are better with a group you convene on your own for enhanced learning.

Your assignments can be uploaded to receive comments from ICA instructors or facilitators. You can contact them for further explanation.
The cost of this course is $285.00 plus tax. (approximately US$199.00)

Benefits

Bring closure to the past for communities and groups

Facilitate full appreciative reflection on ALL things, joyful and traumatic
Discern turning points for the group, when things began to shift
Involve all parties, including diverse groups and ages

Build a common story that empowers with meaning

Generational reflection encompassing decades or centuries
Build respect for all effort
Create a story as a foundations to launch new initiatives
Enable healing between factions and groups

Prepare for all types of planning

Discern trends that are forcing change
Generate learning to carry forward
Set the groundwork for visioning and future orientation.
Excellent for evaluation and mid-course correction.

Those who need to bring new people up to speed with those with long standing perpectives and efforts.
Those who must help create a joint story for parties in conflict.
Consultants and leaders who are preparing to do important planning initiatives and have to get everyone on the same page.
Executives trying to build a common story for cultural transformation.
Anyone who wants to be assessed as an ICA Certified ToP Facilitator (CTF)

The Historical Scan uses the ORID thought process to get a group to create its own story together.

Use of ORID
Visual spatial intelligence
Metaphoric thinking
Analytical thinking

Testimonials

"Thank you again for contributing effectively to our training curriculum aimed at developing the interpersonal skills of both staff and management."

Mary-Jane Jarvis Haig Director, Development Support, Information Services, Hudsons Bay Company

An incredibly well-thought through and deep approach to understanding the interconnection between cultural racism and our individual experiences of racism. Perhaps, most importantly, creating and implementing an action plan to address racism in our realms of influence. Christine and Ranvir are true gifts to this work.

Catherine Tornbom and Sunny Walker Diversity Innovators

I would like to thank you for leading the DLC Course 2023. It was challenging to contemplate spending three full days contemplating racism and bias and what we can immediately do to identify and address systemic racism, systemic discrimination, and unconscious bias to build alliances in employment, economic, political, cultural, and social institutions. That said, The time was well-spent. Your course was challenging, but engaging and educational, and you were always there to support and ready to help uncover the intricacies behind these societally relevant topics as Canada becomes more diverse. I enjoyed hearing the diverse perspectives of my colleagues tremendously, and I look forward to taking another class with you.

Margarett Ennis-Trottman

Thank you so much for the space you created for us to learn (and unlearn) about intersecting systems of oppression and exclusion - and the grace you extended to us as learners. I felt deeply supported to ask questions without worrying about how the wording of those questions or reflections would land. We need more of these spaces and conversations in the world.

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