Transformational Development Processes

Dialogue Education

Dialogue Education (aka Vella) is a cutting edge technology.  It offers a disciplined and structured approach to learning and about learning. It presents a module that teaches participants how to design and teach for sustainable learning skills that last.

The Course is led by accredited Vella practitioners who finished both basic and advanced courses under Peter Noteboom- president and Senior Associate of Global Learning Partners (GLP). GLP is a North Carolina corporation specializing in teaching curriculum design and facilitation skills for learners in the university, non-profit, corporate and government contexts. For almost 5 years now, this approach has been introduced in the Philippines, Christian Organizations, Theological Seminaries, NGO’s and GO’s has experienced sustainable learning skills.

Technology of Participation

It is an innovative method approach which have been extensively researched and field tested were participants and leaders gain a renewed confidence in their capability to support participative approaches and strategies in their organization.

Help groups think, talk and work together and provide group facilitators with structured methods that:

• Recognize and honor contribution of all.
• Let a group deal with more data in less time.
• Pool individual contributions into larger more informative patterns.
• Welcome diversity while minimizing polarization and conflict.

It will aid those who are creating a climate of involvement in the work place. You will experience the methods, talk about the theory behind them, practice them in small groups and then get feedback on your style and skills. You’ll leave these course ready to immediately apply what you’ve learned.

Using the TOP you will learn to:

• Capture the power of diversity and harvest it for a shared vision.
• Build commitment by using a process that assures effective action.
• Focus group energy by utilizing individual insight.
• Design to achieve specific group aims, such as, meaningful discussion,decision making, planning, team building, and conflict resolution.

Rapid Savings Mobilization Technique

RSMT is a complimentary technique to the community organizing approach. It is based on local resource generation.  It builds local people awareness on the value of stewardship and the critical role that ‘savings’ play in empowering them. It introduces the element of accrual of savings prior to lending.

Writing to Communicate Impact

WRITERS’ WORKSHOP
A writeshop to help social development practitioners  write their stories and communicate the impact of their development initiatives.