Conversations Worth Having Bootcamps

It remains the top issue for organizations, teams, and relationships. Almost everyone struggles with how to effectively communicate when they are frustrated or facing conflict. The effects of poor communication are costly. They show up in organizations as:

• Employee disengagement, malaise, and turnover
• Dysfunctional teams
• Poor performance
• Inability to give and receive critical feedback
• Negative attitudes, cliques, and gossip: a culture of “me”

If you’re dealing with any of these outcomes, the Conversations Worth Having Bootcamp will give you the skills and tools to turn them around. This program is grounded in Appreciative Inquiry, one of the most widely used positive change approaches. Two simple Appreciative Inquiry practices can turn your entire culture around, creating a culture of conversations worth having.

Format/Dates/Times

Each bootcamp is delivered via two 2.5 hour live sessions over Zoom. In case you can’t make a live session, or in case you want to review what was discussed, all sessions are recorded and emailed to registered participants. The Bootcamps are intended to be done sequentially, starting with Conversations Worth Having and followed by Strategic Conversations. All Bootcamps are virual. Times are Eastern NY Standard. 

• Conversations Bootcamps: March 4 & 6, 2025;  Noon – 2:30pm ET
• Strategic Conversations Bootcamps: March 11 & 13, 2025; Noon  2:30pm ET

You CAN sign up to take only the first Conversation Bootcamp ($749). To do so, please contact the Cooperrider Center at appreciativeinquiry@champlain.edu.

Once you have completed both bootcamps, you are eligible to become certified as a Conversations Worth Having Trainer. For a list of the Conversations Worth Having Certification offerings, please visit: https://ai.catalog.instructure.com/courses/conversations-certification-online