Coaching Program on Innovative Workshop Design and Facilitation

Coaching Program on Innovative Workshop Design and Facilitation

Innovative Workshop Design and Facilitation Coaching

with Dr. Darin Eich

Master the Skills to Design Transformative, Engaging, and Innovative Learning Experiences

Workshops, training sessions, retreats, and leadership programs are no longer “nice-to-have” events—they are strategic tools that shape culture, develop leaders, and unlock innovation. Yet too many workshops still rely on outdated models: long presentations, passive audiences, linear agendas, and limited interaction.

In today’s world, organizations are looking for engaging, experiential, and innovative workshops that spark creativity, accelerate learning, and drive meaningful action.

This coaching program helps you do exactly that.

Why Invest in Innovative Workshop Design & Facilitation?

1. Traditional Workshops Don’t Work Anymore

Attention spans are shorter. Expectations are higher. Teams are more diverse, global, and hybrid than ever.
Participants want:

  • Interactive experiences

  • Hands-on activities

  • Immediate relevance to their real work

  • Tools they can use tomorrow

  • A sense of connection and engagement

Modern workshop design embraces design thinking, co-creation, and experiential learning—ensuring participants are active, not passive.

2. Your Workshop Is a Reflection of Your Leadership

Whether you’re leading a team, coaching clients, or facilitating an offsite, the way you design learning experiences showcases your:

  • Ability to communicate

  • Creativity and adaptability

  • Leadership presence

  • Empathy and user-centered mindset

  • Innovation capability

Professionals who excel at designing and leading powerful workshops are often seen as organizational catalysts—people who bring clarity, alignment, and forward momentum.

3. Workshops Are Becoming Strategic Differentiators

Organizations worldwide—from global corporations to emerging startups—are using workshops to:

  • Kick off transformation initiatives

  • Build cross-functional alignment

  • Solve real business problems

  • Strengthen culture and collaboration

  • Develop creative confidence

  • Prototype new ideas

Facilitators who can design these kinds of sessions are in high demand.

4. AI Is Transforming Facilitation—If You Know How to Use It

Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Miro AI, and collaborative agents can help you:

  • Generate dozens of new session ideas

  • Create worksheets, agendas, and templates

  • Synthesize participant input

  • Prototype activities in minutes

  • Personalize learning for each participant

  • Turn real-time insights into decisions

Learning to integrate AI into workshop design is no longer optional—it’s an essential part of modern facilitation.

This coaching program gives you the guidance and hands-on experience to use AI as a collaborator, not a gimmick.

5. Innovative Workshops Create Real, Lasting Impact

When workshops are designed well, they help people:

  • Learn faster

  • Think more creatively

  • Collaborate more effectively

  • Solve problems with confidence

  • Shift their mindset

  • Take meaningful action

  • Build relationships and trust

An innovative workshop becomes a transformation engine—one that motivates, aligns, and activates people long after the session ends.

Introducing the Innovative Workshop Design & Facilitation Coaching Program

A personalized program that helps you design, prototype, and deliver workshops and programs that truly make a difference.

Whether you’re creating:

  • A leadership offsite

  • A design thinking or innovation sprint

  • A team-building experience

  • A strategy workshop

  • A professional development program

  • A digital or hybrid learning series

This coaching helps you bring your ideas to life.

Who This Coaching Is For

  • Workshop facilitators, trainers, coaches

  • Learning & development professionals

  • Innovation and insights leaders

  • Team leaders and consultants

  • Anyone who wants to level up their program design and facilitation craft

Key Benefits

Master Workshop Design

Learn the principles of innovative session design using design thinking, adult learning, and experience architecture.

Enhance Your Leadership Impact

Facilitate sessions that inspire collaboration, alignment, and real-world action.

Innovate with AI Tools

Learn practical ways to integrate ChatGPT, Miro, and other AI-powered tools into your workshop design and facilitation workflow.

Tailored to Your Goals

You’ll design a real workshop or program during coaching—something you will use with your team or clients.

Coaching Program Structure

This is a 3-session personalized coaching program with a capstone project, designed to help you build something real, not hypothetical.

Session 1: Clarify Objectives & Workshop Vision

  • Identify your goals and your audience

  • Define outcomes

  • Generate workshop ideas

  • Begin designing your session using a whiteboard tool like Miro

Session 2: Build & Prototype Your Workshop

  • Design the flow and structure

  • Identify engagement strategies

  • Integrate AI tools & co-creation methods

  • Co-build your workshop prototype visually

Session 3: Refine & Prepare to Facilitate

  • Strengthen your facilitation strategies

  • Prepare activities and materials

  • Finalize your session and test your prototype

  • Plan for delivery

Capstone Project:

Facilitate your workshop (or part of it), gather feedback, iterate, and demonstrate your mastery.

Expected Outcomes

By completing this coaching program, you will:

  • Have a fully designed, ready-to-deliver workshop

  • Increase your confidence as a facilitator

  • Develop an innovative, participant-centered design style

  • Integrate AI tools to accelerate and enhance your process

  • Improve participant engagement and experience

  • Build a portfolio piece you can use with clients or inside your organization

About Your Coach — Dr. Darin Eich

Darin is a leading workshop design expert, innovation facilitator, and learning and leadership development researcher. He has designed and led programs for organizations across industries, including tech, healthcare, finance, education, nonprofits, and government.

He is known for his practical, collaborative, and design-thinking-driven approach, helping professionals create workshops and programs that matter.

Darin Eich, Ph.D. is the founder of InnovationTraining.org. Darin has helped over 100 organizations from Silicon Valley to London apply design thinking workshops for storytelling and a mindset and culture of innovation. Darin designs unique programs that reach anywhere from just 1 person to over 2 million people. His specialty is applying design thinking to develop leadership programs — and teaching others to facilitate their own innovation workshops. He is the author of Innovation Step-by-Step: How to Create & Develop Ideas for your Challenge, and Root Down & Branch Out: Best Practices for Leadership Development Programs. Darin earned his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin and lives in Madison and works virtually with clients across the globe.

FAQ

How do I learn more?
Simply visit the coaching page and fill out the form. You’ll receive next steps, including how to first express your interest and then purchase and begin if it’s a fit for you.

Is certification available?
Yes. If you complete a 20-hour program and deliver your workshop, you can earn the Innovation Design Thinking Facilitator Certificate.

What tools will I need?
You’ll use simple collaborative tools like Miro and ChatGPT. If you’re new to them, Darin will guide you step-by-step.

Ready to Elevate Your Workshops?

This coaching program helps you design and facilitate transformative experiences that engage participants, spark creativity, and lead to meaningful action.

Explore the program and get started here:
https://innovation.teachable.com/p/innovative-workshop-design-and-facilitation-coaching

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