Learn to Facilitate Prosocial
Learn to use the ARC Prosocial process to facilitate any group to be more cooperative and effective
This course is now in progress and is closed for registration. Please check back in November for course dates for next year.
Americas/ Aust Cohort (Sundays 5pm-8pm in US Eastern Time; Mondays 8am-11am AEST)
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Europe/ Aust Cohort (Mondays 8am-11am in UK Time; Mondays 6-9pm AEST)
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Americas/ Europe Cohort (Wednesdays 3-6pm in UK Time, 10-1pm US Eastern Time)
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Workshop 1 | Oct 10 | Oct 11 | Oct 13 |
Workshop 2 | Oct 24 | Oct 25 | Oct 27 |
Workshop 3 | Nov 7 | Nov 8 | Nov 10 |
Workshop 4 | Nov 21 | Nov 22 | Nov 24 |
Workshop 5 | Dec 12 | Dec 13 | Dec 15 |
Note that the 5th session is 3 weeks after the 4th session. All other sessions are 2 weeks apart.
In this highly interactive course, you will be supported in your learning in four main ways:
Weekly consultation sessions where you can engage with new techniques being demonstrated, and share your challenges and insights with others with loads of experience bringing about change in groups and organisations.
Regular team meetings with others doing the course working in a similar sector and/or region and supported by a personal coach dedicated to working with your team.
An online discussion forum where you can share resources, ask questions and explore the Prosocial framework in more depth with your facilitator and colleagues on the course.
Access to an online learning management system that contains videos, readings, exercises and a sequence of four main assignments to support you in your learning.
The assignments are the backbone of the course, giving you a chance to practice each element of the Prosocial ARC process in a safe and satisfying way. Each step of the way you will be given all the tools and tips you need to complete these assignments. You will get to:
Run the personal ACT matrix with someone
Run a collective ACT matrix with a group
Investigate how one or more of the Core Design Principles applies to your own situation and industry, and
Write a draft plan for how you will implement Prosocial following the training.
Welcome (5 mins)
FREE PREVIEWHow to use the course player (2 min)
FREE PREVIEWPlease purchase a copy of the Prosocial book (2 mins)
FREE PREVIEWHow to use the Community Area of the course (4 mins)
FREE PREVIEWOPTIONAL Bonus Course: An introduction to Psychological Flexibility (70 mins)
Course Syllabus and Assignments (2 mins)
FREE PREVIEWCreating a world that works for all (4 mins)
FREE PREVIEWThe problem: The tragedy of the commons (7 mins)
FREE PREVIEWProsocial is an idea, a process, a research agenda and a community (1 min)
FREE PREVIEWWhy is evolution important for Prosocial? (4 mins)
FREE PREVIEWOPTIONAL David Sloan Wilson on why evolution matters to Prosocial (38 mins)
FREE PREVIEWLin Ostrom's influence upon Prosocial (2 mins)
FREE PREVIEWOPTIONAL evidence for the CDPs and the life of Lin Ostrom (10 mins)
FREE PREVIEWPsychological flexibility and Contextual Behavioral Science (3 mins)
Prosocial is a research agenda and a community of practice (1 min)
Check your understanding (5 mins)
FREE PREVIEWSome OPTIONAL additional readings (variable)
FREE PREVIEWThe Whole Prosocial ARC Process (2 mins)
The Personal ACT Matrix (3 mins)
The Collective ACT Matrix (3 mins)
The Core Design Principles (3 mins)
Goal Setting and Tracking (2 mins)
Research Tools (1 min)
Bringing it all together (1 min)
Test your understanding (3 mins)
Feedback on Workshop 1 (3 mins)
Homework: Do a personal matrix on yourself and write a "Personal Mission Statement" for the course (30 mins)
What is the ACT Matrix? (4 mins)
TOWARD-INNER Quadrant 1: Goals, Values and Needs (5 mins)
TOWARD-OUTER Quadrant 2: Goal Behaviours (3 mins)
AWAY-INNER Quadrant 3: Hooks (4 mins)
AWAY-OUTER Quadrant 4: Defensive behaviors (4 mins)
Now what? Options for moving forward (3 mins)
Working with Psychological Flexibility in Groups (5 mins)
The matrix in a moment (2 mins)
Test your understanding
Some different ways to run the matrix in groups (14 mins)
How the collective matrix is different to the Personal matrix (23 mins)
Introducing Miro for Prosocial (20 mins + Optional time)
FREE PREVIEWTest your understanding (3 mins)
Feedback on Workshop 2 (6 mins)
Complete Assignment 1: Run a personal matrix with someone
FREE PREVIEWGet ready for Assignment 2: Collective Matrix
Understanding the Core Design Principles (90 mins)
Approaches to goal setting (20 mins)
Surveys: Measuring Change in Prosocial (10 mins)
Mid-course Evaluation (5 mins)
Feedback on Workshop 3
An example of Paul facilitating a collective matrix with a Prosocial group (1.5 hrs)
OPTIONAL An example Collective Matrix session with a software development team (Hylo) (40 mins)
Complete Assignment 2: Run a Collective Matrix (90 mins)
Case 1: Prosocial to combat Ebola in Sierra Leone (8 mins)
Case 2: Prosocial in two Government Departments (30 mins)
Case 3: Prosocial in a K-12 School (20 mins)
Case 4: Prosocial in Uganda (Dr Claire Read) (8 mins)
Case 5: Prosocial in the National Health Service of Scotland (Dr Jim Lemon) (20 mins)
Check your understanding
The Entry Plan: An approach to creating engagement, skills and situational awareness (30 mins)
Visioning and Strategic Planning (40 mins)
Resources for facilitating the Prosocial ARC process in multi-group contexts (75 mins)
Check your understanding
Feedback on Workshop 4
Assignment 3: Complete an initial plan for implementing Prosocial
'Pitching' Prosocial to groups you care about
Please Complete the Course Evaluation
Workshop 1: Introducing the Prosocial ARC Process and Using the ACT Matrix
This is our introductory module. We will do an overview of Prosocial as an idea, a community, a research effort and a process. We will do introductions to one another and explore what is in the course including meeting your team coaches. We will also be starting to work with the ACT Matrix and introducing psychological flexibility. The ACT Matrix is a fantastic tool for helping people clarify what really matters to them personally about participating in the group.
Assignment 1 Due: Conducting a personal ACT matrix with someone
Session 2: The Core Design Principles & The Collective Matrix
At the heart of Prosocial is the 8 Core Design Principles originally developed by Elinor Ostrom and then modified by the Prosocial team. This week we introduce the principles and their role in Prosocial. We then show you how to facilitate the collective ACT matrix with a group. The ACT Matrix tool is so useful for the Prosocial process because it can be used at any level. Just as an individual has things that really matter to them, so too do groups.
Assignment 2 Due: Exploring a Core Design Principle
Session 3: Setting Collective Goals, Measuring Change and Designing Your Whole ARC Process
So far in the course you have learned 3 out of the five main elements of the Prosocial ARC process. This week we finish the last two: setting collective goals and evaluation tools you can use to measure progress in your group. We then step back and look at some real examples of how Prosocial has been used in practice, so that you can get a sense of the whole and be better placed to design your own interventions that will work for the groups you care about.
Assignment 3 Due: Conducting a collective ACT matrix with a small group
Session 4: Prosocial for Groups of Groups. Applying the Process to Your Own Context
One of the unique features of the Prosocial ARC Process is its capacity to be applied at any scale. In this class we use the work of Prof. Robert Styles and others to review how Prosocial can be scaled to networks of groups. This session will also be an opportunity for you to present and discuss what you have learned about the core design principles in relation to your own group.
Assignment 4: Planning how you will implement Prosocial
Session 5: Sharing Your Plans, Getting Support and Celebrating Success
Marketing is not a dirty word! If you are going to do Prosocial with groups you are going to need to get good at talking about Prosocial and pitching the benefits to funders and decision makers. In this session, we explore how you might engage groups to do Prosocial with you. We will also have a chance to share our plans about how we plan to use Prosocial after the course. We will address any challenges you are experiencing and help you get set up to hit the ground running after the course!
While we endeavour to present only that which is most important for understanding and doing Prosocial, this is a professional level training. It will involve a total time commitment of approximately 50-80 hours, although you can spend more on it if you wish to go more deeply. Your learning will be supported by: 1) Online videos, readings and exercises (approximately 1.5-3 hours per week); 2) Five 3-hour workshops conducted over 12 weeks (every two weeks initially and then a slighter longer period before the final workshop); and 3) Reading and contributing to online discussions (approximately 30 minutes a week)
The course includes five 3-hour online workshops conducted online but with a skilled facilitator. These sessions will be recorded so if you have to miss one, you can review what was done later. Please note that the workshops are an important part of the learning, and it is best to choose an offering of the course where you can attend all the workshops.
We offer a range of payment options to make the course as accessible as possible for everyone. We have rates for those who wish to support others, students, not-for profits and even scholarships available for those with little or no income.
Our aim is to make the course accessible for everyone. We offer split payment schedules and discounted options for students and others. We also offer group discounts for 2 or more people (2 people: 10% off, 3-5: 20% off, 6+ 30% off the standard rates). To learn more please contact paul.atkins@prosocial.world
$652.00
Regular price
$489.00
Not for Profit Rate
$815.00
Generous Rate
$326.00
Student Rate (50% off)
2 x $326.00
Split Payment for Standard