Facilitation
Become a certified CPS 6.1™ facilitator.
Why choose CPS 6.1™ facilitator certification?
Evidence-based results
- Idea generation: Teams using CPS generate up tp 40 times more ideas than teams using unstructured methods.
- Cost savings: Organizations report up to an 88% reduction in idea development costs and a halving of R&D timelines.
- Implementation success: CPS increases effectiveness from idea to launch and accelerates product development cycles.
- Industry-wide impact: CPS has delivered measurable improvements in healthcare, education, the non-profit sector, and business, such as improved team performance, customer loyalty, and revenue growth.
Course content
The Facilitator Certification Course offers a comprehensive, hands-on learning experience designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to:
In today’s rapidly changing world, the ability to get the best out of teams is no longer a ‘nice to have’, but a strategic necessity. Recent articles in Harvard Business Review make it clear: facilitation is emerging as one of the most crucial leadership skills for organizations that want to innovate, adapt, and realize their full potential.
A striking article, “Every Team Needs a Super-Facilitator” (HBR, Sept-Oct 2025), emphasizes that the most successful teams are not only those with the brightest minds, but also those with leaders who can integrate diverse expertise, promote equal participation, and build deep trust. These “super-facilitators” are the catalysts that transform groups of talented individuals into high-performing, innovative teams.
The research is compelling: teams with strong facilitation consistently outperform others, achieve exceptional results, and drive groundbreaking innovation.
In today’s dynamic and often unpredictable world, the ability of organizations to continuously innovate is no longer an optional luxury, but the most critical driver of sustainable competitiveness and long-term performance.
However, strategically building this capacity for innovation—the ability to continuously renew and improve—requires a fundamental shift, far beyond occasional creative bursts or annual idea contests. It requires a deeply rooted culture ofcuriosity, a safe environment for experimentation, and an unwavering commitment to continuous improvement at every level of the organization.
The goal is not only to allow bold ideas to emerge, but also to allow them to flourish, scale up, and transform into impactful changes, thereby truly embedding innovation in the organization’s DNA. Only in this way can an organization secure long-term growth, resilience, and a future-proof position.
The program trains participants in facilitating all four main components and eight phases of CPS 6.1: Understanding the Challenge, Generating Ideas, Preparing for Action (Developing Solutions), and Planning Your Approach (Assessing Tasks, Designing Processes).
Facilitators learn how to guide groups in generating and focusing activities in each phase—encouraging broad idea generation and then directing energy toward selecting and developing the most promising solutions. They practice with specific CPS tools and learn how to apply guidelines for both creative and critical thinking.
A distinctive feature of the course is the integration of the VIEW model, which helps facilitators recognize and utilize the various problem-solving styles within their teams.
Participants learn to assess and appreciate differences in orientation to change, data processing methods, and decision-making styles. These three core dimensions of the VIEW model closely align with the different phases of CPS 6.1™.
This awareness enables facilitators to tailor their approach to maximize participation, creativity, and collective intelligence. By understanding and productively managing differences in cognitive diversity, facilitators can optimize team learning and performance, as supported by research on the correlation between diversity and collective intelligence in teams.
Finally, the course emphasizes the role of the facilitator as a process guide, champion of psychological safety, and agent for organizational change. These three roles are essential for the effective application of CPS 6.1.
Participants learn best practices for structuring sessions, managing group dynamics, and promoting an inclusive environment in which all voices are heard. They are also trained in reflective practice, using feedback and assessment tools to continuously improve their facilitation skills and the results of CPS sessions.
This includes learning how to embed creative routines and continuously learning and understanding how to support adaptability within organizations. In this way, the benefits of CPS 6.1 extend beyond individual sessions and further stimulate sustainable innovation and change.
CPS 6.1™ Facilitator Certification Course
Brussels, Novotel Center, April 20–23, 2026
Agenda: days 1 & 2
Monday, April 20, 2026
- Welcome, introductions, and expectations
- Accelerated learning activity to review preparatory work
- Feedback on your Orientation to Change (from the VIEW Assessment)
- Experiencing the dynamic balance between generating and focusing: The “heartbeat” of CPS
- Overview of CPS Version 6.1™
- Lunch
- Applying the tools and language for increased clarity: The “Understanding the Challenge” component of CPS version 6.1™
- Applying the tools and language for generating ideas: The “Generating Ideas” component of CPS version 6.1™
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
- Applying the tools and language for action: The “Preparing for Action” component of CPS version 6.1™
- Feedback on your preference for “Decision Making Style” (from the VIEW Assessment)
- Accelerated learning activity to return the CPS toolkit
- Lunch
- Learning and applying the tools and language for navigating the innovation process: “Assessing Tasks”
- Navigating the innovation process: learning and applying “Process Design”
- Planning to facilitate CPS version 6.1™ for real challenges and opportunities
Agenda: days 3 & 4
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
- Plans to facilitate CPS version 6.1™ with real challenges and opportunities
- Facilitation practice sessions 1: You will have the opportunity to actually facilitate a session with a real client, and another opportunity to be a “client” to let the group work on your task. Each session is followed by group feedback and a coaching session with the trainer.
- Lunch
- Facilitation practice sessions 2 & 3
Thursday, April 23, 2026
- Facilitation practice sessions (continued until each participant has had a client and facilitation experience)
- Lunch
- Creating a climate conducive to creativity and change within your organization
- How to optimize your impact as a process facilitator?
- Taking CPS version 6.1™ further: insights
- Personal planning
- Closing with certification moment
You can choose between two options to participate:
1. CPS 6.1™ Basics (days 1&2)
Participants master the core components of the CPS 6.1™ framework—Understanding the Challenge, Generating Ideas, and Preparing for Action—while learning to navigate the innovation process through Task Assessment and Process Design. They experience the “heartbeat” of CPS (the dynamic balance between generating and focusing), receive VIEW assessment feedback, and begin planning to facilitate real challenges.
2. CPS 6.1™ Facilitation
Participants take part in intensive facilitation practice sessions in which they actually facilitate CPS sessions with real clients and receive direct group feedback and coaching from trainers. The final day concludes with learning how to create organizational climates conducive to creativity and change, plus developing personal action plans for implementing CPS 6.1# in their own context.
Investment:
CPS 6.1™ Basic: €1,750 (excl. VAT)
CPS 6.1™ Facilitation: €2,900 (excl. VAT)
Participants receive:
- A toolbox for Creative Problem Solving: Basic tools and resources—including additional material to support the facilitation of CPS in small groups.
- Feedback on VIEW: An assessment of Problem Solving Style™
- Summary of learning points from the Facilitator Labs
- Regular updates on new developments and research
- Lunch and coffee breaks
- 2 hours of free coaching to prepare for your first intervention (worth €400)
- Membership in the community of Certified Professionals in CPS 6.1™ Facilitation for the first year.
How did previous participants experience the training?
“A very enlightening training that takes you to the origins of creativity techniques and guides you in the effective use of CPS.”
Thierry Declerck, Project Lead Advanced Engineering
“Positive, I found it to be one of the most fascinating and practical training courses I have taken in recent years.”
Ellen Vandenschrick, Innovation Manager
“Insightful. Practical learning. Increasing confidence to actually use the tools. Sparking enthusiasm to get teams more involved.”
Alan Stockman, Project Manager
“The training course offered a good balance between theory and practice. We understood the role and importance of facilitation. We looked at what is at stake in a team when we are confronted with change, how we deal with information, and our preferences when making decisions. By understanding how all this plays out within a team, we bring out the best in everyone to move forward with the solutions we have found. We don’t have to endure these complex situations. We can turn them into opportunities.
Meredith Stevens, Coach in strategic reflection and innovation.