ToP® Training · TSP

ToP® Strategic PlanningTSP

Weave facilitation methods into a full planning process your group will actually execute.

Two days. A complete strategic planning methodology. The natural next step after ToP® Facilitation Methods.

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Why this course

Ready to help organizations move beyond action plans to navigate complex change?

In ToP® Strategic Planning, you'll weave individual ToP® methods into a comprehensive, step-by-step approach that guides groups through their most important strategic questions — from vision to execution.

Strategic planning doesn't have to be intimidating. This course breaks the process into manageable pieces so you can trust the methodology and trust the group. The same framework works for teams, organizations, collaboratives, and communities — and the thinking shapes how you approach strategy in every area of your life.

What you'll leave able to do

Specific capabilities you'll walk out with.

Creatively visualize and come to agreement around their ideal future
Lead groups through the Practical Vision phase — surfacing what they actually want before negotiating about what's realistic.
Honestly confront stubborn blocks to success
The Blocks and Barriers phase names what's actually in the way, including the things groups normally avoid naming.
Align around powerful shared intentions
Strategic Directions give the group innovative, aligned intentions that move the organization forward — not a watered-down compromise.
Define measurable goals the group owns
Move from inspiring vision to specific, measurable goals the group actually believes in — because they built them.
Commit to accountable plans of action
Not documents that sit on a shelf. Plans with named owners, real timelines, and a rhythm of check-ins built in.
Who this is for

If any of these describe you.

For

Leaders responsible for organizational direction

  • Executive directors and senior administrators
  • Board members and board chairs
  • Managers and team coordinators
  • Community change strategists and policy analysts
For

Practitioners who lead planning work

  • Facilitators, trainers, and consultants
  • Organizational change agents
  • Project and team leaders
  • Human resource professionals
The format

Two full days, in person.

Small cohort size. You'll work through the complete planning methodology on real scenarios — so you leave not just understanding the process, but confident in your ability to lead it.

What's included

Everything you need to build the skill.

Your registration covers the course itself and the support that turns it into capability that sticks.

The official ToP® Strategic Planning step-by-step manual and resource guide

A comprehensive reference you'll use long after the course ends. Methods, designs, templates, and examples — all in one place.

One hour of coaching with one of your course trainers

Scheduled within 90 days of course completion. Bring a real challenge you're working on — a meeting you need to design, a group dynamic you're navigating, a planning session you're leading — and we'll work through it together.

Access to the Great Plains ToP Community of Practice

Quarterly gatherings of ToP® practitioners across the region. Keep your skills sharp, learn from others, stay connected to the work.

Credentials & CEUs

Part of the Certified ToP® Facilitator (CTF) pathway.

ToP® Strategic Planning is one of the two core courses on the path to the Certified ToP® Facilitator (CTF) credential.

CHES/MCHES — 13.5 hours
AICP — 14.5 hours
PDU — 14 hours
Prerequisites

ToP® Facilitation Methods (TFM) is required.

TSP builds directly on the Focused Conversation and Consensus Workshop methods — you'll weave them into a full planning process, so you need fluency with both before starting. If you haven't taken TFM yet, start there.

In their words

From past participants.

“The ToP Strategic Planning course provides a well-defined, concrete method to guide a strategic planning process while still building in flexibility to accommodate the unique needs and dynamics of the group.”

Lesley Reeder
Senior Consultant in Healthcare

“Simply amazing. Totally participatory by design without having to silence or purposely amplify the participants. It is a structured process that if followed will prove to be successful.”

Ian Johnson, MBA
Workforce Development Director & Independent Consultant

“This training provides the framework for doing strategic planning that includes all voices from an organization — and values all voices equally. It's a creative, barrier-busting method.”

Jessica Seberger
Health Program Manager
Pricing

Tiered pricing — based on organization type.

Facilitate Co uses tiered pricing, not sliding scale. Four defined brackets keep registration honest and fair to every type of org.

Corporate / Large nonprofits (>$5M)
$1,250
Public / Government
$1,050
Individual / Mid-size nonprofit
$950
Small nonprofit / Student
$650

Student rate requires a current student ID. Questions about which tier fits? Just ask: get in touch.

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Upcoming TSP cohorts.

August 2026
September 2026
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Cohorts fill four to six weeks before the start date. Waitlist subscribers get registration links a week before they go public.

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Because the path forward is co-created — not declared — by the people walking it.

TSP is where facilitation skill turns into strategic capability. Once you can hold a full planning process, the work you can take on changes entirely. Reach out about an in-house cohort if you're sending a team through together.

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