Level I
- ✓ Use of the Basadur logo and your certification crest
- ✓ Listing on our website as a Certified Basadur Profile Administrator
- ✓ Bulk discount on online and printed profile tests
- ✓ Access to ongoing learning with a stream of online Simplexity application vignettes to help build your business
Level II
- ✓ All the benefits of Level I
- ✓ Discounts on support materials for courses that you will be teaching
- ✓ Sales support and advice from BAC
- ✓ Co-facilitation support and mentoring
- ✓ Eligibility for BAC sub-contracting
- ✓ Revenue sharing if BAC co-facilitates.
- ✓ Teaching support, mentoring and co-developing session design
Level III
- ✓ All the benefits of Levels I & II
- ✓ Access to ongoing learning with a stream of online Simplexity application vignettes to help build your business
- ✓ Support for culture change internal management and selfsufficiency; if you are an Internal Integrator
- ✓ In depth understanding of the research underlying the Simplexity Thinking process
- ✓ Able to attend level three workshops as an opportunity to work with a senior Basadur coach
Level IV
- ✓ All the benefits of Levels I, II & III
- ✓ Help in designing custom courses that fit specific market needs
- ✓ Help in designing custom courses that fit specific market needs
Level I: Using Applied Creativity
People who work in organizations are constantly faced with change issues and ill-structured problems. This workshop builds skills in proactively seeking out problems and opportunities and implementing creative solutions on the job. This includes understanding the nature of problems and using a process to creatively deal with them for positive change. It emphasizes working with others in harmony to discover important opportunities for improvement in both products and procedures and creating and implementing practical new ideas. Participants learn by applying the Simplexity Thinking system individually and in teams to their own work-related problems.
Duration: Two full days. No pre-requisite.
Level II: Leading Applied Creativity
Participants build skills in facilitating small groups through the Simplexity Thinking process and gain a deeper grasp of the Simplexity Thinking system, preconsulting, meeting roles, phases, group dynamics and debriefing. Participants facilitate actual problem solving meetings. Not only do these skills improve the ongoing productivity of teams, but participants gain a greater understanding of Simplexity Thinking and its use in formal and informal situations. The facilitation skills learned also develop a more facilitative leadership style. Graduates can proceed toward certification as Simplexity Thinking Facilitator.
Duration: Two full days.
Pre-requisite: Level I.
You can take our Level I & II combined course over 4 days
OR
take our accelerated Level I & II intensive course over 3 days
Level III: Integrating Applied Creativity
Deepen your skills in using Simplexity Thinking to permanently change how you and others think and behave on a daily basis. Supporting and inducing new innovative skills is a critical role for thought leaders at every level. This five day intensive learning experience combines exposure to the research behind the Simplexity Thinking system, hands-on experience in coaching, modeling, and instructing others in the Simplexity Thinking skills, skill-building in innovation process facilitation, and planning strategy for implementing Simplexity Thinking in “back homework teams and whole organizations. Graduates of Level III are eligible for para-training toward Trainer Certification.
Pre-requisites: Level I and Level II and substantial progress toward Simplexity Thinking Facilitator Certification.
Duration: Three full days.
Level IV: Teaching Applied Creativity
This workshop is open to anyone who wants to advance their skill level to running successful training workshops publicly or within their organization. Deepen your skills in Simplexity Thinking to teach others to permanently change how they think and behave on a daily basis. This workshop is an intensive learning experience that combines exposure to the research behind the Simplexity Thinking system, hands-on experience in teaching, coaching, and instructing others, and planning strategy for implementing Simplexity Thinking in work teams and whole organizations.
Pre-requisites: Level I and Level II and substantial progress toward Simplexity Thinking Facilitator Certification.
Duration: Three full days.
Why attend?
This is a great opportunity to become a certified Simplexity trainer in your geographic area or in your organization. We provide assistance in marketing your workshops through our Basadur Applied Creativity website, newsletters, direct marketing emails and social media outlets.
You get hands-on experience in training Simplexity skills and knowledge to others. Understanding of Simplexity Thinking as a combination of a process and the skills, tools, and style that make the process work is deepened. Upon the completion of this workshop, you will learn the skills and be certified to train people in the Basadur profile and conduct:
- Half-day ‘Exploring Simplexity Thinking’ workshop
- Full-day ‘Introducing Simplexity Thinking’ workshop
When can I be certified to teach people in the Level I process?
You will also be ready to run a two-day Level I: Using Applied Creativity workshop. We expect you to require some assistance for the first few of these workshops you put on. Our team at BAC will participate as para-trainers as you further build your skills to run them completely on your own. Our expectation is that you will need to run 2-3 workshops with a para-trainer to be fully prepared.
When can I be certified to teach people Level II to facilitate?
This is also the first step in learning how to teach people Level II Simplexity workshops – certification to teach Level II is achieved after you have run 3-5 Level I style workshops on your own.
Online Resources
Each participant will also be equipped with a special set of online resources and visual slides to present and enable successful delivery of a Simplexity workshop. In addition, participants will automatically be given a master account at Simplexity U that can be used as a training resource for any future workshops you run.