Open Courses

To register online: simply click on the date and location you would like to attend from the Up-Coming Open Course list (see right-hand column of this website), and enter your information.

To register by fax: print the registration form, enter your information, and fax to 831-373-0760.

To register by phone: please call Annemarie at 831-373-4292.

(Should you need to cancel, we charge a $100 cancellation fee unless you reschedule to attend another one of our courses.)

Systematic Development of Informed Consent (SDIC)
Seattle, WA: October 12 - 14, 2010


Citizen Participation-by-Objectives (CPO)
Seattle, WA: October 26 - 28, 2010


Leadership Bootcamp
Available Soon as a Sequence of Online Modules


Monthly Brownbag Sessions

September 17, 2010* (note date change)

Why Implementations Geniuses are Respected, Not Maligned or Unappreciated

October 1, 2010

Using the Bleiker Life Preserver as a Quick-and-Dirty Consent Building Tactic

November 5, 2010

How to Maximize Input and Minimize Pseudo-Input

December 3, 2010

The Tactic of Fishbowl Planning

January 7, 2011

Understanding Higher Values versus Object-Related Values

February 4, 2011

How Mere Stagehands Can Expose Hidden Agendas

March 4, 2011

Why You Need to Focus on Consent Rather Than Consensus

April 1, 2011

Nurturing and Protecting Your (and Your Agency’s) Credibility