Work With Me
I offer a range of on-demand tailored talks and trainings for teams, organizations, and communities on topics related to conflict competence, collaboration, negotiation, facilitation, and leadership.
My services include everything from one-hour introductory talks, to half-day trainings, to multi-day intensive courses. I am skilled at teaching in-person, virtually, or via a combination of online and in-person delivery.
Whatever length and format, my focus is on helping participants learn concrete skills that will help them in their work and personal lives, and I use an approach that is highly experiential, interactive, and engaging.
Training
I offer on-demand tailored training for teams, organizations, and communities on topics related to conflict competence, collaboration, negotiation, facilitation, and leadership. To request a training or learn more about training opportunities, click or complete the inquiry form below.
Looking for more intensive training, individual training, and/or training that comes with a formal certificate or academic credit? Check out the in-person and virtual classes and trainings my team and I offer at Utah State University.
Examples of Recent Trainings
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3- to 5-hours
This interactive introductory training teaches participants the basic skills of conflict competence and collaboration and provides opportunities to put these skills into practice in the context of real-world challenges
Participants learn:
What conflict is and is not, and why it matters
What collaboration is and is not, and how collaboration connects to conflict
Basic skills for effectively navigating conflict, mainly:
How to focus on interests, not positions
Effective listening
Effective framing
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12- to 16-hours
This interactive training teaches participants how to skillfully navigate conflict, collaborate, negotiate, and lead through conflict
Participants learn:
What conflict is and is not, and why it matters
What collaboration is and is not, and how collaboration connects to conflict
Key skills for effectively navigating conflict, mainly:
How to focus on interests, not positions
Effective listening
Effective framing
The basics of mutual gains negotiation: what it is, why it is necessary for productively navigating conflict and collaborating, and key negotiation skills
Overview of basic skills for leading through conflict, including:
Adaptive leadership
Facilitation
Situation assessment
The inner work of conflict, collaboration, and negotiation:
Self-leadership
Self-awareness
Self-regulation
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12- to 16-hours
This interactive training teaches participants how to navigate conflict skillfully, collaborate, negotiate, and lead through conflict
Participants learn:
What conflict is and is not, and why it matters
What collaboration is and is not, and how collaboration connects to conflict
Key skills for effectively navigating conflict, mainly:
How to focus on interests, not positions
Effective listening
Effective framing
Key concepts and skills for effective facilitation
Basics of facilitation
Facilitating effective meetings
Different contexts of facilitation
Facilitation challenges and how to navigate them
Situation assessment
The inner work of conflict, collaboration, and facilitation:
Self-leadership
Self-awareness
Self-regulation
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3- to 4-hours
This interactive training teaches basic concepts and skills for how to design and facilitate effective meetings via virtual platforms such as Zoom.
Participants learn:
When and why to have a meeting, and what should not be a meeting
Core principles for designing and facilitating effective meetings
How to use structure to set meetings up for success
How to navigate the challenges and opportunities created by meeting online
A variety of techniques and approaches for making virtual meetings effective and engaging
Speaking
Interested in having me speak at your conference, event, or gathering? My talks can be delivered as in-person keynotes with Q&A, adapted into interactive workshop-style sessions, or hosted virtually.
Examples of Recent Talks
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1- to 1.5-hours
This interactive talk introduces fundamental concepts for how to navigate conflict productively
Participants learn:
What conflict is and is not, and why it matters
What collaboration is and is not, and how collaboration connects to conflict
How to focus on interests, not positions
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1.5- to 2-hours
This interactive talk introduces fundamental concepts for effective collaboration.
Participants learn:
What conflict is and is not, and why it matters
What collaboration is and is not, and how collaboration connects to conflict
How to focus on interests, not positions
Key concepts for effective collaboration
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1.5- to 2-hours
This interactive talk teaches basic concepts and skills for how to design and facilitate effective meetings
Participants learn:
When and why to have a meeting, and what should not be a meeting
Core principles for designing and facilitating effective meetings
How to use structure to set meetings up for success
Key techniques and approaches for making meetings effective and engaging
Testimonials
“Danya listened to our needs and tailored the training to just what we asked for and even solicited feedback at the end of each session so that the future sessions could be tweaked to be even more appropriate. The frequent breakout groups to discuss what we were learning with each other and figure out how to use these skills in real life situations were incredibly helpful. We’re very energized to begin using these new skills right away!”
-Andrea Linton, Bureau Chief/Public Participation Specialist, New York Department of Conservation (Facilitating Conflict 12-hour virtual training)
