TECHNOLOGY OF PARTICIPATION · ASHEVILLE, NC
Find common ground. Move forward together.
Pull clarity from complexity. Learn practical facilitation methods that engage every voice and help your group turn conversation into meaningful results.
Practical tools.
Meaningful participation.
Real people. Shared possibilities.
Focused conversationsGroup consensusAction with ownership
THE POWER OF PARTICIPATION
Good things happen when every voice is heard.
Technology of Participation (ToP®) is a practical facilitation methodology used by nonprofits, government agencies, businesses, educators, and community leaders to engage every voice and move groups from conversation to meaningful results.
Balance the facts, feelings, ideas, and wisdom at the table. Guide groups to true consensus. Make action plans that people are ready to carry forward.
Get to know the methodsUPCOMING TRAININGS
Make room for your next step.
In-person learning in downtown Asheville, North Carolina.
EXPLORE THE COURSES
A method for the moment you’re in.
From a better conversation
to a shared plan for what’s next.
01
ToP Facilitation Methods
Learn practical methods for focused conversations, group consensus, and shared action planning.
Explore course : ToP Facilitation Methods02
ToP Focused Conversation
Design purposeful conversations that bring out a group’s best thinking and lead to meaningful decisions.
Explore course : ToP Focused Conversation03
Approaches to Environmental Scanning
Explore 10 creative approaches to group assessment, with hands-on practice choosing the right approach.
Explore course : Approaches to Environmental Scanning04
ToP Strategic Planning
Bring ToP methods together in a participatory planning process built around shared commitment.
Explore course : ToP Strategic PlanningMEET YOUR TRAINERS
Your partners in participation.
Local relationships.
A commitment to every voice.
ASHEVILLE ToP TRAINER
Diana McCall
Diana McCall has served as a community organizer and educator for over two decades in Western North Carolina and beyond.
Meet Diana
ASHEVILLE ToP TRAINER
Shonnie Streder
Shonnie Streder is a minister in the United Methodist Church serving as a pastor of a rural congregation in WNC Appalachia.
Meet ShonnieFantastic, results oriented and inclusive facilitation model that really applies to any situation. All voices get heard and goals and objectives get reached!
Jesse Winters, consultant
TRAINING & COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Rooted in Asheville. Connected by purpose.
Asheville ToP Training is committed to investing in Asheville and the surrounding areas.
YMI Cultural Center
We partner with YMI by renting their spaces and offering reduced fees for training.
Brigid Riley
Diana and Shonnie partner with Brigid to train Approaches to Environmental Scanning.
BethMarie Ward
Shonnie partners with BethMarie to train ToP Methods online.
WE’RE GLAD YOU’RE HERE
Let’s start a conversation.
Choosing a course, bringing a group, or looking for facilitation support? Get in touch with Diana or Shonnie.