We’re so glad you are interested in improving your skills as a facilitator. The best way to do this is to simply follow our certification maintenance process. This process was designed to help you hone your facilitation skills and keep you ready to step in and facilitate when needed. Learn more here. [...]
To maintain Certified Facilitator status, CO.STARTERS facilitators must participate in ongoing certification activities. Designed to be an easy lift and enjoyable, these certification activities provide opportunities to increase your knowledge around entrepreneurship and facilitation, to connect with the CO.STARTERS community, and to strengthen your understanding of the CO.STARTERS brand and beliefs. To maintain certification, [...]
This is one of the larger improvements we made to the new Core (2020). Look for a blue icon that looks like two circling arrows in each session. (For example, see page 1.12 of the new Core.) One section of content in each session will be designated with this “skip/swap” icon. This section can [...]
Yes! First, check your Zoom settings. As a host, you can allow attendees to chat with no one, the host only, everyone publicly, or everyone publicly and privately. Make sure you have adjusted your meeting's chat settings accordingly to serve your purposes. The chat function is a great a way to keep participants engaged. [...]
This is a common situation and requires effective communication on your part. During Session 1, when you share the philosophy of CO.STARTERS and the value of the cohort, explain how important it is that we all feel connected and trust one another. This will best happen when we share our visual presence, so all [...]
Created using the CO.STARTERS model, this three-hour workshop helps participants work together to explore their ideas through the CO.STARTERS Canvas, learn how to refine their business model through meaningful customer feedback, and define their next steps. The Get Started Workshop can be used as a recruiting tool for the longer CO.STARTERS Core program. If [...]
This two-hour workshop helps participants find the focus and clarity needed to shift their mindset and find a new way forward. Participants determine the immediate next steps needed to stabilize their business, re-examine their ventures using the CO.STARTERS Canvas, strategize how to better solve their customers’ changing needs, and learn how to adapt or [...]
This may surprise you but this is the exact reaction we expect! We all have different learning styles. Public speaking may be easy for some while it's really scary for someone else. Doing something that makes us uncomfortable or that we find difficult, creates the perfect opportunity for growth and development. Doing something that [...]
Many are confused by the Story Statements. You can see a completed story statement in the Tips section of this Resource Center. Feel free to use this sample, share it with the cohort or start your own story statement. Once the participants have a chance to see a completed story statement, they are anxious [...]
Sorry to hear that. Materials are ordered by the hosting member organization, either shipped to the organization or direct to participants. If a participant registered at the last minute, the workbook may not arrive before Session 1. We can help by providing a virtual workbook link for Session 1. Contact [email protected] if you need [...]