4th International SDDP Facilitators Training School (Thessaloniki)

4th International SDDP Facilitators Training School Project SDDP Facilitators Training School 8th HSSS conference Place Mediterranean Palace Thessaloniki, Greece Year 2012 Date(s) 3-4 July Type of participants Candidate SDDP Facilitators, Internationals Number of participants 20 Total Duration 2 Days Link(s) http://www.2012.hsss.eu

The 4th International Facilitators Training School for the Structured Dialogic Design (SDD) Process take place in Thessaloniki, Greece between the 3rd and 4th of July 2012, back-to-back with the 8th HSSS conference. It was organized by Future Worlds Center in collaboration with the Institute for 21st Century Agoras.

Focus of the school; What do we offer

The training spanned over two days. During the first day participants conducted a model structured dialogue session aiming to re-define an ideal future of a virtual organization. On the second day, participants were engaged in exploring the characteristics of an ideal participatory system that enables thousands of people to engage in a meaningful dialogue and which capitalizes on cyberspace connectivity.

Who attended

• Academics interested in research aiming to define future-oriented participatory models
• Social scientists
• Consultants and Practitioners wishing to include the SDD Methodology in their practice
• Graduate and CSAP students interested to pursue
• Undergraduate students interested in the concepts of participatory democracy and relevant cutting-edge methodologies

Instructors

The following experts were in charge of the training:

• Prof. Aleco Christakis, Founder of Global Agoras and Father of the science of Dialogic Design
• Dr. Yiannis Laouris, President of Future Worlds Center and member of 21st Century Agoras Board
• Prof. Tom Flanagan, President of Institute for 21st Century Agoras, co-author of The Talking Point
• Prof. Nikitas Assimakopoulos, President of Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies

Logistics

The 4th International Facilitators Training School was organized by Mr. Frosso Deligianni, under the guidance of Aleco Christakis and Yiannis Laouris. The School took place at the premises of the Mediterranean Palace Hotel in Thessaloniki, Greece, where also the 8th HSSS conference took place.

For those attending the 8th HSSS conference the Participation Fee was €150.00.

Future Worlds Center Associates and CSAP students and/or graduates enjoyed a special discount. Their Participation Fee was €100.00.

The fee included:

• Registration fees and certificate
• All coffee and snacks (lunches and/or dinners not included)
• All reading materials on CD
• Access to the Members’ pages of the SDD International School Website (for full access to all materials)
• Limited version of Cogniscope software
• Gala Dinner