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The Facilitation Academy
Voltage Control is a facilitation academy that develops leaders through facilitation certifications, workshops, and events. Today’s leaders are confronted with unprecedented uncertainty and complex change. Navigating this uncertainty requires a systemic facilitative approach to gain clarity and chart pathways forward. We prepare today’s leaders for now and what’s next.
We believe that you have the answers and abilities for the change you seek, so our experiences are designed to help you discover and unleash them. Our master facilitators guide and coach you through learning experiences that expand mindsets, transform culture, foster team health, and maximize potential.
From Fortune 500 companies to art startups, municipal service providers, and universities, Voltage Control has helped a spectrum of leaders facilitate change and build resilient teams.
Whether you are launching products, reimagining services, or improving processes, learning to facilitate team cohesion, culture transformation, and communities of practice are your keys to unlocking lasting impact.
Voltage Control was founded by Douglas Ferguson, a facilitator, educator, and former CTO passionate about collaborative leadership and innovation across product development, team dynamics, and organizational learning. He is the author of four books: Magical Meetings, Beyond the Prototype, How to Remix Anything, and Start Within. He also publishes a weekly podcast called Facilitation Lab.
ABOUT US
We Lead With Community
Motivated by a mission to help leaders and teams unleash their full potential, Voltage Control is calling upon fellow facilitators to transform innovation culture with the ultimate goal of changing the way we work and communicate. From free weekly regional meetups around the work to our annual facilitator summit in Austin Texas, our community, Facilitation Lab creates a playground for facilitators from around the world to gather, practice, and grow.
Join us on the Community Hub or one of our free community events listed on our Meetups schedule.
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Our Values
Lead With Purpose
Any worthwhile experience begins with purpose. Purpose serves as an north star for our direction-setting and an anchor for our decision-making, strategy development, and learning experiences.
Provide Clarity
Facilitating with clarity demands intentional communication and continuous self-reflection. We provide a clear path for understanding and participation, paving the way for effective collaboration and ensuring all voices are clearly valued.
Include & Unleash Everyone
We place a strong emphasis on ensuring that everyone is heard to unleash the power of their ideas. Our interactions are made diverse and equitable through collaboration, co-creation, and radical teaming.
Adapt & Grow
Being adaptive means balancing between having a strategy and knowing when to pivot in service of our purpose. Our curiousity propels us to try new ideas and leads to greater innovations.
Pride In Craft
We craft because we care. It is the outward reflection of our dedication to purpose and the outcomes we seek to achieve. We deliberately design the spaces, processes, and experiences that deliver on this deep commitment.
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Our Founder
Voltage Control was founded by Douglas Ferguson, an entrepreneur and human-centered technologist with over 20 years of experience. He is a master facilitator and the author of four innovation books: Magical Meetings, Beyond the Prototype, How to Remix Anything, and Start Within.
Motivated by a mission to rid the world of horrible meetings, Voltage Control is training and coaching facilitators and leaders to transform meeting and innovation culture. From free weekly community meetups to the annual Control the Room–the annual facilitator summit, Voltage Control is building a community of facilitators to change the world.
Douglas speaks and runs public workshops regularly on innovation topics. You should contact him today about having him ignite your event.Â
Why Voltage Control?
Today's leaders are confronted with unprecedented uncertainty and complex change. Navigating this uncertainty requires a facilitative approach to gain clarity and chart pathways forward. Our programs prepare you to:
- Strengthen team dynamics and collaboration
- Harness group genius to amplify innovation
- Adopt and scale new ways of meeting and working
- Champion cultural shifts and facilitate systemic change
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We’ll reach out to set up a complimentary 30-minute consultation call to discuss your specific situation, your organizational dynamics, and your vision for the future.
Once we’ve gotten to know more about your needs, we’ll recommend a path forward.
We look forward to hearing from you.
The Books
Bring Your Ideas to Life
Innovation can seem complex or reserved for the exceptional. But we believe innovation is for everyone. We’ve set out to illuminate a path for you to generate bold ideas, visualize and share them, overcome obstacles, and turn them into reality. Our books are equal parts guidebook and stories from years of experience helping companies adopt an innovation mindset and culture. They’re practical & actionable, so you can get started now. We hope they’ll help you on your journey to realizing your biggest, boldest ideas.