What clients are saying


“ I can’t think of better tools to help all levels of staff and consumers work in teams to make effective decisions and create a sense of ownership in making things happen. CSF provides flexible, high quality training that gets immediate results.”
Michael Lisman, Director, Adult Community Support Centers, Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services
“The Center for Strategic Facilitation ToP® training was rigorous, powerful and well worth the investment!  We trained our entire management and have been using ToP® all over the organization.  These methods   strengthen  the culture of participatory decision making and promotes staff acceptance and enthusiasm for agency initiatives and change.”
Elizabeth Carty, MSW, Chief Operating Officer, Center for Elders Independence, Oakland, CA  

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ToP Customized Training

We Can Help You Release The Power Of Your Team Through Top®

CSF Offers Customized Training and Capacity Building Tailored To Your Needs

These are challenging times for doing more with less and moving projects forward.   Having your team committed and aligned with common purpose is essential.

Often, the missing ingredients to effective teamwork are methods that support collaboration and commitment to results.  
Technology of Participation Methods (ToP®) provide a set of practical and productive methods that equip leaders and team members with skills needed for planning, decision making and continuous improvement.

Bring ToP® methods to your organization, team or collaborative and reap the benefits:

  • Meetings that matter and get things done
  • More effective team work and higher morale
  • Better and quicker decisions
  • Clear accountability and follow-through

We can customize ToP® Facilitation Training to your specific needs.  Contact us to learn more about ToP® and related facilitation and leadership trainings we offer:

Marti Roach, Senior Partner, marti@strategicfacilitation.net 925.376.3853

Jane Stallman, Senior Partner, jane@strategicfacilitation.net 510.532.6595

Recent organizations benefitting from ToP Training:

Alameda County Public Health
Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services
San Francisco Department of Aging and Adult Services   
Tenderloin Health
Center for Elders Independence
California School-Age Consortium
University of California at Berkeley, Coalition of University Employees
Alameda County Office of Education
California  Alliance of Arts Educators
California Institute of Health Services
Berkeley YMCA Headstart Program
RARE 
Environmental Protection Agency 
Santa Clara Office of Human Relations
Bay Area Community Resources