Qualified ITC Map Facilitator Process

We have decided to offer this status – different and apart from the “certification” earned in the intensive, year-long Coach Certification Program – for several reasons. We consistently receive requests from FW participants for a credential that would signal proficiency in using our Immunity to Change approach to support their work with clients on a one-to-one basis, in workshops and as individual members of an intact team. We believe we have determined a way to demonstrate competence in map facilitation that allows us to confer this designation with integrity. We also believe that this approach could encourage additional practice and learning in ITC skills.

Anyone who has ever completed a three-day Minds at Work Facilitator’s Workshop (FW) can apply for the status of Qualified ITC Map Facilitator. We do request that applicants use at least the month following attendance at an FW to practice mapmaking skills before applying.

You can apply for Qualified ITC Map Facilitator status by clicking on this link on Minds at Work’s website to signal your interest, uploading two ITC maps in PDF format, responding to a few questions about your maps, and submitting the $850 application fee.

We ask you to submit two maps you have created for other people after completing the Facilitator’s Workshop. We would like to see maps that you created on your own, after having practiced the skills you learned at the FW. We will also ask that you comment in a few sentences about each map: where – specifically — you think it is strong, where you think it might need to be tightened up, how the Big Assumptions explain the Immune System, or how you think you might dig deeper into Column 4 of the Map.

Yes! We are looking to see whether you understand the criteria and are able to use them to generate useful entries in each column of the map.

Absolutely not!  We don’t create perfect maps either! We are looking for a good understanding of ITC principles and a commitment to continuing your practice.

Once we receive your complete application, our office will match you with a Faculty Coach, who will review your materials and schedule a 45-minute debrief call in which you’ll reflect together on your work.

Your Faculty Coach will review the two maps with you and share an assessment of whether the map entries meet the criteria for each column and the map makes visible a psychological “immune system.” The MAW coach will also be looking for Column 4 Big Assumptions that explain and support the Immune System. Once you have reviewed the two maps together the coach will present you with an additional Immunity Map and ask you to demonstrate your understanding of the map criteria by assessing its quality. After the call the faculty coach will assess your proficiency in ITC map making and share that information with the office at Minds at Work.

We have engaged seasoned Coach Faculty members from our year-long Coach Certification Program to assist us in the Qualified ITC Map Facilitator process.

Once your Faculty Coach determines proficiency in mapmaking, we will e-mail you an emblem representing your new status as a Qualified ITC Map Facilitator, which you will be able to display on your website or any other promotional materials.

If your Faculty Coach has concerns about your level of skill, she or he will confer with Deb or Maria, Minds at Work’s Co-Directors, and determine the best path forward. The most likely outcome will be a recommendation either for additional practice on your part or, if you would like, a one-hour skill-building session with a MAW coach-faculty member, after which you may decide to reapply. We will contact you to discuss follow-on options.

If your Faculty Coach determines that you need additional skill-building, contracting for the second assessment conversation will cost $500.

Because we can’t estimate how many participants from FWs will apply for this process, it’s difficult for us to estimate what the wait time will be. What we can say is that we will acknowledge your application within four business days and connect you with an available faculty member in the order in which your application is received.

We don’t assume that every participant in a Facilitator’s Workshop will want to apply for qualification status. Our conferring the credential will reflect a participant’s ability to demonstrate skill rather than simply acknowledging his or her participation over the three days. The fee covers both the work of our coach faculty who will conduct the skills assessment conversations and the administrative costs of this process.

Yes. Anyone who has completed a Facilitator’s Workshop is eligible to apply.

We welcome previous FW participants to sign up for an upcoming program! If it’s been a while since you last attended, you will find some great new resources and ways of presenting things, as well as opportunities to practice and improve. Because we want to encourage members of our community to update and strengthen their skills we are pleased to offer a 20% discount off the standard rate for any FW “alumnus/a” who applies for an FW. If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity just click here.

No. All certified Immunity to Change coaches – coaches who have completed the year-long Coach Certification Program, submitted a portfolio and been certified by one of the Directors of Minds at Work – will automatically receive the Qualified ITC Map Facilitator credential.