Presented By: Michigan Ross Center for Positive Organizations
Facilitator Training and Certification: Council Practice with Snap Inc.

June 5 - 6, 2025 (You must participate for both days, June 5 and 6, to receive certification)
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET, both days
Michigan Ross, Ross Building, 701 Tappan, Ann Arbor
Open to all, $50 registration fee required
About the training:
Join us for an extraordinary chance to participate in a free two-day facilitator training and certification in the Council method as practiced at Snap Inc. This special opportunity is available to CPO community members with training led by experienced facilitators from Snap Inc. Participants will engage in learning how to skillfully facilitate this valuable listening and storytelling practice that has been part of the DNA at Snap Inc. since its founding. Council gathers team members in a circle for storytelling as a way to connect, listen, and meet one another as humans, and to scale empathy and foster deeper connections. It is the way that Snap Inc. builds an inclusive community and creates high-performing teams.
In this certification training, you will:
- Learn the basic forms of Council and skill-building activities for facilitation
- Foster deeper connections with those around you
- Practice active listening to cultivate empathy
- Develop your capacity to skillfully bring Council to communities where you want to foster belonging
Questions? Email cpo-events@umich.edu.
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET, both days
Michigan Ross, Ross Building, 701 Tappan, Ann Arbor
Open to all, $50 registration fee required
About the training:
Join us for an extraordinary chance to participate in a free two-day facilitator training and certification in the Council method as practiced at Snap Inc. This special opportunity is available to CPO community members with training led by experienced facilitators from Snap Inc. Participants will engage in learning how to skillfully facilitate this valuable listening and storytelling practice that has been part of the DNA at Snap Inc. since its founding. Council gathers team members in a circle for storytelling as a way to connect, listen, and meet one another as humans, and to scale empathy and foster deeper connections. It is the way that Snap Inc. builds an inclusive community and creates high-performing teams.
In this certification training, you will:
- Learn the basic forms of Council and skill-building activities for facilitation
- Foster deeper connections with those around you
- Practice active listening to cultivate empathy
- Develop your capacity to skillfully bring Council to communities where you want to foster belonging
Questions? Email cpo-events@umich.edu.