Workshop Design Masterclass · 2026 World Tour

Most team retreats change nothing.
Let's build one that does.

Become the Facilitator every team wants in the room!

I design your retreat with you, prepare it with your team, and facilitate the day so you can actually take part in it.

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9,3

Average participant rating

300+

People trained

29k

Sticky notes used

87%

Joke success rate

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Most retreats are forgotten
by the following month!

The venue was great. The catering was fine. Everyone said it was a nice day.
Then Monday came back, and nothing had moved.

😩

The date is booked, the day isn't designed

You have a venue, a budget, and a team blocking out their calendar. What you don't have is a retreat that takes them from where they are to where you need them.

💤

Everyone's polite, nobody's honest

The real conversation happens in the parking lot afterwards. The thing your team has been avoiding for six months stays avoided, and you can feel it in the room.

⏳

Nothing changes after the retreat

Nothing survives the drive home. People nod, fill the post-its, and go back to their desks. Three weeks later, same bottlenecks, same list of things everyone agrees on and nobody owns.

Meet Mehdi, your facilitator

I'm Mehdi, and I'm the one who'll be in the room. Not an account manager, not an associate sent on the day. If something isn't working at 2pm, I'm the one who changes it.

I design and facilitate team retreats, leadership offsites and large team days.

Before this, I spent six years leading the design and innovation studio at a global consultancy, so I know what it's like to be the one organising the day, sitting in the room, hoping it lands.

What I learned in all those rooms is that teams rarely lack ideas. They lack a day built for the conversation they actually need to have.

Which is a long way of saying, I've probably made every mistake you're worried about, and I've made them already.

years of experience

50+

retreats and team days facilitated

150

biggest group facilitated

87%

joke success rate

You know what needs to happen, but not how to design it

You have a goal, a group, and a timeslot. What you don't have is a clear structure that takes people from A to B.

You walk into the room prepared, and still lose the group

People checked out. The energy dropped. You knew something wasn't working but couldn't name what.

You run the session, but nothing really changes after

People nod, fill in the post-its, and go back to their desks. Two weeks later it's like the workshop never happened.

What makes a retreat actually work

Great outcomes don’t happen by accident.  
They ’re the result of
well-designed conversations.

After hundreds of sessions with all kinds of teams, the retreats that worked all had the same three things in common. The ones that didn't were missing at least one.

🧭

Strategy

Your team doesn't sit through the strategy. They build it with you. That's the difference between a plan people agree with and a plan people own.

💬

Team Development

The kind that make a team more honest with each other on the Tuesday after. Not games for the sake of games.

⚡

Fun

Not saved for the escape room at 5pm. If people are still awake at 3pm, that's a design choice, and it's mine to get right.

How it works

Great outcomes don’t happen by accident.  
They ’re the result of
well-designed conversations.

Three steps, and you'll know the time your team gives you is going to count.

In-person Training

2 days of immersive, hands-on training. No Zoom fatigue, no passive slide-watching, real people, real practice, real feedback.

Digital Course Access

Access to an e-learning course covering workshop design and core facilitation activities, yours to revisit whenever you need a refresher.

Continued Coaching

The learning doesn't stop on day two. You get access to our private community and ongoing coaching to keep growing after the training.

Your Complete Facilitation Toolkit

The printed Workshop Deck, app access, Miro templates, and a physical workbook. Your toolkit for every workshop you'll ever run.

Practice & Feedback

You don't just watch. You design, test, and get direct feedback on your work, from your trainer and from peers who are just as invested as you are.

Certification

Walk away with a certificate of completion for clients, employers, and collaborators, proof that you know how to design workshops that deliver.

📞

A first conversation

I ask about your ambition for the day and what you need to walk out with. A few questions in, I'll tell you how I'd approach it and what to expect.

✏️

We design it together

I build a strong agenda from that first conversation, activity by activity. Then we go through it together and adjust it until the day feels right to you.

🙋

I facilitate, you take part

On the day I take care of everything, the timing, the energy, the room. You get to focus fully on what's happening instead of running it.

📝

Recap and follow-up

You get a document with everything the team decided, so nothing lives in photos of sticky notes. Then I check in a few weeks later to make sure things are moving.

6 months later, you can still see it in the work!

Delivering outcomes that match your ambitions.

Teams leave with the thing they came for. The decision that had been stuck for months. The priorities everyone can name without opening a deck. A plan with owners and dates next to each line. And because your team built it instead of sitting through it, they're the ones defending it afterwards.

"We walked out energized, aligned, and with a concrete action plan in hand. Mehdi knew when to push and when to let things breathe. No fluff, no wasted time, just real outcomes. One day. A shared vision, clear metrics, and a strong CX strategy.
Miranda Houbrechts, Head of CX, PR & Marketing at Volvo
"In one day, we aligned on our vision for the next three years and a clear set of OKRs. And on top of that, we had a great moment together as a team."
Pierre-Henri D’Haene, Head of Strategy, Transformation & Sustainability at Elia
"We walked out energized, aligned, and with a concrete action plan in hand. Mehdi knew when to push and when to let things breathe. No fluff, no wasted time, just real outcomes. One day. A shared vision, clear metrics, and a strong CX strategy.
Miranda Houbrechts, Head of CX, PR & Marketing at Volvo
"In one day, we aligned on our vision for the next three years and a clear set of OKRs. And on top of that, we had a great moment together as a team."
Pierre-Henri D’Haene, Head of Strategy, Transformation & Sustainability at Elia
"We walked out energized, aligned, and with a concrete action plan in hand. Mehdi knew when to push and when to let things breathe. No fluff, no wasted time, just real outcomes. One day. A shared vision, clear metrics, and a strong CX strategy.
Miranda Houbrechts, Head of CX, PR & Marketing at Volvo
"In one day, we aligned on our vision for the next three years and a clear set of OKRs. And on top of that, we had a great moment together as a team."
Pierre-Henri D’Haene, Head of Strategy, Transformation & Sustainability at Elia
"We walked out energized, aligned, and with a concrete action plan in hand. Mehdi knew when to push and when to let things breathe. No fluff, no wasted time, just real outcomes. One day. A shared vision, clear metrics, and a strong CX strategy.
Miranda Houbrechts, Head of CX, PR & Marketing at Volvo
"In one day, we aligned on our vision for the next three years and a clear set of OKRs. And on top of that, we had a great moment together as a team."
Pierre-Henri D’Haene, Head of Strategy, Transformation & Sustainability at Elia

"We walked out energized, aligned, and with a concrete action plan in hand. Mehdi knew when to push and when to let things breathe. No fluff, no wasted time, just real outcomes. One day. A shared vision, clear metrics, and a strong CX strategy.
Miranda Houbrechts, Head of CX, PR & Marketing at Volvo
"In one day, we aligned on our vision for the next three years and a clear set of OKRs. And on top of that, we had a great moment together as a team."
Pierre-Henri D’Haene, Head of Strategy, Transformation & Sustainability at Elia
"We walked out energized, aligned, and with a concrete action plan in hand. Mehdi knew when to push and when to let things breathe. No fluff, no wasted time, just real outcomes. One day. A shared vision, clear metrics, and a strong CX strategy.
Miranda Houbrechts, Head of CX, PR & Marketing at Volvo
"In one day, we aligned on our vision for the next three years and a clear set of OKRs. And on top of that, we had a great moment together as a team."
Pierre-Henri D’Haene, Head of Strategy, Transformation & Sustainability at Elia
"We walked out energized, aligned, and with a concrete action plan in hand. Mehdi knew when to push and when to let things breathe. No fluff, no wasted time, just real outcomes. One day. A shared vision, clear metrics, and a strong CX strategy.
Miranda Houbrechts, Head of CX, PR & Marketing at Volvo
"In one day, we aligned on our vision for the next three years and a clear set of OKRs. And on top of that, we had a great moment together as a team."
Pierre-Henri D’Haene, Head of Strategy, Transformation & Sustainability at Elia
"We walked out energized, aligned, and with a concrete action plan in hand. Mehdi knew when to push and when to let things breathe. No fluff, no wasted time, just real outcomes. One day. A shared vision, clear metrics, and a strong CX strategy.
Miranda Houbrechts, Head of CX, PR & Marketing at Volvo
"In one day, we aligned on our vision for the next three years and a clear set of OKRs. And on top of that, we had a great moment together as a team."
Pierre-Henri D’Haene, Head of Strategy, Transformation & Sustainability at Elia

6 years of learning, practice,   and teaching, all condensed into   two days of training.

Day 1, Morning

The Foundations

Discover what makes a workshop truly work, from structure and flow to the mindset that separates great facilitators from the rest.

What you will learn

→The real reasons groups struggle to make decisions together
→The core theory behind effective facilitation
→The 7 Golden Techniques every facilitator needs to master
→The 6Cs Framework, a blueprint for any workshop, any context

Day 1, Afternoon

Experience It

Stop watching. Start doing. You'll go through a real workshop as a participant, and feel exactly what your future attendees feel.

What you will learn

→Experience a full workshop from the inside as a participant
→See what a facilitator does behind the scenes while the room is working
→The Lightning Decision Jam, the best problem-solving format we know

Day 2, Morning

From Brief to Workshop

Learn the full process, from the first conversation with a stakeholder to a workshop agenda that's ready to run.

What you will learn

→How to run a discovery conversation that truly informs your design
→What information you truly need before designing anything
→How to use the 6Cs to sequence a workshop from start to finish
→The preparation process that sets you up for a confident delivery

Day 2, Afternoon

Design It Live

No more theory. You get a real brief, you design a real workshop, and you get real feedback. That's it.

What you will learn

→Receive a real brief and define the right objective
→Apply the 6Cs to build a structured, balanced agenda
→Choose and sequence the right activities for your audience and goal
→Present your design and get direct feedback from trainer and peers

Day 1, Morning

The Foundations

Discover what makes a workshop truly work, from structure and flow to the mindset that separates great facilitators from the rest.

What you will learn

→The real reasons groups struggle to make decisions together
→The core theory behind effective facilitation
→The 7 Golden Techniques every facilitator needs to master
→The 6Cs Framework, a blueprint for any workshop, any context

Day 1, Afternoon

Experience It

Stop watching. Start doing. You'll go through a real workshop as a participant, and feel exactly what your future attendees feel.

What you will learn

→Experience a full workshop from the inside as a participant
→See what a facilitator does behind the scenes while the room is working
→The Lightning Decision Jam, the best problem-solving format we know

Day 2, Morning

From Brief to Workshop

Learn the full process, from the first conversation with a stakeholder to a workshop agenda that's ready to run.

What you will learn

→How to run a discovery conversation that truly informs your design
→What information you truly need before designing anything
→How to use the 6Cs to sequence a workshop from start to finish
→The preparation process that sets you up for a confident delivery

Day 2, Afternoon

Design It Live

No more theory. You get a real brief, you design a real workshop, and you get real feedback. That's it.

What you will learn

→Receive a real brief and define the right objective
→Apply the 6Cs to build a structured, balanced agenda
→Choose and sequence the right activities for your audience and goal
→Present your design and get direct feedback from trainer and peers

Who is this training for ?

No matter your starting point, this training has something for you.

Beginner

You're a trainer, consultant, team lead, or HR professional who wants to learn facilitation the right way from day one. We'll give you the foundations, the framework, and the confidence to walk into any room.

Intermediate

You've run workshops before, some went well, some didn't. You're looking for a proven system to replace the guesswork and a vocabulary to talk about what you're doing and why.

Advanced

You're an experienced facilitator who wants fresh perspectives. You're here for the frameworks, the new angles, and the network of people who take facilitation as seriously as you do.

Beginner

Intermediate

You've run workshops before, some went well, some didn't. You're looking for a proven system to replace the guesswork and a vocabulary to talk about what you're doing and why.

Advanced

You're an experienced facilitator who wants fresh perspectives. You're here for the frameworks, the new angles, and the network of people who take facilitation as seriously as you do.

Meet Mehdi, your trainer!

Mehdi En-Naizi is a facilitator, podcast host, and creator of The Workshop Deck. He discovered early on that teams don't struggle because they lack ideas, they struggle because they're not equipped to work well together.

Six years and hundreds of workshops later, his mission is simple: help people run sessions that actually move things forward.

years of experience

100+

workshops delivered

300+

people trained

87%

joke success rate

Meet Mehdi, your trainer!

Six years and hundreds of workshops later, his mission is simple: help people run sessions that actually move things forward.

years of experience

100+

workshops delivered

300+

people trained

87%

joke success rate

In-person training, small group.  Big results.

For the first time ever, we're bringing this training outside of Belgium. One edition in Utrecht, ten spots only, and it might not come around again at this price.

Netherlands

Utrecht

Date

3 - 4 September 2026

Language

English

Spots taken

4 / 10

1490€

Reserve my spot

100% money-back guarantee

What you'll get

2-day immersive in-person training

The Workshop Deck Print Edition (169€)

Lifetime Access to the app (199€)

Miro templates to use immediately (99€)

A physical workbook to take home (99€)

Private community access (99€)

Monthly group coaching sessions (490€)

Real practice with peer and trainer feedback

In-person training, small group.  Big results.

For the first time ever, we're bringing this training outside of Belgium. One edition in Utrecht, ten spots only, and it might not come around again at this price.

Netherlands

Utrecht

Date

3 - 4 September 2026

Language

English

Spots taken

4 / 10

1490€

Reserve my spot

100% money-back guarantee

What you'll get

2-day immersive in-person training

The Workshop Deck Print Edition (169€)

Lifetime Access to the app (199€)

Miro templates to use immediately (99€)

A physical workbook to take home (99€)

Private community access (99€)

Monthly group coaching sessions (490€)

Real practice with peer and trainer feedback

Netherlands

Utrecht

Date

3 - 4 September 2026

Language

English

Spots taken

4 / 10

1490€

Reserve my spot

100% money-back guarantee

What you'll get

2-day immersive in-person training

The Workshop Deck Print Edition (169€)

Lifetime Access to the app (199€)

Miro templates to use immediately (99€)

A physical workbook to take home (99€)

Private community access (99€)

Monthly group coaching sessions (490€)

Real practice with peer and trainer feedback

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100% Money back Guarantee.

We're confident enough in what we deliver to put our money where our mouth is. If you show up on day 1 and don't feel it was worth every cent, just let us know and we'll refund you in full. No forms, no awkward conversations, no conditions.

100% Money back Guarantee.

100% Money back Guarantee.

We’re confident you’ll love this training. But if you’re not satisfied after completing the first two modules, we’ll give you a full refund, no questions asked.

Your satisfaction matters to us, and we stand behind the quality of what we offer.

Join us risk-free, and let the experience speak for itself.