Welcome to the Studio

Where your team learns to run meetings and workshops the way you’ve always felt they should be run.

What previous attendees have said

  • John is a true expert in his filed, deeply knowledgeable and extremely skilled in applying facilitation theory

    Senior UX Designer

  • Thanks John for all your help. It was a massive success!

    Coaching Client - IT Director; Legal Services

  • The sessions where brilliant; I'm still go back to the training materials two years on!

    UX Designer

  • I'm a therapist and a manager at a large mental health agency and I do a lot of group facilitation and workshops, and I have found your materials helpful.

    Podcast Listener

  • Literally couldn't recommend John's training more. Guaranteed time well spent and the value of practical ideas and techniques that you will leave with will serve you time and time again. Workshops the way they should be done!

    Programme Manager

  • John Sunart is amazing! Highly recommended course. Go use that training budget...

    Head of Insight

  • Thank you John for revealing your secret workshop method dubplates!

    Principal Service Designer

  • John's experience and way of thinking extend beyond that, and can enhance your approach to work and problem solving with small but mighty tips and hacks. Every time we speak, I learn something new.

    Product Owner

  • I would highly recommend taking the opportunity to learn or improve your skills in planning and facilitating workshops. The focus on objectives and outcomes really drives engaging and effective sessions - recently experienced with collaborative challenges and learning the value and impact of processes as a couple of examples.

    Design Ops Lead

  • These are the things we're never taught. I learnt so much in half a day and I can't wait to start applying it in my presentations.

    Product Designer

  • If your work requires you to work across teams, or with clients, absolutely invest in yourself with this course.

    Product Manager

Training for Your Team

Power up your team’s collaboration capability with bespoke facilitation training.

Your team will master building and delivering effective workshops, driving collaboration, and achieving actionable outcomes.

With expert-led, interactive sessions and 1:1 coaching, empower your team to team to grow professionally and lead workshops that make a difference.

Free Newsletter and Podcast

The newsletter and podcast are your go-to resources for regular insights, tips, tools, and techniques dropped right into your inbox.

You can also listen to the podcast on any major platform, all for free

Individual Training

Take control of your own professional development by joining a cohort of others in online facilitation training.

We currently run our courses through Maven, with the schedule dictated by demand, so sign up to hear about future cohort dates.

A smiling phot of John Sunart, stood on a street in San Francisco

The person behind the studio.

John Sunart is an experienced service designer, strategist and facilitator. Over the last fifteen years, he’s worked in-house, in agencies, and as a freelancer.

He has developed his facilitation-led craft by working with industry giants such as Sony, PlayStation, and Google, as well as start-ups fresh from the drawing board.

The ability to create structured collaborations has been his superpower, and his love of sharing skills with the wider community has driven the creation of the Facilitation Studio.

Want to know more?

Interested in training for yourself or your team? Drop me a note, and let’s talk.