Level 6 · In Practice

6.6Going further

Goal: choose a direction (facilitation, innovation, problem-solving) and know the resources.

Estimated time: 8 min · If you only have 5 min: read “The essentials in 30s” + the diagram.

The essentials in 30 seconds

Deepen: one track by your missions — facilitation and collective intelligence, user-centered innovation, structured problem-solving, culture of innovation.
Duration: practice on real problems + idea notebook + run workshops + iteration (the guide's capstone project).
Stance: pick one direction, progress through regular practice rather than stacking resources without using them.

Sara thread — 1 year on: her 12-month plan

One year on, Sara sets her plan: deepen workshop facilitation and user-centered innovation (Design Thinking marked her), run one workshop a month, and keep her idea notebook updated. No big program right away: one targeted track, practice each month, and the capstone project that continues. Solving problems is not a diploma you get, but a practice you maintain.

Start from the real need of the moment: one precise direction to strengthen, not a prestigious catalogue.

Specializing

With a solid base, several paths open up: workshop facilitation and collective intelligence (L5.1, L5.2), user-centered innovation (Design Thinking, L3.1), structured problem-solving (5 whys, Ishikawa, L2), or culture of innovation and management (L5.3). Choose according to your missions; the skills reinforce one another.

Practice & progress

Progress comes from practice: apply the methods to real problems, keep an idea notebook, run workshops, iterate. The guide's capstone project is an ideal hands-on setting.

Common misinterpretation: "going further = stacking resources". No. One targeted track practiced (then replayed on real problems) beats an unused catalogue: pick by your real need of the moment.

Ready-to-say script — ask for feedback after a workshop (1 min)

"I ran this workshop with the goal of [decision / ideas]. Tell me what helped you contribute, and where you dropped off. I take notes and adjust next time."

Copy-paste template — 12-month progress plan

MY 12-MONTH PLAN — [first name] — [date]
1. Priority NEED (only one): ...
   Situation revealing it: ...
2. Chosen TRACK (facilitation / innovation / problem-solving / culture): ...
   Targeted resource or practice: ...
3. PRACTICE: in which real situation I will apply it: ...
4. FEEDBACK: who will give me feedback (colleague, peer): ...
5. CAPSTONE PROJECT: toolbox kept updated: ...
6. Quarterly REVIEW (dates): ... — criterion: what will have changed?...

Small business / tight budget

Favor practice and peers: run workshops, idea notebook, requested feedback.

Algeria SME

Look for locally accessible practices and resources and check practical terms before committing.

Remote / hybrid

Prioritize remote facilitation: short formats, written brainwriting, summary after each workshop.

Cross-cultural

Prioritize the collective-intelligence track as soon as codes differ: question, adapt register and pace.

48h challenge — apply tomorrow

Fill the first 2 lines of the 12-month plan (need + track) and identify 1 real problem to practice this week.

Section exit checklist

I know which deepening tracks exist (facilitation, innovation, problem-solving, culture).
My 12-month plan is started (need + track).
I have re-read the 6 pages of the level and know where to return when needed.

Self-rating 1-5: clarity of my path?regularity of my practice?

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Check your understanding

For her next 12 months, which plan follows the going-further method?

Final exam of the guide (V3)Meanwhile: take the Level 5 exam