Community Building Workshop

A 3-day experiential workshop in genuine human connection, trust, and honest dialogue in groups.

Community Building Workshop is a 3-day experiential learning workshop for people who are interested in how trust, honest dialogue, and human connection develop in groups.

It is especially relevant for coaches, psychologists, facilitators, and other professionals who work with groups and want to learn about this approach through direct participation.

Based on the Community Building approach developed by M. Scott Peck, the workshop introduces participants to a structured group self-learning process in which trust, openness, and deeper dialogue can gradually develop.

For practitioners, it also offers valuable first-hand learning about a methodology that has informed the work of many professionals in coaching, facilitation, and group development.

Takeaways
This workshop can offer:

• gain first-hand understanding of a group process that supports trust, openness, and meaningful dialogue
• learn more about the conditions in which people in groups may feel more seen, heard, accepted, and respected
• become familiar with Scott Peck’s methodology and the 14 communication principles that guide and support the group’s learning
• learn the Community Building framework, a psychology-rooted model of how groups develop through pseudocommunity, chaos, emptiness, and true community

• gain insight that can be applied in their own work with teams, groups, and organisations
• take part in a process that can be deeply personal, moving, and developmental

Who it’s for

• team coaches, facilitators, and trainers
• psychologists and other practitioners working with people and groups
• social workers, educators, healthcare professionals, and community builders
• people interested in deep personal development and group process work
• anyone holding space for groups where the human dynamic really matters

Format and commitment

• Dates: 7-9 May 2026 (Thu & Fri 9:00–18:00, Sat 9:00–17:00)
• Location: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
• Language: English
• Attendance: Full attendance is required (the learning depends on the continuity of the group)
• Questions: akuflewicz@rsm.nl