Trainer Prep Hub: Co-Facilitation for Workshops with Kubair Shirazee

Welcome, co-trainers!
This is your go-to space to get ready, grow your facilitation practice, and show up with clarity and confidence as we co-deliver change workshops.

There are two workshops we will (most likely) be delivering together:

 

1-Day Agile & Systems Thinking Workshop (University students)

What You’ll Be Leading

For the 1-Day Workshop:
Pair or trio up to lead 4 of the following:

Workshop Materials

These materials are curated and owned by myself, As such, they sit on my personal Google Drive and are shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License (CC BY-SA 4.0). If you have trouble accessing the links below, please try using a VPN or your non-work email.

1-Day Workshop Folder:
Access 1-Day Agile & Systems Thinking Workshop materials

2-Day Bootcamp Folder:
Access 2-Day Agile & Scrum Bootcamp materials

Each folder includes:

  • Class Backlog – Includes “Backlog Headers” and “Backlog Items” slide decks. These should be printed and cut to size to build the physical Kanban board for the class.

  • Exercises/Activities – Prioritised exercises for the workshop, each with its own facilitator card. These are structured in subfolders.

  • Class Posters – A1-sized posters used in our slide-free classroom setup.

  • Resource Wall – Printable slides used as in-class reference materials. Most contain QR codes linking to further learning.

Let’s Make This Count

You’re not just running a session—you’re helping shape how others see change, agility, and leadership.

So show up fully. Be generous. And enjoy it.

We’ve got this—together.
– Kubair

2-Day Agile & Scrum Bootcamp (your colleagues)

What You’ll Be Leading

For the 2-Day Bootcamp:
Pair or trio up to lead all of the following:

Hints & Tips to Prepare

Always pair or trio up! there is accelerated growth in teaming up!

  • Rehearse one of your assigned activities in a 10–15 minute dry run with your co-trainer or another colleague. Debrief:

    • What landed?

    • What would you do differently next time?

  • Ground yourself with this facilitator self-scan:

    • Presence – Am I grounded and ready?

    • Awareness – Am I tuned into the group?

    • Connection – Am I building safety and rapport?

    • Energy – Am I matching the room?

  • Anchor every exercise with 2–3 open questions:

    • “What did you notice about yourself?”

    • “How might this shift your practice?”

    • “Where else in life do you see this challenge?”

  • You’re not here to give a TED Talk. You’re holding space for:

    • Curiosity

    • Play

    • Collective reflection

    • Peer learning

    Be real. Be clear. Be human.

  • Tie Agile and systems thinking tools back to what participants already know:

    • Student teams? Use project work or club experiences.

    • Colleagues? Use real delivery challenges or cross-functional tension.

    Contextualise, contextualise, contextualise.

  • After each session, take 5–10 minutes for this journaling prompt:

    • What did I do well today?

    • What surprised me?

    • What will I carry into the next session?

    Share insights in our WhatsApp group to keep our learning loop alive.

  • “Any small tweak you’d suggest for how I ran that?”

    You’ll grow faster—and invite your co-trainers to do the same.

What each class and outcome looks like: