XPLUS Training

Storytelling and Systems Thinking Training

Elevate your impact as an architect by mastering the art of storytelling combined with systems thinking. We apply blended learning, combining remote, interactive classroom training with online self-paced learning.

 

Learn how to tell your story to key stakeholders

Elevate your impact as an architect by mastering the art of storytelling and systems thinking. This training will teach you to craft compelling narratives that resonate with diverse stakeholder groups. You’ll shape your messages into stories that balance logical insight with emotional appeal by applying proven techniques such as causal loops, the pyramid structure, and other narrative frameworks.

Key highlights of the training include:

  • Strategic Storytelling for Architects: Leverage storytelling to effectively communicate complex ideas and solutions, transforming abstract concepts into engaging narratives that inspire action.
  • Tailoring Your Message: Understand the importance of knowing your audience. Adapt your verbal and non—verbal communication style to meet stakeholder preferences and bridge the gap between technical details and strategic vision.
  • Structured Communication Techniques: Bring clarity and coherence to your story with a logical structure that guides your audience through your reasoning, ensuring that every point builds toward a persuasive conclusion.
  • Handling Interactions with Grace: Learn strategies for managing disagreements, addressing resistance, and fostering engagement during interactions, ensuring that your communications drive consensus and collaboration.

Join us to unlock the secrets of effective storytelling and systems thinking. This training will empower you to articulate your ideas with confidence, influence key decisions, and ultimately become a more effective, persuasive architect.

Self-paced learning complemented with interactive training days

Self-paced learning on our online learning platform covers basic concepts and more theoretical content. For this training, the self-paced learning period starts two weeks before the starting date, and you’ll be able to prepare each training day at your own pace.
During such a training day, you’ll be part of an online interactive session, where we dive deeper into specific topics and solve hands-on cases and exercises, making the most of your time with our experts.

Every training day starts at 9 AM and ends at 1 PM (Brussels Time).

March 2025 – Level: Specialized

  • Thursday, March 13, 2025
  • Thursday, March 20, 2025
  • Thursday, March 27, 2025
  • Thursday, April 3, 2025

Register

  • Type Method training
  • Location Online
  • Date See schedule
  • Duration 3 days

Interesting for

Enterprise Architects, Domain Architects, Solution Architects, Software Architects, Business Architects

Learning objectives

  • Gain deep insights into communication preferences and how to address them in your stakeholder interactions
  • Make an appealing presentation by sharpening your structured thinking and communications
  • Learn and practice the right tone of voice and body language

Trainers
  • Kamel Mahdi
  • Bart Du Bois
€2,445.00

Price per person

 
 

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    Serge Van Nimwegen XPLUS Academy Lead

    serge.van.nimwegen@xplus.eu

    +32 (0) 496 574 558

     
     

    Implement change successfully

    Structural change isn’t easy. Companies often lack the in-house skills to implement it successfully. The market offers very few – if any – of the profiles required. And if you have specialized employees such as Enterprise or Solution Architects, they might lack the support of hands-on training they need to fine-tune their skills.

    Open offering and tailored solutions

    The XPLUS Academy was founded in 2015 to grow your skills through training, a knowledge sharing platform, and mentoring. We have an open offering of trainings that is open to everyone, and we design custom-made solutions for clients to grow the maturity of architecture practices and individuals.

     
     

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    Enhance your skills and advance your career with our expert-led course. Learn from industry professionals, gain practical experience, and earn a recognized certificate upon completion.

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