Training
Group Concept Mapping (GCM) Training
Learn GCM from the Experts
Concept Systems, Inc. is the developer and leading expert in Group Concept Mapping (GCM) and exclusively owns groupwisdom™, the only technology and application for collecting, analyzing, and visualizing GCM data.
For over 30 years, we have delivered GCM training to researchers from around the globe. We developed this live, online course to make it easier for everyone to attend. We look forward to welcoming you!
Group Concept Mapping Design and Practice Course
The Essential GCM Course
$1,600 per trainee (discount with additional registrations)
Group Concept Mapping Design and Practice focuses on GCM concepts, processes, techniques, and tools. During the course, participants will learn what to consider when designing a GCM project, the underlying principles of GCM, and the best practices for a successful GCM project.
Course Details
- 16 hours of instruction on planning and conducting a GCM project, taught in eight 2-hour online sessions over 4 weeks. (schedule below)
- Lectures and project workshops lead by a team of experienced GCM researchers.
- Small class size to allow for discussion and maximize interaction.
- Hands on experience with groupwisdom™. You will receive access to a demo project to explore settings, data entry, and reports.
- All sessions are recorded, allowing you the flexibility to catch up if you miss a session.
- Homework for skill building, including hands-on practice in groupwisdom™
- A comprehensive set of GCM workbooks, complete with step-by-step instructions, checklists, and templates.
GCM Design and Practice Course Schedule
| Course | Days | Session Dates | ||||||||
| Summer | Mon/Thu | 7/13 | 7/16 | 7/20 | 7/23 | 7/27 | 7/30 | 8/3 | 8/6 | 11:30 am – 1:30 pm EDT (UTC-4) |
Team Training
Have a team that needs training? For teams of five or more we can arrange a private 16-hour course, or an accelerated 10-hour course customized to your schedule.
What’s next? Contact us!
By mail: contact us or csiinfo@conceptsystems.com
or
call CSI at (607) 272-1206
UP NEXT
Mary Kane hosts: Intro to Group Concept Mapping and groupwisdom™!
GCM: From Idea to Impact, Series I
By popular demand, a webinar series about connecting people to projects
Join CSI’s free 5-part webinar series to learn practical, field-tested strategies for designing and delivering high quality group research projects. In this series, we highlight some components of social research design with Group Concept Mapping that all GCMers should know!
June 17th: Participant Experience – We will share our “How To…” mini presentations to help you coach your participants in the GCM steps.
July 1st: Survey Development – Join this session led by groupwisdom™ expert Steven Wallace to help your project run smoothly. Follow along as he illustrates how to use groupwisdom’s demographics platform for simple surveys.
July 15th: Offline Data Collection – With an analysis pipeline built in, groupwisdom™ allows users to import and analyze data collected offline. Let Steven show you how!
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