Stage 1 · For coaches & facilitators
Immunity to Change: Foundations to Application
You'll work through the complete ITC map — learning what makes it powerful and where it breaks down — then spend a full day facilitating in the setting where you most often work.
Registration opens late June 2026.
What this is
For practitioners who want to build fluency in ITC and begin applying it in practice.
You'll begin with the complete ITC map-making process — working through it yourself, on a change commitment of your own. You'll learn how to build a powerful map, recognize where the process most commonly breaks down, and design tests and experiments that generate genuine learning rather than just confirming what someone already knows.
From there, the program turns entirely to facilitation. You'll spend a full day in the context most relevant to your work — groups and workshops, or one-on-one coaching — practicing the process with other participants and developing a practitioner's feel for what the work requires.
If you've already completed the theory foundations through this course, the Facilitators' Workshop, or ITC for 1:1 Coaching, you can return for a standalone Application Workshop without repeating the full three days.
Duration
Three days — 9am to 5pm ET each day
Format
Online via Zoom
Structure
Two days of core theory, then a full day in your practice setting
Dates
September 23–25, 2026 · November 4–6, 2026
Tuition
$4,000
Faculty
Deborah Helsing, with guest appearances from the Minds at Work team
How it works
You begin as a participant. You end as a facilitator.
The theory
What makes a map powerful
The full cohort works through the complete ITC map-making process together — experiencing it firsthand, watching it unfold in others, and beginning to see it through a facilitator's eyes. You'll build the map with a personal goal, see what makes a map powerful and what makes it weak, and develop a practitioner's sense of where it breaks down.
The practice
Facilitating in your setting
You'll learn how to help others create their own Immunity to Change maps, whether that's in an individual or group setting.
What you'll learn
The map is only as good as the practitioner holding it.
The full Immunity to Change™ Map
The complete four-column process, end to end — from naming a goal through surfacing behaviors, uncovering competing commitments, and exposing the big assumption underneath.
Strengthening the map-making process
How to distinguish a powerful map from a weak one — what makes a goal worth working on, what constitutes a genuine competing commitment, and where the process most commonly breaks down.
Designing tests and experiments
How to help practitioners design experiments that are meaningful, manageable, and revealing — tests that move learning forward rather than confirming what they already know.
Working with the big assumption
The most delicate part of the map — how to help someone name an assumption they've never articulated, and why it's protective rather than irrational.
Applying ITC in your practice context
Understanding ITC and knowing how to help another person unearth their own Immunity to Change are not the same thing. The Application Workshop gives you practical tools for your context and space to practice.
Integrating theory into facilitation
How to move from shared theory to context-specific practice — understanding ITC not just as a process to follow, but as a framework you can facilitate thoughtfully.
Who it's for
Anyone whose work involves helping people, groups, or teams take on meaningful change.
The program draws coaches, OD practitioners, HR professionals, and leadership developers from across sectors — all of them facilitating change in some form, and finding in Immunity to Change a rigorous, practical framework that creates lasting change.
Each run ends with a Application Workshop in either groups or one-on-one coaching. Choose the run that matches where most of your facilitation work happens.
- —Coaches working one-on-one with leaders and professionals
- —Organizational development consultants and practitioners
- —Leadership development facilitators
- —Internal HR and people development professionals
- —Team facilitators and trainers
- —Anyone whose work involves facilitating meaningful change professionally
2026 dates
Two runs in 2026 — each ending in a different practice context.
You don't have to attend the contiguous Theory and Application modules — if the theory dates in September work better for you but you want to facilitate in Groups, you can break it up. Similarly, if you'd like to attend both practical sessions, you can return for the standalone Application Workshop in November without repeating the core theory.
Tuition: $4,000 for the full program · $1,250 for a standalone Application Workshop. Contact us if you'd like to discuss group enrollment or have questions.
Where it leads
Most practitioners find there is more to explore from here.
Application Workshops
Return for additional workshops
Once you have the core theory, you can return for standalone Application Workshops in Groups, 1:1 Coaching, or Teams — without repeating the full three-day program.
Qualified ITC Map Facilitator
Earn a credential for your Map work
After completing this program, you can earn the Qualified ITC Map Facilitator credential — a one-time assessment of your Map Facilitation work that gives you recognized standing in the field.
Coach Certification Program
Pursue full certification
This program is a prerequisite for the CCP — the twelve-month intensive that earns you certified standing and a place in the Minds at Work faculty community.
Common questions
Questions about structure, prerequisites, or logistics?
Two runs in 2026 — September and November.
$4,000 · Registration opens late June 2026. If you have questions in the meantime, we're glad to help.