Communication
NOVA Connect Workshop
Read the signals. Adapt the message. Move the outcome.
Duration
2 days, 6 hours per day including breaks
Format
In-person workshop with board games, role-plays and case clinics
Cohort size
15-20 professionals
Language
Bilingual (English and Arabic)
Overview
Why this workshop
Work is communication: knowledge workers spend about 88% of their week communicating (Grammarly), yet only about 46% of employees strongly agree they clearly know what is expected of them (Gallup).
NOVA Connect is a hands-on, two-day, bilingual NOVA-powered workshop for 15-20 professionals with four to ten years of experience. It fixes the real gaps: unclear expectations, weak listening and feedback, conflict mishandling, channel noise and low cross-functional trust.
NOVA is used for roughly 50-60% of live time: the language of colors, observable verbal and non-verbal cues, Natural versus Adapted style, the ability scale and Spranger's six motivations.
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Bring this workshop to your team
Tell us about your team, goals and preferred dates and we will propose a tailored NOVA journey.
Assessment
NOVA Profile (20 minutes, online) and 60-minute 1:1 online debrief
Send an enquiryLearning outcomes
What participants will be able to do
01
Set clear expectations (SBAR and Pyramid) and keep channel discipline under pressure
02
Listen and give feedback that fits the receiver's style (HURIER and SBI/DESC tuned by color)
03
Handle conflict with the Ladder of Inference and motivation-aligned framing
04
Build trust and credibility across functions by meeting Blue/Green needs (evidence, process) and Red/Yellow needs (purpose, pace, recognition)
05
Adapt sustainably between Natural and Adapted style to reduce the cost of masking
Target audience
Who this workshop is for
Every cohort is tailored to your teams and the real situations they face at work.
Professionals with 4-10 years of experience, managers and non-managers
Cross-functional teams who need clearer expectations, feedback and collaboration
Format and duration
How the learning journey works
Pre
Diagnose
Each participant completes the NOVA Profile (20 minutes, online) through a unique link. Results are used in the room for recognition and adaptation drills and validated later in 1:1s.
During
Do
Two practical in-person days with board games, card decks, live role-plays and case clinics. Participants practice read, adapt and land the message for real scenarios.
Post
Debrief and deploy
A 60-minute 1:1 online session with a NOVA-certified debriefer validates the profile, explores stress points and locks a 30-day micro-action plan tied to role KPIs.
Workshop outline
Session by session
Day 1
Welcome and outcomes
Align expectations and surface personal pain points
Day 1
NOVA color language (primer)
Recognize the four color energies and observable cues; anchor neutrality
Day 1
Individual lab 1: Spot the signals
Decode style from short vignettes
Day 1
Board game 1: Signals and Filters
Practice fast recognition and micro-adaptation across channels and constraints
Day 1
Listening and questioning lab (HURIER and color cues)
Replace fixing with listening and tune to color emotions
Day 1
Clarity clinic (teams of 4-5)
Turn vague asks into crisp agreements and reduce rework
Day 1
Individual lab 2: My trigger map
Identify triggers by color and define one reset line and micro-habit
Day 2
Warm-up and stretch goal
Consolidate Day 1 and choose a behavior to improve
Day 2
Natural versus Adapted style
Spot masking, weigh the adaptation cost and choose healthier responses
Day 2
Feedback and hard-talk structures (SBI/DESC and Ladder)
Deliver specific, balanced feedback and separate facts from stories
Day 2
Board game 2: The Conversation Labyrinth
Move conflict to resolution and buy-in using motivations
Day 2
Motivation match sprints
Tailor asks to what actually moves people
Day 2
Ability scale micro-diagnostic
Convert insight into skill KPIs
Day 2
Team communication charter (teams of 4-5)
Codify how we communicate here by receiver style
Day 2
Personal action plan
Lock three commitments and buddy check-ins
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