Participative Dynamics is a consulting and training firm based on the works of its founder, Ingrid Bens, M.Ed..

It is the mission of Participative Dynamics to support organizations wishing to foster greater levels of involvement and collaboration, through consultation, facilitation and training workshops.

Participative Dynamics is a source for practical training materials to support skill development in facilitation, team building and leadership.

Ingrid Bens is a consultant and trainer with a Master's Degree in Adult Education and over 25 years experience. She is the founder of Participative Dynamics, a consulting and training firm with offices in Sarasota, Florida and partners with affiliate organization Facilitation First in Toronto, Canada.

Her consulting expertise is in the area of Organization Development, where she has designed and led numerous large-scale, strategic change efforts in a broad range of Fortune 500 companies, in government departments and in non-profit organizations.

Ingrid Bens has consulted on numerous team implementation projects in banks, hospitals, research firms, educational institutions and manufacturing plants. She has led a number of projects to improve employee morale and help management shift to a more participative and inclusive approach to leadership. Ingrid is an expert on Win/Win bargaining and is often asked to mediate inter-group conflicts and make sensitive interventions to help dysfunctional teams.

Ingrid Bens also maintains a close relationship with a number of national and international organizations including Linkage Inc., The Banff Center for Management, The Graduate School at U.S.D.A., The University of North Texas Center for Collaboration, The International Association of Facilitators, and Goal/QPC.

Ingrid has written and self-published four books on teams and facilitation. Her first book, "Facilitating With Ease!" was published by Jossey-Bass Publishers late in 1999 and distributed worldwide.