For many L&D teams, the challenge is not designing good learning – it’s scaling it.
Custom marph boards allow learning teams with limited time or facilitation capacity to extend their reach by placing well-designed sessions directly into managers’ hands.
Scaling learning through managers
Instead of relying on central delivery, managers use the boards to run structured sessions with their own teams, in their own context. This approach enables learning to scale across the organisation while maintaining consistency of intent and quality of experience.
At the same time, managers learn by doing – developing confidence and capability in leading discussions, guiding reflection and facilitating practical team conversations as part of everyday work.
Built-in facilitation, even for non-experts
Each marph board is designed using established facilitation techniques, carefully embedded into the structure of the board itself. Prompts, sequencing, timing and interaction are built in through the accompanying facilitation guide, so managers can lead sessions effectively even if they have never facilitated before.
This removes the need for specialist facilitation skills, while still delivering a high-quality experience for teams, and building facilitation skills on the process.
Why facilitation skills matter for managers
When managers use facilitation techniques with their teams, the benefits go beyond the session itself.
Facilitated conversations help teams:
- think together rather than wait for direction
- surface perspectives and ideas that would otherwise remain unspoken
- build shared understanding and alignment
- take clearer ownership of decisions and actions
For managers, this leads to stronger engagement, better quality discussions and more effective follow-through. Over time, these habits contribute to healthier team dynamics, improved performance and a more consistent management experience across the organisation.
How Marph creates custom training boards
Whether adapting an existing workshop or designing a concept from scratch, we work closely with L&D teams to translate learning objectives into practical, manager-led sessions. We:
- apply proven facilitation principles and learning design
- structure sessions for clarity, flow and time-efficiency
- test and refine the board for real-world use
- ensure managers can pick it up and run it with confidence
The result is a scalable learning tool that fits into everyday management – rather than a programme that depends on availability, training calendars or specialist delivery.
Creating a session board specifically for your team, follows a six-step process:
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1. Initial conversation
We have a discussion about your goals, priorities, themes and the outcomes you want from the session.
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2. Draft outline
We design a first draft of the session, incorporating well-established management and facilitation frameworks to ensure structure and flow.
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3. Collaboration
We review the outline with you, refine it together, and make sure it fits your context and team needs.
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4. Finalisation
We confirm the session outline and develop the supporting materials.
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5. Delivery
Once everything is ready, we package and send you the final board and materials.
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6. Training
We provide a one-hour training for the people leading the session, so that they feel confident running it.