Everyone contributes
Thoughtful activities give everyone space to take part, including people who might not speak up in a regular meeting. Different ideas and perspectives become part of the conversation.
Info in EnglishFewer meetings.
Fewer meetings.
Better results.
I'm Tom Nobbe, facilitator, trainer and founder of Simplifico. I help teams make decisions, solve problems and work better together. With workshops that move things forward and practical training that makes everyday meetings more effective.
Let's meetWhy Simplifico?
More time for what matters
A diary full of meetings. The same discussions, again and again. And still no clear next step. Working in organisations, I've seen how much time and energy this can take.
I believe meetings can be different: a source of energy, fresh insights and shared decisions. The name Simplifico brings together simplify and collaboration. My mission is to make working together easier, with attention to people, a clear purpose and room for enjoyment.
When teams spend less time in meetings and collaborate more effectively, they have more time for the work they are there to do. In healthcare, that means more attention for patients. In education, more time for students. The benefits reach well beyond the meeting room.
Facilitated workshops
From conversation to decisions and action
A workshop is a carefully designed session in which a group works towards a shared outcome. Whether you are planning a team away day, setting a strategy or tackling a recurring problem, I prepare and facilitate the process so you can focus on the content.
My workshops help teams strengthen collaboration across departments, make decisions, bring core values to life, launch projects, improve processes and develop a shared vision for the future. You can choose an existing workshop or we can design a session around your specific challenge.
We start with your situation and what you want to achieve. I then select activities that involve everyone and make ideas visible through sticky notes, diagrams and other visual tools. Together, we turn your team's knowledge into clear choices, practical next steps and ownership of the outcomes. All workshops can also be delivered in English.
Explore the workshops (in Dutch)
How I workYou bring the expertise.
You bring the expertise.
I guide the process.
You know your organisation and its challenges. As an independent facilitator, I provide the structure and activities that help your group use that knowledge and move forward together.
A clear purpose
We begin with what you want to achieve. That shapes the programme, the questions and the activities. I keep the session focused while responding to what the group needs.
Progress beyond the session
A good conversation becomes valuable when you can act on it. We work towards clear decisions, concrete next steps and agreements about who will take them forward.
Practical training and coaching
Build skills your team can keep using
Teams I facilitated increasingly asked: can you teach us to do this ourselves? That question inspired my training programmes. I share the knowledge and experience I've built over the years so you can make progress in your everyday meetings, too.
Effective meetings: learn to set a clear purpose, prepare useful agendas, encourage participation and turn conversations into decisions and action.
Facilitation skills: learn to design and lead sessions, guide a group with confidence and keep the process focused on a useful outcome.
Interactive workshop activities: experience practical ways to involve participants, generate ideas and make choices together, then apply them to your own meetings.
Training is hands-on and grounded in situations from your own work. For more individual support, one-to-one coaching helps you prepare sessions, work with group dynamics and develop your skills at a pace that suits you. All training programmes can also be delivered in English.
Explore the training (in Dutch)About TomUnderstanding organisations.
Understanding organisations.
Helping teams move forward.
Based in Maastricht, I bring more than twenty years of experience in organisational change and collaboration. I've worked as an organisational adviser, information manager, project manager, programme manager and team leader, including in housing and education.
Across those roles, one question kept returning: how do you help a group move forward together? I brought different interests together, guided improvement projects and helped teams turn ideas into decisions and action. That was the part of my work that gave me the most energy, so I made facilitation and training my profession.
I understand the realities of busy diaries, competing interests and ambitions that still need to become everyday practice. I bring that experience to every session, looking beyond the meeting itself to what your team needs to make lasting progress.
What clients say
I had the good fortune to work with Tom as he helped the board of Mondiaal Maastricht steer through our strategy session. His preparation to identify the key points of attention and also understand the dynamics in the board was critical in helping us navigate through different challenges and perspectives. He was able to find the correct balance and focus, but not too much detail as well as respectfully ensuring ownership of given activities. His methodology and approach provided much opportunity for reflection and in doing so provided clear takeaways in a short time. Furthermore, the board merged with a positive, purposeful feeling at the end of the session.
Aylvin DiasChair
Mondiaal Maastricht
Mondiaal Maastricht
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Would you like to work together or talk through a challenge? Get in touch and let's explore what your team needs.
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