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Richard Koo

The “Contextualizer”

Richard Koo, the founder & CEO of KOO Facilitation Group [KOOFA], is one of the leading lights in the world of Facilitation and Organizational Development in South Korea. Richard is a certified professional with over 30 years of professional experience helping transform organizations and groups, and training facilitators, consultants, and leaders.

In 2011, he developed the Comprehensive Certification Training of Facilitation; the INITIATIVE program. The program was endorsed by the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) in 2012 and has since then trained over 4,000 people from various backgrounds, organizations and industries.

Richard has authored three influential books on Organization Development and Facilitation, developed many frameworks, models, tools, and led numerous workshops, and training programs in Korea and overseas. He brings his wealth of knowledge, innovative approach, and a unique touch of oriental philosophical approach to OD & facilitation interventions and workshops.

Contact Richard for a unique opportunity to learn from a visionary leader committed to empowering individuals and transforming organizations worldwide.

Specialization
Organizational Development
  • Reflecting Organization, KOOFA Books, 2016
  • Democratic decision methodology : facilitation guice, KOOFA Books, 2017
  • Agile Organization, KOOFA Books, 2019
  • Koo’s Facilitation, 2023
  • Organizational culture, working style improvement, team effectiveness I SK SUNY, Kia Motors, PFIZER, KIA, eBay Korea, DHL, Adi das, Mirae Asset Daewoo, E-mart, SK Materials, Hyundai Motor Company, Medtronic, Astellas, Samyang Corporation
  • Organizational culture diagnosis, diagnosis follow-up I SK Academy, BOSCH, GS Caltex, Roche Korea
  • Leadership Development I SK, Hanwha Defense, Shinhan Life, LG, LSIS, KB, SDS, SK, Samyang Holdings, Kolon Group, AIA Group
  • Personnel system and organizational reorganizatior I Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor Company
Work Experience
Executive workshop leadership
  • Present) CEO of KOO Facilitation Group
  • (Present) Korea Facilitator Association Qualification Judge
  • Member, Social Innovation Policy Council, Ministry of Public Administration
  • Member, Gyeonggi-do Win-Win Cooperation (Dispute Resolution) Committee – International Association of Facilitators, Committee, Curriculum Accreditation Dev.
  • Korea Facilitator Accreditation Chairperson, Research Chairperson
  • Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security
  • SK, LG Electronics, Pfizer Korea, Roche Korea, Hermes Korea, NESPRESSO, CISCO, Yanolja, CLARINS Hong Kong, LG Innotek, Halla Group, KOLON, Samyang Holdings, Hyundai Department Store Group, E-mart, Shinsegae International, CJ Human Resources Development Institute, Hanwha Defense
Education
Vision mission Strategies
  • Konkuk University, Department of Business Administration
  • Master of Public Administration (Public MBA), University of Warwick, UK
  • Middlesex University, UK, MA in Regional Development
  • Business Strategy I Hyundai Motor Company, Letinal, MACROMILLE EMBRAIN, MOLEX, CJ O Shopping, Samsung Electronics DS
  • Establishment of vision and mission I LG Energy Solutions, LG Production Technology Institute, Railroad Research Institute
  • Internalization of core values I Sempio Food, Doosan Group
Certification
Conflict resolution
  • International Certified Facilitator (CPF), International Facilitator Association
  • Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF), Korea Facilitator Association (KFA
  • Cooperation between departments I SK Telink, ADIDAS, DYSON, Nongshim Kellogg
  • System adoption/change conflicts I Korea Atomic Energy Agency, Mirae Asset Dacwoo, KWE, PFIZER, San-sung Electronics DS
Academic Field career
Academic Field career
  • 2016, Konkuk University invited professor
  • 2016, Sookmyung Women’s University Invited Professor
  • 2020, Sookmyung Women’s University invited professor
  • 2016, Konkuk University invited professor
  • 2016, Sookmyung Women’s University Invited Professor
  • 2020, Sookmyung Women’s University invited professor
Research & course development
Technological innovation & creative development
  • Development of ‘INITIATIVE’, a comprehensive facilitation course
  • [KOOFA Curriculum Development]
  • Organizational/cultural diagnosis specialized course education
  • Teaching the Skills of Collaboration
  • Organizational development specialist training course (main course) Facilitator training course (main course)
  • SSM (Organizational Development Solution) training
  • Metacognition and emotion processing education
  • System Thinking and Relevance Education • Workshop design training
  • Conflict Resolution Education
  • Technical education of questions 
  • Development of technology, products and services I Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Hanmi Global, Baskin Robbins, LI NE
  • Discovering business ideas I LG Innotek, SeAH Holdings
  • System Development / System Improvement I PFIZER, KWE
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