Dynamic Groups, Dynamic Learning Courses

Here’s a wonderful example of one woman living and breathing the challenge of ‘Dynamic Groups’ by using the ‘Creative Process Wild Cards’ and many of the learnings and processes from the ‘Dynamic Groups’ course and integrating that with her existing programs and group work. Thanks Shannon for such a rich offering of your work and stepping up to the challenge. “Robin’s Dynamic Groups Creative Facilitation course has inspired and energised me to deliver even better training and professional development for the Aquatic industry. I present courses and professional development and have always done things a bit “differently”, for example cross crawling and playing my ukulele. The creative processes we learned throughout the course have grown my toolbox exponentially! Each time I run a course now I consider how I did it last time and which processes I can use to engage the participants and really involve them in their own …

It’s many years now since Andrew Hoge did one of Robin’s Creative Facilitation courses yet even recently, in a spontaneous IGA supermarket meeting, he expressed how greatly the work had influenced him and how he felt chellenge to be an integral part of any business, course or initiative. Robin’s inspiration for the article on ‘Challenge Yourself as a Facilitator or Teacher’ came from this meet up with Andrew. He’s also taken time to write this testimonial. Thanks Andrew. “Have you ever noticed that some people have a difficult time facilitating truly exciting and transformative workshops? And that leaves them frustrated that they can’t fully express and enjoy their passion. Robin transforms people so they can be fulfilled in expressing their passion through amazing facilitation. I’ve seen her do this with many people. And she’s done this with me. So my participants can enjoy great learning as I enjoy sharing my …

Robin’s ‘Dynamic Groups, Dynamic Learning’ course in Italy last July was supported magnificently by Kym Chi, a vibrant and creative young woman from Canada who travelled specially to Switzerland and Italy to spend 3 weeks supporting Robin with her Italy course and also two Women’s Weekends. On returning home Kym Chi wrote, collated and created this valuable resource which gives a good insight into the ‘Dynamic Groups, Dynamic Learning’ Methodology and the kinds of activities, experiences and learning that people receive in Robin’s creative facilitation and teacher training courses. Robin supplied Kym Chi with some of the content explanations from her upcoming book that show the meanings associated with the Jigsaw Puzzle of ELFy, the mascot who supports Robin piece together all the elements which support group work and learning to be empowering, fun, memorable, supportive and effective. Click here to view the Notes which have many photographs and great …

Here’s a wonderful production of best practices and top tips for teachers of any subject. A free offering to the World Community as a download at printable resolution and available professionally produced from an on demand printer.    Explore :www.permaculturedesign.ca/teachersnotes Permaculture Design : Teachers Notes Envoy : Delvin Solkinson Design : Onbeyond Metamedia Editing and Contributions : Kym Chi Core Team and Contributions : Annaliese Hordern, Dana Wilson & Tamara Griffiths     Source Inspiration and Contributions : Rosemary Morrow, Robin Clayfield, Looby Macnamara. Core Insight and Contributions : Larry Santoyo, Max Lindegger, Robyn Francis. Core Inspiration and Insight : Jude Hobbs, Tom Ward, Geoff Lawton, Douglas and Sam Bullock, Michael Becker, Scott Pittman, Dave Boehnlein, Starhawk, David Holmgren, Dan Palmer and here’s the new Link for Delvin’s latest eNewsletter

By Erin Young People wanting to up-skill in supporting their groups and human relationships to thrive are invited to join Robin Clayfield and I as we combine forces to offer a weekend of Social Permaculture exploration for this coming November at Crystal Waters Ecovillage. Dates are 10th and 11th November. It is an exciting time of growing momentum for Social Permaculture around the world, so this is sure to be a special and potent weekend workshop to attend. Participants will experience a unique combination of Robin’s extensive and established experience and wisdom as a permaculture pioneer and respected elder. I bring a whole-systems patterns-to-details approach of organisational governance and eco-social literacy supporting groups to be effective, transparent and equivalent. This all combines within the Dynamic Groups methodology to create a fun and experiential learning space. This workshop will provide a thriving collaboration of our skills and perspectives in an intergenerational …

What does it take to be an empowered, effective group leader, teacher or facilitator? How do we develop the skills and gather the tools, courage and attitude to be a leader yet also support the empowerment of our groups, each and every participant and honour ourselves at the same time? Robin has been living these questions and discovering some of the answers for close to three decades now. She’s written two pertinent articles in recent years that could be valuable to revisit, especially in the lead up to her new book series ‘Dynamic Teaching and Facilitation’. Both of the articles and her upcoming books address these questions. Five years ago she wrote a blog about her ‘Dynamic Groups, Dynamic Learning’ Methodology entitled ‘Magic Happens in Dynamic Groups’. Many of the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle that she talks about in this article help to answer the questions that we’re focused …