Dynamic Groups, Dynamic Learning Dynamic Courses, Books, Resources and Tours for Healthy Groups, People and Culture with Robin Clayfield

Russ Grayson’s filmed this great interview with Robin on Social Permaculture at the APC 14 in Canberra in 2018. APC = Australasian PermacultureConvergence.

Russ also took this great photo of Robin and Robina McCurdy at APC WA in 2016

Robin was the special guest at the Australian Labyrinth Network Conference in Canberra in March. Being a recently formed network, the ALN was holding their 3^rd annual conference and decided to have an Australian special guest this time rather than invite someone from overseas.

It was a fabulous conference and Robin’s workshop on ‘Facilitating Ceremony, Ritual and Transformation with the Labyrinth’ was very well received. It took people through nine steps of creating Ceremony and encouraged people to bring more ceremony into their Labyrinth facilitated walks. She also used The Sacred Union Labyrinth as an example of the progression through the steps and how following them builds a solid and powerful plan to hold more free flowing and spontaneous facilitation with a group.

Robin, together with Mark Healy, created a Ceremonial Labyrinth, the circular version of the Sacred Union Labyrinth, and designed and led an evening candle let Ceremony on the grass outside in a lovely courtyard. Such a delight. Additionally, Robin was asked to lead a group warm up exercise on the first morning and be on a panel about Community Building though The Labyrinth.

If you’re interested in the national network, here’s the link to have a look and join if you’d like to. The conferences are certainly worth attending if you love Labyrinths.

This wonderful collection of ideas, tips and information is the result of all Delvin’s notes from the numerous courses and workshops he’s participated in and especially what he’s gleaned from Robin Clayfield and Rowe Morrow. There’s also info from Looby Mcanamara and Robyn Frances. Well worth a read and available as a download for free. Delvin is so incredible generous like that and he also, above anyone else I know, acknowledges the source of his learnings and inspiration so generously and astutely. My huge Thank You goes out to Delvin and his team.

www.visionarypermaculture.com/teachersnotes

This unsolicited testimonial for the Wild Cards popped in “Hi Robin! I’m writing to thank you for the FABULOUS wild cards. They are just perfect for the way my brain works. I’m using nine processes in my PDC class tonight, it makes planning class a breeze and so much fun. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!”

Delldint Fleming

Delldint Permaculture Learning

“I gained so much from the dynamic groups and facilitation workshop. Robins approach to teaching is both engaging and heartfelt, so that learning is embodied and is a true testament of walking her talk. She teachers leaders how to lead, by actually leading by example!

The skills I have gained gave me confidence to provide Community Consultation services to work with not-for-profit groups to achieve their goals with dynamic and fun process, provide dynamic facilitation to focus as shared vision for projects like designing a nature playground, and to develop a garden therapy program – all with great results. I am confident to provide my services to fulfil the obvious demands for inclusive, focused and effective decision making through the lens of Social Permaculture because of on her training.

My Permaculture Design Courses have been the success they are because of the holistic teaching methods she has inspired me with. I strongly encourage you to attend her offerings if you are interested in Social Permaculture – she  certainly is a wisdom keeper.

Robin is now a mentor that I gratefully continue to learn from”.

Tonielle Christensen

Director of Organic Motion Permaculture & the Nourish Program, Kuranda, FNQ Australia.

We’re repeating Shannon’s great feedback and story as we made a typo of her name a couple of Blogs and eNewsletters ago. Sorry Shannon. Love your work amazing women.

“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 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 learning.  I pull out my trusty deck of Wild Cards and go over the notes and reviews I made from the DGCF course.  I use mind maps or lists to brainstorm learning objectives and the process that will work for each and the group.  I then create a plan showing how we move from one activity to the next (and the glue processes involved to get there).

The groups I facilitate often comment on how engaging the session was, the fact that they get to talk and share their passion rather than being lectured at, the joy of being involved and that the learning was fun.  I love to see them engaged, for me starting off with a good icebreaker really sets the tone for the entire session.

I review the presentation (more of a facilitation these days) and processes used, considering the “plus, minus and interesting” of each, I make notes on my plan as to how I would change it next time round.

The creative learning processes are gold!  I love to bust out the wild cards and aim to challenge myself as facilitator to use one of the more obscure processes each time…for example I have a First Aid mandala in the works.

Thanks Robin, I feel inspired and energised by the Dynamic Groups Creative Facilitation course.  I believe the way we learn needs to change and love pushing the boundaries for myself and participants so we all get the most out of each learning experience.”

CEO (Chief Excitement Officer) Sionna Lifestyle and Aquatics

Shannon Townsend