Facilitators Toolbox – Dynamic Groups, Dynamic Learning

We’re so lucky to have Robina McCurdy visiting Australia to offer some workshops and touring the film she co-produced. Here’s the details… EMPOWERING BIOREGIONAL FOOD SOVEREIGNTY Besides co-facilitating ‘GROWING COMMUNITY – Social Tools for Effective Group Collaboration’ workshop with myself, Robin Clayfield, Robina will be facilitating several workshops on community food systems in NSW, as well as a facilitators training …

ELFy Puppet to Illustrate Robin Clayfield’s ‘Dynamic Teaching and Facilitation’ Books

At this very moment, far away in South Australia, inspirational and highly skilled puppet maker, Rebecca Dostel is carving and creating a 30cm ELFy Puppet. If you haven’t met ELFy before, ELFy is a Jigsaw Puzzle, where each of the pieces represents an essential aspect which, when all the bits are combined, creates a successful, fun and dynamic group. ELFy …

Social Permaculture Course in May to Support People and Groups to Thrive

Did you know you can design harmonious and effective groups who thrive towards their aims and purpose as a collective? Yep, it’s called Social Permaculture. And this is what Permaculture pioneer Robin Clayfield and social change-agent Erin Young are brewing for the SOCIAL PERMACULTURE WEEKEND on 18 & 19 May at Crystal Waters Permaculture EcoVillage, near Maleny in South East …

Recommended Facilitators in ‘Groundwork’ and ‘Graphic Facilitation’ Visiting Queensland

‘Groundwork’ has been developed out of the Art of Hosting framework (aka Art of Participatory Leadership), and specifically focusses on collaboration. These trainings are being offered in both Brisbane and Canberra in February. These trainings would be fantastic support to Permaculture trainers and organisers, for Permaculture Co-Lab, and any permie projects as well as NVC practitioners and anyone working with …

2019 Dynamic Groups, Dynamic Learning Dates Announced for February

Robin’s decision this year to run her annual ‘Dynamic Groups’ training at Crystal Waters EcoVillage much earlier in the year turned out to be a popular choice with participants. In light of this the course for 2019 will be in February from 17th to 22nd. It promises to be a great course and there are still a few places so …

Investing in Pivotal Training Courses. ‘Dynamic Groups’ Testimonials

Testimonials that come ‘Out of the Blue’ are very rewarding for any business, social enterprise or undertaking. Here’s a few that have popped in since the last eNewsletter. This one from Anne Gibson is very honouring and gratefully received, especially as Anne is an outstanding and very well respected speaker and presenter at Expo’s, Events and Workshops these days. “Attending …

Challenge Yourself as a Facilitator or Teacher

How often do you take time to review and renew your course design, your session plan that you work from to present regularly, your meeting agenda design or your event program? Do you tend to repeat the same session over and over or use similar processes to deliver the content you’re working with? Or do you challenge yourself to try …