Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) is a powerful approach to community development that focuses on discovering and mobilizing the resources that are already present in a community.

When a group of people discover what they have they join together in new connections and relationship they build power. When people become more productive together, they exercise their power to address problems and realize dreams. Together we are better.

This approach recognizes that people learn best how to build “community partnerships that work” successfully by learning from their own experience, by having clear principles of practice, and by learning from the experience of other community builders.

Each workshop is designed for continuous participation over the 2 days through 3 learning phases; step in, step up and step out.

The workshops will explore and discuss how we intentionally introduce asset and strengths based work as a legitimate and important part of community work.

Through the workshop participants will learn by:

Discussing the principles and philosophy of ABCD

Learning practical strategies to find and engage community assets

Exploring principles of community organising

Exploring how agencies and communities can work together more effectively

Building an ABCD community partnership

Participants will also walk away with multiple, effective participatory tools, practices and processes such as:

Asset Mapping

Learning Conversations

Needs versus Strengths

Co-Design & Ideas to Action

Angry Hamburger

ABCD Power Ladder

This session will be run as follows:

A team of 2-3 trainers from the training team will be at each event
Wear comfy clothes; this is active and immersive learning in action
Reach out if you need financial, accessibility or interpretation support
Each session will be emergent and subject to change based on participant’s feedback
Be prepared to share stories, learn from each other and have loads of fun!

This workshop is for anyone who wants to explore the power of collective creativity and collaboration with each other and within their communities:

Community development workers and engagement leaders, department policy officers and program managers

Business leaders, social entrepreneurs, community and not for profit leaders, community organisers, and their teams

Next generation leaders and other young activists

NDIS directors, team leaders, planners

An important learning is honouring the diversity of economic factors that encourage people to join us. All costs are per person. Booking fees apply at checkout.

Please reach out if finances are an issue. If you are passionate about joining, we want you there!

Your hosts for this event are:

Dee Brooks, Fiona Miller, Harley Ames