Community Conversations - September

Running for 5 hours, from 10am to 3pm (With a break), this training is for anyone who wants to explore participatory processes and practices for moving dialogue to action and collaboration in communities: 

• Business leaders and social entrepreneurs 
• Community members and not for profit leaders 
• Community organisers and their teams 
• Next generation leaders and other young activists 
• Department leaders, policy officers and program managers 
• NDIS directors, team leaders, planners 

Community Conversations is a proven method to engage people from all walks of life to encourage active participation in broad community conversations. 

“Very great change starts from very small conversations, held among people who care.” Margaret Wheatley 

Join us for this one day workshop where we will share a range of ABCD and other strength based methods to host meaningful community conversations to move from problems to possibilities. We will share stories, tips and tricks to create safe spaces that encourage community participations. 

The workshop will cover: 

• Skill building in hosting and facilitating a range group processes 
• Practice in forming “powerful” questions 
• Increasing diverse community participation 
• Importance of co-designing an interactive community conversation 
• Intentionally shifting talk into action 

Your facilitators for this event will be:

Dee Brooks -Through her down-to-earth style, Dee Brooks brings people together in dynamic ways to realise and engage the full potential of their networks and communities. Dee is an Intentional Nomad who has traveled and worked in over 20 countries. Based on two decades of grassroots work, her work has inspired people at hundreds of events and workshops worldwide where she offers community engagement and development training and also provides professional co-design, facilitation and keynote addresses for conferences, forums and events.

Lee Griffiths -I have a passion for community and always have, this is why I do the work I do, facilitating ABDC training, workshops and strategic planning. I have spent the last 14 years working in local government and the not for profit sector creating the conditions for government and organisations to walk along side community to strengthen outcomes across Australia and the UK.

From my grassroots roots voluntary work to my previous leadership positions, the golden thread has always build on recognising the strengths, assets and opportunities communities already have to bring about the change they want.

Please contact us if cost is a barrier to your participation.