Prepare for more effective intercultural collaboration with LENS Immersion: Culturally Responsive 2-Day Workshop

For the first time Mahana Culture will deliver the LENS Immersion Workshop for individuals across industries and sectors. Participants, who, brought together by a passion for diverse inclusive and equitable spaces will expand their cultural intelligence, work towards culturally responsive practices for better collaboration.

In-person over two days participants will practice cultural humility, reflect and share stories guided by Mahana Culture's culturally responsive LENS Immersion pedagogy.

Cultural work - and specifically, cultural responsiveness - is not limited to the idea of “understanding others”. In fact, Mahana Culture’s LENS Immersion Course builds a common ground for all, where collaboration is relational and dignified.

Our brand of cultural responsiveness connects head and heart - as well as gut and hands - that starts with a reflection of self. Where cultural awareness is specific to one cultural group, cultural responsiveness builds capacity that is dynamic and empowering personally, culturally and institutionally, while also addressing power and inequity.

Using Indigenous inquiry and frameworks built from diverse world views, this two-day immersive course establishes a shared language for diverse and inclusive work, and delivers a set of practices to embed - as a way of being - that supports innovation to be courageous and inclusive. Designed to be somewhat disruptive, Mahana Culture builds a culturally courageous space to reflect on ‘what is culture?’ As well as, what is your role in dignifying cultural spaces for all.

Outcomes of LENS Immersion: culturally responsive 2-day workshop;

A deeper connection to your cultural self that is empowers your role in decisions of diversity, equity and inclusion
Critical analysis of power in systems and institutions for better decision making and policies
A shared language and understanding of CRP that is inclusive of diverse ways of being
Empathy and understanding for better intercultural relationships and collaboration

Founder and Creative Director, Tavalio Ilalio welcomes you to LENS Immersion - "We're excited to have you as our guest in this professional development opportunity, to nourish your culturally responsive learnings, but also to nourish you with good food, music, song and stories. The space will be warm and courageous, network-building and ready to ignite change. Wominkeka!"

Dates: Wed 30th Nov & Thur 1st Dec 2022

Cost: $1500 (inc GST) per person + Humanitix Booking Fees

Helen Killmier, CEO and Founder of Guidestar. A specialist provider for people with disability, mental ill health and complex needs, Guidestar do important work in serving through client-facing support, Psychological services for individuals, families and community as well as training and organisational support commented on the organisations LENS Immersion experience....

“Everyone at Guidestar welcomed the opportunity to undertake the Immersion training experience with so many people commenting on how personally and professionally valuable the content and time spent together was. The team were very moved and felt privileged to hear others’ stories and appreciated being able to reflect upon and share their own cultural tales in
such a safe environment.

At Guidestar we invest a lot of time in professional supervision and reflective practice. One foundational element of our practice framework is Cultural Responsiveness & Safety and a Diversity & Inclusion Framework. Both of these are designed to guide our thinking and practice in developing safe and inclusive environments for everyone. However, Mahana Culture’s two-day LENS Immersion course gave us a new model to apply, a complimentary framework of practice and new ways of thinking that enhance and deepen our ability to work respectfully with our clients and each other”.

For further information about LENS Immersion: Culturally Responsive 2-day Workshop or registrations that require INVOICE PAYMENTS contact Tavale on info@mahanaculture.com.au
REGISTRATIONS CLOSE Friday 25th Nov 5pm.