POWER TO PRAXIS: A REFLEXIVE PRACTICE WORKSHOP FOR DECOLONIAL DESIGN

Brisbane / Meanjin

Tuesday 15 September 2026
1:00pm – 4:00pm AEST

Brisbane Square Library
266 George Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000

About the Workshop

Projects are never neutral. They are shaped by funding priorities, organisational pressures, partnership structures and historical power relationships.

Using the Power to Praxis reflection cards and Companion Guide, this workshop creates space to examine how power operates across the project cycle and how practitioners can strengthen participation, accountability and community-led practice.

Through facilitated dialogue, reflection exercises and card-based activities, participants will explore the assumptions, relationships and institutional dynamics that influence their work and identify practical ways to move from intention to action.

Whether you are designing a project, managing a programme, facilitating partnerships or supporting organisational change, this workshop offers practical tools and reflective questions to strengthen your practice.

No prior knowledge of Power to Praxis is required, and you do not need to own the cards to participate.

Who Should Attend?

This workshop is designed for people working on projects, programmes, partnerships and social change initiatives, including:

Community development practitioners
Development practitioners
Project and programme managers
Researchers and evaluators
Consultants and independent practitioners
Students and emerging practitioners
Anyone interested in more reflective, accountable and community-led practice

Workshop Agenda

Welcome and Introduction to Power to Praxis
An introduction to the Power to Praxis framework, reflection cards and the role of reflexive practice in project design and implementation.

Locating Ourselves in the Work
A guided reflection exploring how institutional roles, funding relationships, partnerships and organisational contexts shape the work we do.

Working with the Pre-Project Cards
Small-group dialogue exploring how projects are justified, whose priorities shape them, and what assumptions influence decision-making before projects begin.

Power, Participation and Accountability in Practice
Using the Pre-Engagement and Implementation cards, participants will reflect on participation, partnership, accountability and decision-making during project design and delivery.

Collective Sense-Making
Exploring common patterns, tensions and insights emerging across projects, organisations and sectors using the Meta-Reflection Cards

From Reflection to Practice
Working with the Commitment Cards to identify practical actions and commitments that can strengthen participation, accountability and community-led practice.

Closing Reflections
Participants identify key insights, questions and next steps to take back into their own work.

Tickets

Student – $35 +BF

Under-employed / Between Contracts – $35 +BF

Standard – $50 +BF

Solidarity – $65 +BF

Accessibility

Community Powered Responses is committed to creating inclusive and accessible learning environments.

Brisbane Square Library is fully wheelchair accessible and includes step-free access, lifts, accessible toilets, wheelchair charging points and mobility device recharge stations. The library also provides a range of facilities and services designed to support patrons with sensory, visual and mobility impairments.

Accessibility is not limited to disability access. We recognise that cost can also be a barrier to participation. Keeping workshop costs affordable is one of the ways we seek to increase access to learning and professional development opportunities.

This is not a catered event. Participants are welcome to bring their own snacks and drinks. There are numerous cafés, supermarkets and takeaway food options within walking distance of the library.

If you have accessibility, communication or participation requirements, please let us know when registering or contact Lana directly before the workshop. We will do our best to support your participation.

Facilitator

Lana Woolf is a social inclusion specialist, participatory practitioner and founder of Community Powered Responses. With more than 25 years of experience across development, humanitarian action and social change, she works with organisations, practitioners and communities to strengthen participation, accountability and inclusive practice.

Lana is the creator of the Power to Praxis reflection cards and Companion Guide.

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