This will be a participatory 1 hour, breakfast bites session for UK community members, bring your breakfast and a cuppa.

This conversation will start at 9am UK time. In this one our session we will start the conversation on “What is Asset Based Community Development’, in this interactive one-hour session we will chat about shifting the focusing to what’s strong, not what’s wrong in community, the role of organisations and government in community development and the differences between Social Service delivery to community building.

Many of the current challenges faced by individuals and communities require transformational change! How does asset-based community development (ABCD) build communities from the inside out by tapping into the gifts and strengths of everyone? 

 “Every single person has skills, abilities and gifts”. John McKnight

Who's the workshop 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, policy officers and program managers

• Business leaders and social entrepreneurs

• Community and not for profit leaders, community organisers, and their teams

• Next generation leaders and other young activists

Your facilitators for this event are;

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.

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.