Vitalise your Ecosystems with Stories October 14

 

Vitalise your Ecosystems with Stories   SFN Zoom session |  Monday 14 October at 5.30pm (Sydney time) with the joyful Johanna de Ruyter

14 October at 5:30pm Sydney time (join earlier to test your AV equipment and chat with colleagues)   Zoom Session Click above or go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84780714052 You are invited to come together as part of the SFN network and metaphorically gather around a fireplace of stories. Using the power of storytelling and story listening, the intention of this session is to both strengthen our relationships and offer insight. It is through stories that we can speak in the languages of complexity and connection. These languages are the principal threads we often follow as facilitators. Come to learn more about each other and our work as facilitators and to lean into the richness of storytelling and story listening as a method for inquiry. About Johanna De Ruyter Johanna worked as an improviser, facilitator and trainer at Playback Theatre Sydney for over 30 years. Playback Theatre is a dynamic communication forum that uses improvisation and personal storytelling to generate large group dialogue and connection. In addition, she facilitates Leadership Presence training programs including Storytelling for Business Communication throughout the Asia Pacific region. More recently she has focused on systems change and completed training with The Bateson Institute as a Warm Data lab host. Applying systems approach to change she and a group of facilitators have initiated a cooperative called Wicked Elephants, exploring how we connect, communicate and collaborate more effectively within the dynamics of wicked problems.

Emotions as a catalyst for learning: Practical insights for facilitators September 9

 

Emotions as a catalyst for learning: Practical insights for facilitators   SFN Zoom session |  Monday 9 September at 5.30pm (Sydney time) with Dr. Sandris Zeivots

9 September at 5:30pm Sydney time (join earlier to test your AV equipment and chat with colleagues)   Zoom Session Click above or go to: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/83260596262 What if the key to deeper engagement in your workshops and trainings lies not just in what you do, but in how emotions are woven into every interaction? Emotional experiences, far from being just fleeting feelings, are powerful forces that shape learning environments. By understanding emotions as practices – through what we do, say and how we relate – we can transform the way we facilitate learning and change. This session introduces a practical approach to harnessing emotions as dynamic, relational and distributed phenomena, using the Theory of Practice Architectures. Ideal for facilitators looking to design impactful learning experiences, this session will offer actionable insights that can be applied to better understand your participants and enhance group dynamics. About Dr. Sandris Zeivots Dr. Sandris Zeivots is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney Business School, who specialises in transformative educational development that is designed to be purposeful, engaging and meaningful. His professional background is in experiential education where he has designed and facilitated adult learning courses across various European countries. In the past decade, Sandris has leveraged his expertise to explore the role of co-design practice, learning spaces and emotional engagement in creating impactful learning events in higher education. Sandris is an editorial board member for Active Learning in Higher Education. He is also a Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA, UK) and a member of several professional bodies including Pedagogy, Education, Praxis International network, Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) and Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE).