September 8, 2025 - Who’s Lying? A Facilitator’s Guide to Uncovering Hidden Dynamics

SFN Zoom session on September 8 at 5.30-7.00pm

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               Who’s Lying? A Facilitator’s Guide to Uncovering Hidden Dynamics

                                    DESCRIPTION: Let’s play a game of werewolf!

In this immersive social deduction game, you’ll sharpen your communication, critical thinking, and collaboration skills while navigating trust, persuasion, and uncertainty. Werewolf challenges you to listen closely, think strategically, and adapt your approach—all essential for leaders navigating complex business environments.

This version of Werewolf is designed specifically for online facilitation—perfect for virtual workshops, team building, or facilitator training. Come ready to play, reflect, and explore the hidden dynamics that show up in every group.

About our presenter 

Julie has championed improv principles across her career—as a way to enhance creativity, build trust, and navigate complexity. Whether leading teams at Telstra’s startup accelerator muru-D, Workday Foundation, Salesforce Foundation, or as a technology specialist in a middle school, she’s always looked for where play and purpose intersect.

That instinct led to the creation of Playful Purpose, a space for bringing the other AI (applied improv) into the real work of leadership, systems change, and remembering that we’re human. Because play isn’t fluff—it’s a powerful tool for better business outcomes. It invites adaptability, unlocks flow, and creates the kind of psychological safety where bold ideas (and people) can thrive.

SFN in the room session - August 11th, 2025 - Gamestorming:

 Gamestorming: Fast-Tracking Collective Commitment with Aligned 2 Achieve

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Facilitators tell us that the most challenging part of any workshop is turning good conversation into shared commitment.

Aligned 2 Achieve (A2A) fixes that problem with a gamified, visually rich mapping board that gets participants on one page (literally) in under four hours. It builds on research showing that most organisations over-estimate their strategic alignment, leaving execution to chance, and it matches the Facilitator’s love of playful, evidence-based processes that “capture hearts and minds”.

A2A’s Game-Board Alignment gives facilitators a plug-and-play system that turns any off-site into an actionable roadmap.

What we’ll cover: a live demo of the A2A board; the three-step mapping sequence that surfaces goals, blockers and strategies; and tips for weaving the game into your own practice. The method is rooted in cutting-edge research on breaking silos and readying talent for change and echoes popular gamestorming techniques for vision and strategy meetings.

Why it matters: According to Harvard research, teams with high strategic alignment grow revenue 58% faster and are up to 72% more profitable than their peers. A2A lets you deliver that uplift in a single, immersive session, backed by a board that keeps the conversation visible and the energy high.

Speaker bio — Simon Townsend

Simon Townsend is a Creative Thinking Partner and design-thinking specialist who has spent 20 years helping organisations translate big ideas into action. From Sydney, he leads Twelve2, where he builds products focused on turning insight into measurable change. Aligned to Achieve is his latest venture, focused on improving team strategic alignment.

Simon’s facilitation style blends human-centred design, data-driven insight, and playful experimentation and is focused on strategic alignment. He has guided C-suite teams across technology, HR, and procurement, demystifying complex ideas and helping leaders “simplify, focus, and execute.” His workshops are known for high engagement and concrete takeaways.