How Collaboration will Save the World - Masterclass with Greg Jenkins | 5:30PM | 11 November

In an era where a pint sized 16 year old schoolgirl from Sweden can lead the debate on climate change, anything is possible. Change and action are no longer being driven by our political leaders – it is being driven from our place of work, in communities and from classrooms. How do we make change happen? It starts with ‘shared understanding’. What would it take to achieve shared understanding and what difference would it make to the world? Shared understanding requires a dynamic collaboration process. If every group achieved a shared understanding at a point in time the possibilities for multi-level change are endless. In this session we will explore the art, practice and outcomes of dynamic collaboration. This is set to be the final session in The Collaboration Project series that started about seven years ago. Those who have participated and put the practices into action with some great results. This is set to be the last installment in the series and not to be missed.   About Greg Jenkins Greg is an independent change agent, facilitator and coach. He has been actively involved with SFN for at least 20 years including 12 as coordinator. Greg works in complex collaboration-based situations across Defence, Government, Business, Education and Community. Greg believes that the way to save the world is through dynamic systemic collaboration – one conversation at a time.

Venue: University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Building 10 (cnr Jones & Thomas St), Level 5, Room 5.580 Take the lift to level 5, cross the atrium footbridge, walk straight ahead to room 580 on your right. Time: From 5:30pm to 7:30pm | No RSVP - Just turn up | Donation $5 Contact: www.facilitatorsnetwork.blogspot.com Eoin Higgins  eoin.p.higgins@gmail.com : 0407 411 684 Monday December 09th Wildcard Night!

The Joy of Collaboration with Greg Jenkins | Monday Aug 14 2017 | 5.30pm

We are experiencing a crisis of ‘joy’ in our workplaces, classrooms and communities evidenced by an epidemic of low engagement, high levels of fear, obsessive avoidance of blame and low trust. What can be done to bring more joy into our work? Why is ‘Joy’ is the higher purpose of collaborative work? What is the role of facilitators in such transformation? This session will also provide an update on progress with ‘The Collaboration Project’ announced during the session that Greg facilitated in October last year. About ‘The Collaboration Project’ The Mindset including higher purpose, values and principles The Practice including 16 core tools The Program including charter

About Greg Jenkins Greg has been a long-term active member of the Sydney Facilitators Network including 12 years as the Network Coordinator. Greg is a highly experienced facilitator, coach and program developer. He works in complex collaboration-based situations across business, government, education and community specialising in high stakes projects. His mission is to bring joy to peoples work through collaboration in action. This session will be highly experiential, practical and most importantly – joyful. Venue: [We will be at UTS] University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Jones Street, Ultimo corner Thomas Street. Room 5.580 Level 5, Building 10, Take the lift to level 5, cross the atrium footbridge, walk straight ahead to room 580. Time: From 5:30pm to 7:30pm sharp | No RSVP - Just turn up | Donation $5 Enquiries | Eoin Higgins  eoin.p.higgins@gmail.com ; 0407 411 684 Call for Guest Facilitators: If you have an idea or know someone who has an idea for a session at a Facilitators Network meeting in please contact Eoin Higgins 0407 411 684 eoin.p.higgins@gmail.com

Facilitation in the Age of Complexity with Greg Jenkins | Monday October 10, 2016.

There is no denying the fact the world is getting ever more complex - Brexit, Trump, Hanson, the ever changing federal leadership, global warming, debt, and the refugee crisis etc etc etc. Complexity at a political level translates directly into workplaces, classrooms and communities - where most of us facilitators work.
Have you noticed changes in the facilitation experience? Are blame, fear, mistrust, anger, burnout, inability to learn from the past and being overwhelmed the new normal? What do you do when you don’t know what to do?
For us facilitators this is the opportunity of a lifetime. To paraphrase Malcolm Turnbull " there has never been a more exciting time to be [a facilitator]"
This session will contain tools and tips on how to change the game through facilitation:

• How to facilitate collaboration and trust
• Essential strategies for dealing with blame, fear and grief
• The secret to successful high stakes project facilitation
• A systems approach facilitation including 5 stages, 4 principles and 1 rule
• Any thing else that emerges

About Greg Jenkins

Greg has been an active member of the Sydney Facilitators Network for almost 20 years, including 12 years as the Network Coordinator.
Greg is a highly experienced facilitator and coach. He works in complex facilitation across a full range of areas and industries including business, government, education and community. He specialises in high stakes projects and collaborative leadership. Greg’s sessions are highly experiential, practical , fun and most importantly - game changing.
Greg is the author of the ‘Changing the Game’ toolkit launching in later this year. 

Venue: [our usual venue]

University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Jones Street, Ultimo corner Thomas Street. Room 5.580 Level 5, Building 10, Take the lift to level 5, cross the atrium footbridge, walk straight ahead to room 580.

Time:

From 5:30pm to 7:30pm sharp | No RSVP - Just turn up | Donation $5

Enquiries | Eoin Higgins  eoin.p.higgins@gmail.com ; 0407 411 684

Call for Guest Facilitators:

If you have an idea or know someone who has an idea for a session at a Facilitators Network meeting in please contact Eoin Higgins 0407 411 684 eoin.p.higgins@gmail.com