Monday, June 15 · 5.30pm – 7pm

Facilitating simulations and games for learning 

                                                    with Dr Elyssebeth Leigh

About the session

Simulations and games are not gamification! 

Facilitating simulations and games for learning requires quite different skills and knowledge from other forms of facilitation. This session will invite participants to explore how the different kinds of outcomes for facilitated learning shape differences in the kinds of skills and knowledge required for each context. 

The session will draw on two sets of knowledge the IAF core competencies and a selection of statements about facilitating simulations and games. Participants will work with basic statements from both domains and explore how they are the “Same same – but different” to develop plans for their own further development in both domains of skills and knowledge.

Introducing our host

Dr Elyssebeth Leigh

Elyssebeth is a simulation and games designer, and adult educator. She is passionate about making learning "stick" beyond the first encounter. She believes that active engagement in the learning process requires learners to take responsibility for their own learning a stance which makes facilitating simulations and games different from structured facilitation such as addressed by the IAF competencies. Elyssebeth will explain her stance of 'hovering invisibly' as a response to the need to resist being the 'leader' of the action during a simulation of game for learning.

Venue:   

Google Meets

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/qeq-ptma-xka

Or dial: ‪(AU) +61 3 8594 7205‬ PIN: ‪611 484 234‬#

More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/qeq-ptma-xka?pin=8047039205260

Time:     

Monday, June 15 · 5.30pm – 7pm

 
Contact: Lina@macroleaders.com.au or johannaderuyter61@gmail.com
www.facilitatorsnetwork.blogspot.com  

Upcoming national Facilitator Conference

The IAF Oceania Conference for 2026

Next session is May 11, 2026

Resilience in Uncertain Times

with Natalia Yusenis 

 

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86714363851?pwd=YGnGZjqe1tLQmkByiUbiI7TKZQj690.1

Meeting ID: 867 1436 3851

Passcode: 045888

May 11, 5.30pm - 7.15 AEST

Topic information

This 1-hour interactive workshop offers a practical introduction to building a more resilient mindset. Together, we’ll explore how the way we think about challenges, setbacks, and change can influence how we respond — both personally and in the spaces we facilitate.

Participants will be invited to reflect on:

✅ How mindset shapes our response to uncertainty

✅ Ways to reframe challenges with more curiosity and perspective

✅ Simple practices that may support calm, clarity, and confidence

✅ What resilience can look like in everyday moments, not just difficult ones

Rather than offering a one-size-fits-all solution, this session creates space to pause, reflect, and consider small, practical ways to strengthen resilience over time.

Introducing 

Natalia is a Clinical Hypnotherapist, Breathwork Facilitator and Mindset Coach who facilitates workshops on resilience, wellbeing and personal growth. Drawing on her experience in fast-paced agency environments, she understands the pressures of modern work and brings a practical, human-centred approach to supporting people through change and uncertainty. Her sessions create space for reflection, self-awareness and practical mindset tools that can be applied in everyday life and work.

Venue:   

Zoom link joining info

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86714363851?pwd=YGnGZjqe1tLQmkByiUbiI7TKZQj690.1

Meeting ID: 867 1436 3851

Passcode: 045888

May 11, 5.30pm - 7.15 AEST

Contact: Lina@macroleaders.com.au or johannaderuyter61@gmail.com
www.facilitatorsnetwork.blogspot.com  

SFN April 13 session - Whole Brain® Thinking for Facilitators

A community of practice that comes together to learn, connect, and celebrate our collective wisdom            Whole Brain® Thinking for Facilitators    with Jane Tweedy        🕠 Monday April 13 5:30PM   📍 Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88058533439?pwd=3zGlcFNFCasKunl3GYCZ9Fn9cJhMd8.1 Meeting ID: 880 5853 3439 Passcode: 168197 Many facilitators naturally design sessions based on how they themselves prefer to think and learn. Did you know even with the most common thinking profile, that less than 20% of people think like you? Therefore, it's highly likely most participants have very different thinking preferences to you, which can affect how they engage with your content and activities. In this interactive session, we’ll explore the Herrmann Whole Brain® Thinking model and how it can help facilitators design workshops that engage analytical, practical, relational and big-picture thinkers. Through discussion and simple activities, participants will reflect on their own facilitation style and learn practical ways to create more balanced and inclusive learning experiences. Facilitators will leave with a simple framework they can apply to design sessions that connect with a wider range of participants.

Jane Tweedy Jane Tweedy is the Founder and Lead Trainer at FAQ Business Training and an experienced facilitator, Professional Certified Coach and small business advisor. She has worked with over thousands of executives and business owners through training, consulting and coaching, and is known for delivering practical, engaging learning experiences that participants can immediately apply. Jane is accredited in Herrmann Whole Brain® Thinking, and combines thinking insights with real-world business experience to help people communicate, collaborate and learn more effectively. Venue:    Google Meet joining info Monday, April 13 · 5:15 – 7:15pm Time zone: Australia/Sydney Video call link: https://meet.google.com/cnu-jrtm-ubp Time:   Monday April 13, 5.30pm - 7pm Contact: Lina@macroleaders.com.au or johannaderuyter61@gmail.com www.facilitatorsnetwork.blogspot.com   FACILITATOR CALLOUT!  Are you interested in hosting a session this year?  The SFN is looking for facilitators to host sessions. This is a great opportunity for you to try out new ideas, share your knowledge, practice a new style, get feedback.   Please reach out to us with your ideas or fill out our SFN Proposals Form    2026 SFN Dates Mar 9 Apr 13 May 11 Jun 15 Jul 13 Aug 10 Sep 14 Oct 12 Nov 9 Dec 14   Subscribe to our calendar SFN CONVENORS TEAM         Ian, Lina, Carolina, Johanna, Lucy, Sandris

Monday 9 March - 5:30PM - Systemic Coaching for Facilitators

 

Systemic Coaching for Facilitators with Daniel Del Monte     🕠 Monday 9 March l 5:30PM   📍 Zoom:   https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84731889049    In this session I’ll introduce systemic coaching in a simple, workplace-focused way. We’ll look at what changes when we stop treating a challenge as “one person’s issue” and start seeing it as a pattern in the wider system — roles, relationships, stakeholders, priorities, and what might be missing or unspoken. I’ll share a short, practical framework that helps facilitators notice where things get stuck and where there’s movement. The session is experiential. Participants will try easy exercises using a real (non-sensitive) work situation: a quick “system map” to make the key elements visible, and a “perspective shift” exercise to hear what the system might be asking for. The value is that these tools are light, respectful, and immediately usable in facilitation and coaching. People will leave with a clearer language for hidden dynamics, methods they can apply straight away, and at least one concrete next step they can test in their own work. To take part, please come prepared with 6–7 post-its (or small pieces of paper) and a pen so you can fully experience the exercises.

Daniel Del Monte  is a systemic coach and organisational constellations practitioner supporting leaders, facilitators, and teams to work with what sits beneath the surface — roles, relationships, and the unspoken dynamics that shape decisions.  His style is grounded and practical, with a focus on clear next steps rather than big interpretations. Daniel draws on systemic coaching, organisational constellations, and embodied group processes to help people see patterns, restore role clarity, and move forward with less strain. He works with individuals and groups in organisational and community contexts, and has a particular interest in leadership under pressure, conflict, and transition. Venue: On Zoom - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84731889049 Time:   Monday February 9, 5.30pm - 7pm Contact: Lina@macroleaders.com.au or johannaderuyter61@gmail.com www.facilitatorsnetwork.blogspot.com   FACILITATOR CALLOUT!  Are you interested in hosting a session this year?  The SFN is looking for facilitators to host sessions. This is a great opportunity for you to try out new ideas, share your knowledge, practice a new style, get feedback.   Please reach out to us with your ideas or fill out our SFN Proposals Form    2026 SFN Dates Mar 9 Apr 13 May 11 Jun 8 Jul 13 Aug 10 Sep 14 Oct 12 Nov 9 Dec 14   Subscribe to our calendar SFN CONVENORS TEAM         Ian, Lina, Carolina, Johanna, Lucy, Sandris   You received this email because you subscribed to our list. You can unsubscribe at any time.  Sydney Facilitators Network EO Physical Return Address 86-90 Paul Street London EC2A 4NE United Kingdom

We are back for 2026 - Monday, 9 February - 5:30pm - ZOOM

Session title 

Revealing the System in the Room

Our host 

Benny Callaghan has been facilitating groups in a range of contexts across Australia and overseas for more than 25 years. He got his start taking groups out bush with Outward Bound, inspiring an approach that values the natural world, metaphor and spaciousness in designing engagements. As Founder and Chief Collaborator at Systems Collaboration Partners, his current work focuses on facilitating collaborations across siloes, sectors, jurisdictions and difference. 

 What to expect

In this session, you’ll be invited into a creative exercise to reflect on a facilitation experience. Through it we’ll explore themes of group identity, relationships, power, boundaries and facilitator identity. This exercise will help us tune into invisible systems within groups and the contexts we work within. We’ll then look at how we turn that reflection into practice and become present to the system while facilitating. 

WHERE?

Venue: ZOOM ROOM - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84731889049 Time:   Monday February 9, 5.30pm - 7pm  Contact: Lina@macroleaders.com.au or johannaderuyter61@gmail.com www.facilitatorsnetwork.blogspot.com

SFN End-of-Year Celebration: Join us on Monday 8 December at Spice Alley from 6:30pm! 🎉

 Dear SFN Community, as we approach the end of the year, we’d love to gather and celebrate the connections, learning, and generosity that make this community so special.

You’re warmly invited to join us at Spice Alley on Monday, 8 December from 6:30pm in Kensington st, Chippendale for a relaxed BYO dinner and a fun, collaborative wild-card activity session.

(Restaurant TBC!)

Each participant is welcome to lead a short 5–15 minute activity at the table: anything playful, reflective, creative, or connection-building. Think of it as a joyful exchange of ideas we can all take into our Christmas and holiday gatherings.

No pressure at all, simply come as you are, bring some dinner, or order some at one of the many takeaway places at Spice Alley and enjoy the evening. If you do feel inspired, bring an activity to share!

We look forward to celebrating with you and closing the year in good company.

Warmly,

The SFN team

Lina, Ian, Johanna, Sandris, Lucy, Elyssebeth