Monday 9 February l 5:30PM - Systemic Coaching for Facilitators

 

Systemic Coaching for Facilitators with Daniel Del Monte     🕠 Monday 9 February 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

SFN in the room session – November 10th – Interactifs - Social Intelligence

 

Interactifs is a training and coaching company that specialises in the
development of ‘social intelligence’.

The Interactifs Discipline© combines a unique perspective on the components of successful interpersonal relationships, an effective training methodology (a mix of training and coaching), and principles that transcend cultural barriers.

We liberate people from having to make the familiar choice between being clear, direct, and straight-to-the-point, but with the risk of coming over as curt, abrupt, or even brutal, or of being polite, courteous, and respectful, but with the risk of beating around the bush and lacking impact and focus.

Our original approach equips people in organisations of all sizes and at all levels (from the board down) with a simple set of verbal behaviours and reflexes which enable them, in all their interactions, to produce results more often and more efficiently, whilst at the same time building trust and esteem in their professional relationships.  

This short ‘taster’ of the Interactifs Discipline© will cover: a guided brainstorm with the audience on the principles behind effective, trusting, professional relationships, followed by highly interactive, role-play-based activities to provide insight into current behaviours, and discovery of the constants of behaviour that create and build productive, professional relationships.

Why it matters:
Most people are taught to read and write. Few are taught to speak and listen. Listening and speaking are behaviours and reflexes that we learn through life experience and ‘do’ as the moment necessitates or are dictated by our emotions in any situation. A small number of people have the natural talent to produce results from their interactions (however challenging) more often, yet all people can be taught to make it count when they talk.

Lack of effectiveness in professional relationships is a hidden cost that’s rarely measured, yet it’s one of the most easily accessible forms of profit that exists.

Join us November 10, 5.30 - 7.00pm at Bendalta, Level 5/32 York st, Sydney

NOTE: enter via Tessuto Cafe then to the lifts behind to head up to Level 5

If you are late and doors are locked call - 0407904815

Speaker bio — Steve Sheppard

Steve Sheppard is a certified trainer/coach in interpersonal skills, and a qualified marketing researcher. He runs Interactifs ANZ, delivering the Interactifs Discipline© to multiple industries and job types. Before running Interactifs, Steve ran Brand Story, a marketing research and brand strategy consultancy working across multiple sectors, with a focus on the building and construction sectors, government campaigns, and government-supported industries and associations.  He has over 25 years’ experience running and moderating focus groups, and brand and marketing workshops across almost every industry sector, as well as working for leading advertising agencies in London and Sydney.

Steve’s facilitation style is thought-provoking and inspiring, and premised on a key question for all humans: ‘How do you like to be spoken to?’

Steve’s training workshops are highly engaging and involve reverse pedagogy; experience it first, then learn from deconstruction and reconstruction, and no PowerPoint!

You will leave with concrete takeaways that can be used in any interaction.

“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” - Coco Chanel.

October 13 - Time to talk about the shadow of facilitation

                 zoom session | Monday October 13 | 5.30pm (Sydney time)

                              An Unhurried Conversation

        Hosted by founder of Unhurried Conversations 

           and international guest host Johnnie Moore.

An opportunity to talk about our shadow as facilitators.

Do you consider your shadow?
How might you describe your shadow?

       

ZOOM LINK TO JOIN HERE

Meet our host

                                          Johnnie Moore 

Facilitation | Leadership Development | Team Building | Executive Coaching

I've been a visiting tutor at the Saïd Business School at Oxford University and I'm on the visiting faculty of the Changemakers programme at Homerton College here in Cambridge.

About 12 years ago I started hosting Unhurried Conversations. I didn't realise at the time what I was getting into. I ended up writing a book, Unhurried, about the experience.

I apply it as a way of working with people. It constantly surprises me how much can happen when we rush less and connect more.

Unhurried is an approach to life and work that supports deeper connections between people. It started about ten years ago when I hosted an Unhurried Conversation in Cambridge.

Over that time, I’ve developed the practice and thinking of Unhurried to help people find more satisfaction working on their own or with others.

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 

Join zoom room here

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

                                                  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.

Time is of the essence in this game so please be prompt!

Join zoom room here

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

  NEW VENUE! - Bendelta, Level 5 / 32 York st.  Enter via Tessuto cafe to lifts behind

  

  Time - 5.30pm - 7pm

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.