Facilitators Network Extraordinary Meeting Australia 2020 Monday 7th April
Facilitators Network 2020 Summit Submission
Extraordinary Meeting Monday 7th April, 2008
[Our scheduled fantastic meeting on April 14 is still on at our usual venue]
Our approximately 800 members have enormous experience and know-how which means that whilst we may not be invited personally to the 2020 table, we are well placed to influence those who have been invited and therefore contribute to the future of our nation.
With such variety and experience we propose that we put a group submission on behalf of the Facilitators Network (Est 1992) on each of the 10 summit topics (or as many as practical depending on who and how many turn up). Submissions to the 2020 summit will be accepted up to April 9.
Anyone can do an individual submission. However, as facilitators we have the processes to ensure that our submission emerges from the collective wisdom of our group.
Please come, bring friends and associates and be part of this once in a generation opportunity.
Community of Practice | Established 1992
3 April 2008
2 April 2008
April 08 - Smile Hunting Relieves Stress
Monday 14th April 2008 “Smile Hunting Relieves Stress”
You are warmly invited to attend our next regular meeting on Monday 14th April
Monday 14th April 2008 “Smile Hunting Relieves Stress” with Rada Millwood
Smile hunting relieves stress! This was the intriguing title describing results of recent research about the benefits of positive experiences. (The New Scientist 3/11/2007).
With increasing abundance, scientific research is confirming that positive actions such as smiling and laughing activate physiological processes that facilitate emotional balance and physical well-being.
Even without scientific validation, we know from our own personal experience that laughter clears the air, hurdles obstacles, makes roadblocks ridiculous, unplugs free association and lets our creativity loose. If we can laugh, we can think and perform at our best.
Smiling and laughter facilitate the conditions for enabling thinking, creativity and learning. More often than not, these simple human behaviours are often absent from our workplaces and daily life.
In this session Rada will draw on materials she presented to delegates at the 13th International Conference on Thinking held in Norrkoping, Sweden on 17–21 June 2007 so that you can participate in lots of smiling, laughing and having fun. You will be reminded of the lightness of spirit generated by full-bodied laughter exercise.
Rada Millwood’s diverse consulting and corporate development background is characterised by her long-standing interest in change, how people learn and how to enhance human potential.
You are warmly invited to attend our next regular meeting on Monday 14th April
Monday 14th April 2008 “Smile Hunting Relieves Stress” with Rada Millwood
Smile hunting relieves stress! This was the intriguing title describing results of recent research about the benefits of positive experiences. (The New Scientist 3/11/2007).
With increasing abundance, scientific research is confirming that positive actions such as smiling and laughing activate physiological processes that facilitate emotional balance and physical well-being.
Even without scientific validation, we know from our own personal experience that laughter clears the air, hurdles obstacles, makes roadblocks ridiculous, unplugs free association and lets our creativity loose. If we can laugh, we can think and perform at our best.
Smiling and laughter facilitate the conditions for enabling thinking, creativity and learning. More often than not, these simple human behaviours are often absent from our workplaces and daily life.
In this session Rada will draw on materials she presented to delegates at the 13th International Conference on Thinking held in Norrkoping, Sweden on 17–21 June 2007 so that you can participate in lots of smiling, laughing and having fun. You will be reminded of the lightness of spirit generated by full-bodied laughter exercise.
Rada Millwood’s diverse consulting and corporate development background is characterised by her long-standing interest in change, how people learn and how to enhance human potential.
2 March 2008
march 08 - Unlocking Human Potential to Create a New World Together
Monday 10th March, 2008 “Unlocking Human Potential to Create a New World Together”
You are warmly invited to attend our next meeting on Monday 10th March.
The meeting starts at 5:30pm and concludes at 7:30pm sharp
Monday 10th March 2008 “Unlocking Human Potential to Create a New World Together” with Richard and Maria Maguire
Join Richard and Maria Maguire in a group exploration on some of the big issues facing our world today. These include the persistence of poverty, environmental degradation, spread of violence and armed conflict, limited and unequal access to education or health-care, ineffective governance and human rights, empty consumerism and lack of engagement.
Our awareness and concern for this “bigger picture” will have an impact on how we understand and perform our work as facilitators. We can make a difference to the big questions by noticing what is going on, finding solutions and supporting or inventing new directions.
The processes used in table groups will be useful for other situations you might encounter as facilitators. Also, some of the conversations might generate potential input into Federal Government's Australia 2020 Summit.
We intend for the results of the process and discussions at the meeting to be input into the 7th Global Conference on Human Development in Japan November 2008. The conference will bring together people of all ages and backgrounds, from many countries and all sectors of society, in an attempt to make a dent in “Unlocking Human Potential to Create a New World together” (for more info see www.ica-international.org)
Richard and Maria Maguire (Unfolding Futures Pty Ltd) started and guided the Facilitators Network from 1992 for 12 years before passing the baton to the current team. They have been passionate facilitation practitioners for a very long time, yet still consider themselves as learners.
You are warmly invited to attend our next meeting on Monday 10th March.
The meeting starts at 5:30pm and concludes at 7:30pm sharp
Monday 10th March 2008 “Unlocking Human Potential to Create a New World Together” with Richard and Maria Maguire
Join Richard and Maria Maguire in a group exploration on some of the big issues facing our world today. These include the persistence of poverty, environmental degradation, spread of violence and armed conflict, limited and unequal access to education or health-care, ineffective governance and human rights, empty consumerism and lack of engagement.
Our awareness and concern for this “bigger picture” will have an impact on how we understand and perform our work as facilitators. We can make a difference to the big questions by noticing what is going on, finding solutions and supporting or inventing new directions.
The processes used in table groups will be useful for other situations you might encounter as facilitators. Also, some of the conversations might generate potential input into Federal Government's Australia 2020 Summit.
We intend for the results of the process and discussions at the meeting to be input into the 7th Global Conference on Human Development in Japan November 2008. The conference will bring together people of all ages and backgrounds, from many countries and all sectors of society, in an attempt to make a dent in “Unlocking Human Potential to Create a New World together” (for more info see www.ica-international.org)
Richard and Maria Maguire (Unfolding Futures Pty Ltd) started and guided the Facilitators Network from 1992 for 12 years before passing the baton to the current team. They have been passionate facilitation practitioners for a very long time, yet still consider themselves as learners.
Outputs: www.unfoldingfutures.net/pdf/FacNetSydneyInputMarch08-5p.pdf
Session Guidelines: www.unfoldingfutures.net/pdf/InputSessionFacGuidelines-7p.pdf
2 February 2008
Feb 08 - Short Processes – Wildcard Meeting
Monday 11th Feb, 2008 “Short Processes – Wildcard Meeting”
Happy New Year and welcome to the Facilitators Network 2008, our 16th year.
You are warmly invited to attend our first meeting of the year on Monday 11th February.
The meeting starts at 5:30pm and concludes at 7:30pm sharp
Monday 11th Feb, 2008 “Short Processes – Wildcard Meeting”
At a wildcard meeting, members volunteer to run a short session for between 5 and 20 minutes. No sessions are scheduled in advance. All entries are taken on the night.
Types of processes suitable for the wildcard include ice breakers, opening and closing rituals, energisers, anything at all that can be done in 20 minutes or less.
Wildcard is for everyone. Whether you are a beginner, or highly experienced or somewhere in between, wildcard is for you.
The aim is to run and debrief as many short sessions as possible in the time available. Wildcard will start at 5:30 sharp. Please be on time.
For further info call Greg Jenkins M: 0418 486 501, greg@tincanlearning.com .
Happy New Year and welcome to the Facilitators Network 2008, our 16th year.
You are warmly invited to attend our first meeting of the year on Monday 11th February.
The meeting starts at 5:30pm and concludes at 7:30pm sharp
Monday 11th Feb, 2008 “Short Processes – Wildcard Meeting”
At a wildcard meeting, members volunteer to run a short session for between 5 and 20 minutes. No sessions are scheduled in advance. All entries are taken on the night.
Types of processes suitable for the wildcard include ice breakers, opening and closing rituals, energisers, anything at all that can be done in 20 minutes or less.
Wildcard is for everyone. Whether you are a beginner, or highly experienced or somewhere in between, wildcard is for you.
The aim is to run and debrief as many short sessions as possible in the time available. Wildcard will start at 5:30 sharp. Please be on time.
For further info call Greg Jenkins M: 0418 486 501, greg@tincanlearning.com .
2 December 2007
Facilitators Network - 2005, 2006, 2007
2005
Feb 14 Greg Jenkins - Host wildcard
March Greg Jenkins - Host wildcard
April Sharon McGann Facilitating Decision making
May 9
June Carla Rogers ‘i’ Forum
July 11 Claire Jankelson Dialogue
Aug Robert Perey OST, social responsibility
Sep Tim McCarthy Alignment of values in agreement making
Oct Karynne Courts "bringing out the signature stories from our lives to use as a metaphor for the message of our facilitation work"
Nov Sue Stuart-Dent and Ian Ralston EQ
Dec Ken Hudson Creativity
2006
Feb Greg Jenkins - Host wildcard
March Noel Winterburn 3rd Place
April Robert Perey Joint meeting with SOL Games network
Innovation Diffusion Game
May Greg Jenkins The Business of Facilitation World Cafe
June Claire Jankelson Strategic Questioning
July Ralph Kerle Arts Based Facilitation
Aug Kate Scholl Journaling
Sep Matthew Moore Joint meeting with NSW-KM
Facilitating Corporate memory
Oct Noel Winterburn Listening for Meaning
Oct Larry Peterson Open Space, with Open Space Institute
Nov Greg Jenkins Wildcard
Dec Storytelling Christine Carlton
2007
Feb Greg Jenkins Pain Cafe
March Andrew Rixon Archetypes
April 16 Janine and Elizabeth Cahill Joint meeting with SOL Games network
May 14 Ralph Kerle Clay modeling
June 18 Claire Jankelson Leadership and the will
July 9 Suzanne Rix Meditation for Skeptics
Aug 13 Elyssebeth Leigh "Teaching - no talking"
Sep 10 Denis McNamara Ritual
Oct 8 Betty Sheppard Drawing on Music
Nov 12 Sharon McGann Facilitator Competencies Fish Bowl
Dec 10 Andrew Gaines " Creative Conversations"
Feb 14 Greg Jenkins - Host wildcard
March Greg Jenkins - Host wildcard
April Sharon McGann Facilitating Decision making
May 9
June Carla Rogers ‘i’ Forum
July 11 Claire Jankelson Dialogue
Aug Robert Perey OST, social responsibility
Sep Tim McCarthy Alignment of values in agreement making
Oct Karynne Courts "bringing out the signature stories from our lives to use as a metaphor for the message of our facilitation work"
Nov Sue Stuart-Dent and Ian Ralston EQ
Dec Ken Hudson Creativity
2006
Feb Greg Jenkins - Host wildcard
March Noel Winterburn 3rd Place
April Robert Perey Joint meeting with SOL Games network
Innovation Diffusion Game
May Greg Jenkins The Business of Facilitation World Cafe
June Claire Jankelson Strategic Questioning
July Ralph Kerle Arts Based Facilitation
Aug Kate Scholl Journaling
Sep Matthew Moore Joint meeting with NSW-KM
Facilitating Corporate memory
Oct Noel Winterburn Listening for Meaning
Oct Larry Peterson Open Space, with Open Space Institute
Nov Greg Jenkins Wildcard
Dec Storytelling Christine Carlton
2007
Feb Greg Jenkins Pain Cafe
March Andrew Rixon Archetypes
April 16 Janine and Elizabeth Cahill Joint meeting with SOL Games network
May 14 Ralph Kerle Clay modeling
June 18 Claire Jankelson Leadership and the will
July 9 Suzanne Rix Meditation for Skeptics
Aug 13 Elyssebeth Leigh "Teaching - no talking"
Sep 10 Denis McNamara Ritual
Oct 8 Betty Sheppard Drawing on Music
Nov 12 Sharon McGann Facilitator Competencies Fish Bowl
Dec 10 Andrew Gaines " Creative Conversations"
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)