Online Meet-Ups

Facilitated by Leeann Bassett, Face Up Now Social Media

Linked In is a great tool for making yourself known, building relationships and establishing yourself as an expert in your field. Leeann has run meet-ups for us before, but this time she is doing things a little differently. This meet-up will be run as a Q&A session, so you can bring the specific questions you want answered. This meet-up will be particularly useful for independent facilitators, but everyone is welcome.

Facilitated by Shaheen Hajira

As facilitators we want to make sure the spaces we create are inclusive and welcoming for all. However, that sometimes feels either too hard or that there are conflicting needs within the group.
In this session, we will explore how inclusive design practices can help us create spaces and environments that ensure all of our diverse participants feel included.

Key areas we will focus on:

• Creating accessible and engaging spaces for all
• Fostering inclusive communication and participation
• Supporting emotional safety

This is a highly interactive session where we focus on social learning and gain from the wisdom of the crowd.

Facilitated by Hannah Hardy-Jones

AI is here to stay and while it’s unlikely to replace the role of a facilitator any time soon, it can definitely add value to meetings, workshops and community conversations. In this session, Hannah will give an overview of what AI actually is, what you need to consider when using AI, and how you might use it in your facilitation practice. She will also introduce you to Contended AI, a New Zealand born platform that transcribes conversations to create meaningful insights.

Facilitated by Kerri Price

This meet-up is a chance to get to know other network members, while at the same time exploring a range of introduction and connection activities you can use in your own workshop sessions. For those who have been in the network for a while, we will be exploring some new activities that have not been introduced in a network meet-up before.

Facilitated by Donna Barlow-Rolleston

If you want to include more te reo Maori in your conversations or workshops, but lack the confidence to give it a go, this meet-up is for you. Donna Barlow-Rolleston will be stepping us through some introductory te reo phrases, and supporting us to get the pronunciation just right. It doesn’t matter where you are on the te reo journey, you’ll get some simple tips for feeling more confident along the way.

Facilitated by Kerri Price

Rather than being fed information from the front of the room, powerful learning happens when participants get to discover and experience key principles for themselves. In this meet-up you will be introduced to a bunch of activities that you can use to spark conversations about topics like communication, team work, leadership, innovation and well-being. The same activities can be used to spark insight on various topics–depending on how you choose to debrief. This meet-up will be very interactive and include activities you can use both in-person and in online sessions.

Facilitated by Kerri Price

It’s easy to think that quiet participants are not engaging because loud voices are dominating the session. However, that’s only one reason quieter participants might be standing back. In this meet-up we’ll explore 5 things that might be getting in the way of engagement and unpack some simple tools you can use to address those barriers.