Online Meet-Ups

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.

Facilitated by Kerri Price

Ai is becoming more and more commonplace, and many of our members are using Ai in clever and creative ways. This meet-up will be run as an open discussion between members, exploring how Ai is being used both in facilitation–and building a facilitation business. Bring your success stories, your disaster stories, and all your Ai questions. The wisdom will be in the room.

Facilitated by Kerri Price

As facilitators, we often put a lot of effort into setting the scene and making sure we open our workshops well. However, wrapping up well is just as important! This meet-up will be a hands-on workshop where you get to try a bunch of activities you can use to round-up your sessions with intention. Come prepared to try things out and gather some new activities for your kete.

Facilitated by Kerri Price

Once you get over the initial start-up phase of business, it can sometimes feel tricky to break through to the next level (whatever that level looks like for you). This meet-up is for members who have been self-employed for more than 12 months, are already generating a steady and sufficient income, but want to talk about growing, scaling, or leveraging their business. This session will be a mix of open space discussion, as well as more structured Q&A. Find out how other members have grown their business and share what has worked for you. To allow full and open discussion, this session will not be recorded.

Facilitated by Kerri Price

Good facilitators take time to reflect after a workshop is finished. Great facilitators know how to do that mid-workshop and pivot as required. In this session we’ll explore some practical tools and strategies for reflecting in action, and you’ll discover simple ways to adapt a session on the fly. Come prepared to share both your success stories, and disasters stories, of reflecting in action.

Facilitated by Kerri Price

This session is a chance for you to bring your questions and challenges related to workshop design and delivery, so that you can get ideas and advice from other network members. In this meet-up we will be using the Wise Crowds method from Liberating Structures. If you don’t have a question or challenge, please feel free to come along and be part of the Wise Crowd! The wisdom will be in the room.

Facilitated by Vanessa Davey

Whether you are a self-employed facilitator or working in-house, it’s important to be intentional about what you’d love your role to look like. By actively crafting your work to better align with your interests and values, you can create a career that is both fulfilling and rewarding. In this session, we will touch on things like values, strengths, work needs, and energy management. Come prepared for some self-reflection.