Participatory Facilitation - One Day Workshop

What: A day of experiencing and learning Participatory Facilitation, with Deborah Benham

Who: Deborah is a trainer of trainers with Gaia Education - focusing on participatory methods. She is also a Transition Town, Sociocracy, Biomimicry and Deep Nature Connection trainer and facilitator. She brings participatory facilitation into all the spaces where she is working with groups or providing learning environments.

[Visit the attached video to hear Deborah talking on the Accidental Gods Podcast]

Why: Participatory Facilitation …?

Redistributes power from the ‘front’, to the whole group of participants or learners

Emerges collective intelligence and creativity

Surfaces new directions, ideas and pathways to complex issues

Encourages more diverse and whole ways of knowing and doing

Evolves and adapts depending on the context and group

Is much more fun and engaging than ‘standard’ teaching!

Community = Power, is one of SHIFT Bristol's core beliefs/values. Surfacing and applying the collective wisdom of the community is a key approach to creating a more preferred and just future, and is a method used throughout the SHIFT Bristol Practical Sustainability Course.

Join in with a lively day of discussion, games and creative activities, and learn how to apply them in your own contexts, groups and organising.

Please wear comfortable clothes you can move around in, something to write notes in, and a spirit of playful curiosity.

Please let us know if you have any access, movement or ability needs : [email protected]

Friday 28th March
The Pickle Factory, 13 All Hallows Road, Easton, Bristol, BS5 0HH
Doors Open: 9.45
Workshop begins: 10.00
Workshop ends: 4.00

Costs:

Full Fee: £45
Part-Concession: £35
Full-Concession: £25

Visit the Green Bottle Sliding Scale (https://futuredreams.org.uk/green-bottle-sliding-scale/) as a guide to deciding what tier of course fee you should pay.

Parking: The Pickle Factory is in a residential area of Bristol, so some on-street parking will be available nearby.
Buses: There is a bus stop very close to the Pickle Factory and Felix Road for the 506 route. A 3-minute walk away is the bus stop for the 6 & 7 routes.
There’s multiple bus routes that pass by Lawrence Hill, only a 10-minute walk from both the Pickle Factory.
Cycling: The Pickle Factory is beside the Bristol and Bath Railway Path. There is a bike rack on site.
Food: Please bring your own lunch, we will provide tea/coffee & biscuits. If you are averagely able-bodied the Pickle Factory is 10 mins walk from St Marks Rd, which has shops/cafes along it.

Entry requirements: 16+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio — Read more — Read less