<\/strong>1) Your manager won\u2019t let you do creative stuff.
\n2) Your organisation isn\u2019t innovative.
\n3) You don\u2019t have time or money to do interesting projects.
\n4) Your workmates will think you\u2019re crazy.
\nNo, seriously, if your manager won\u2019t let you do creative stuff, don\u2019t do this workshop. You\u2019ll get frustrated and say it\u2019s all my fault for leading you up the garden path.
\nBut if your manager is cool, then here\u2019s what it\u2019s about:
\nFirst:<\/strong> it equips participants to design community engagement projects that humans will positively want<\/em> to engage in.
\nSecond:<\/strong> it\u2019s about processes that suit any purpose, from corporate planning to community development. Or sustainability or transport planning or health promotion. Or a workplace project. Or a youth project. Wherever you have an audience to engage.
\nThird:<\/strong> it\u2019s fun. Because joy and creativity are inseparable.
\nFourth:<\/strong> it\u2019s a bit of a primer on design thinking (a la the IDEO approach<\/a>), on the creative process (a la James Webb Young<\/a>) and the psychology of change (a la Les Robinson\u2019s Changeology<\/a>).
\nWhy is creativity vital for engagement?<\/strong> Because engagement means being noticed, creating buzz, and have people \u2018come and play\u2019 with your offering.
\nPeople notice your offering and talk about it when you surprise them – when you break their stereotype about what to expect. And they come and play when you offer value in their terms, which often means promising pleasure and delight as well as credible solutions to their needs.
\nSo surprise is a key to engagement, and surprise requires, by definition, surprising ourselves, and that requires creativity. Can anyone be creative? Actually, it\u2019s hard for individuals to surprise themselves but, with a few facilitation tricks, it\u2019s easy for groups. That\u2019s what this workshop is about.
\nThe dates are:<\/strong>
\nMelbourne 4 November 2016
\nSydney 7 November 2016
\nFull details:<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/www.enablingchange.com.au\/engagement_plus.php<\/a>
\nP.S. I\u2019m also running:
\nChangeology<\/a>, the\u00a02-day master class in making change happen
\nFacilitate with Confidence<\/a>, a one-day workshop on the core skills of being a facilitator.
\n 
\n 
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