📜 Program Description
Workshops are often at the heart of a design and innovation process, bringing a range of people together to share experiences and ideas in real time. There’s more to co-design than workshops, but getting workshops right can make or break your design project. The success of your workshop hinges on the preparation and facilitation you bring to the table - with most of the work happening before participants gather together.
Designing and Facilitating Workshops is a two-day training course that covers the foundational skills and techniques needed to deliver an engaging workshop.
Course Overview
Part 1: Preparation for Effective Workshops
Understand the importance of preparing for workshops.
Learn a simple and adaptable framework for planning co-design engagements.
Identify common mistakes and debunk myths around participant recruitment.
Discover best practices for inviting and preparing participants for design and research activities.
Part 2: Group Facilitation Skills
Identify key guidelines for creating safe and inspiring environments.
Develop skills to foster creativity, dialogue and collective decision-making.
Recognise different styles of facilitation and engagement.
Explore the key considerations for in-person and online group facilitation.
Part 3: Facilitating In-Person Workshops
Manage physical space and tools for in-person facilitation.
Recognise the value of tangible materials and tactile activities.
Experience and practise productive ways to generate and assess ideas.
Part 4: Facilitating Remote Engagement
Dive into platforms, tools and techniques for remote and virtual facilitation.
Understand the pros and cons of asynchronous collaboration and digital tools.
Identify benefits and roles of co-facilitation.
Experience and practise creating safe and inspiring online environments.
👋 Is this for me?
This training focuses on co-design facilitation but will be relevant for people who are starting to facilitate workshops for a range of different research and innovation purposes.
You don’t need any specific experience in facilitation or co-design, but you need to be ready to practise facilitation skills in small groups.
Only register if you can attend both days of training: the first day in Melbourne (Carlton) and the second day online (with a good Internet connection and large enough screen for online activities).
📆 2024 Course Schedule
This training involves one day in-person and one day online, so that you can experience and practise workshop facilitation in both formats.
Each day of training is from 10am to 4.30pm, with plenty of breaks.
Day 1: Wednesday 8 May, in Carlton, VIC (Australia).
Day 2: Wednesday 22 May, on Zoom.
✅ Registration & Investment
Individual registration costs $1,300 (including GST, catering on day 1 and all materials).
Your place is confirmed on receipt of full payment, or a 50% deposit (contact us if you wish to pay half upfront and half on the first day of training).
Other payment options include:
Paying via invoice to deposit into an Australian bank account.
If you would like to receive an invoice to register for any future course, or have any questions, please contact the team.
Register for the 2024 course above or express your interest below to hear when tickets for future courses go on sale.
We highly recommend registering early to avoid missing out - our courses usually sell out well in advance!