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2025
Interchange workshops are designed to be practical and informative. They integrate skills and understanding by addressing a combination of skills, processes, concepts and models. For participants who wish it, they provide opportunities to practise and receive supportive feedback.
Special note: In response to the continuing existence of Covid-19, in 2025 there will instead be a series of webinar programs.
The facilitator for workshops and webinars is Bob Dick.
You can participate in webinars from the convenience and comfort of your office, workplace or home.The fee for a 4-session webinar is $550, with generous discounts or other special arrangements for early payment and also for teams from one organisation.
* Note that for workshops or webinars offered jointly with other facilitators, or interstate, fees vary.
If you are genuinely unable to afford the workshop or webinar fee, and are keen to attend, enquiry about a possible half-price bursary, or other arrangements. For reduced rates (or special deals) for teams from one organisation, also enquire.
Typically the Interchange workshop program includes four workshops or webinar programs. Three regular topics are offered almost every year. The topic of the first workshop or webinar may vary from time to time. In 2025, four webinars are planned.
Other workshops or webinars may be added to this program if there is sufficient interest. If you prefer, in-house workshops or webinars on these and other topics can be designed and facilitated to meet the specific needs of your organisation or community.
You can access more details by clicking on the topic name below.
Organisations, teams and communities increasingly are finding it challenging to respond quickly enough to increasing uncertainty and accelerating rates of change. Fortunately, there are strategies available to increase team, organisational and community responsiveness and flexibility. Recently, ways of coping with increased complexity and turbulence have increased.
Problem solving, decision making and planning can adjust. Team leaders can adopt a more facilitative style, engaging team members in worthwhile and satisfying responsibilities. Leadership can be shared. Similar strategies can be used in community settings. This webinar explores the relevant skills, processes, concepts and structures.
The webinar is on 4, 11, 18, 25 March, 6:30-8:30pm (Brisbane time). See details here.Foundation skills, concepts and processes for designing and facilitating group activities for change, learning, meetings, and decision making.
The webinar is 6, 13, 20, 27 May, 6:30-8:30pm (Brisbane time). See details here.For the further development of facilitation skills, processes and concepts in group facilitation. Facilitation under conditions of uncertainty is a focus. The concepts and processes can be applied to the facilitation of learning, change, meetings, and decision-making. Attention is given to wicked problems and large or difficult groups.
The webinar is 8, 15, 22, 29 July, 6:30-8:30pm (Brisbane time). See details here.Implementing change and developing leadership and problem solving skills through the use of projects. Learn how to set up a program of multiple projects to achieve leadership development and cultural change.
The webinar is 2, 9, 16, 23 September, 6:30-8:30pm (Brisbane time). See details here.Other possible workshop programs (some extremely tentative)
In addition to the Interchange program, a number of other topics have been offered in the past or are (very tentatively) planned. Some may be reactivated again in the future if there is interest, and subject to the progress of the pandemic. It may be possible to offer some as a webinar series.
With Chris Patty. A two-day experiential workshop using an integrated combination of action methods with actionable and practical models and processes. We'll explore how to make diversity, difference and disagreement a benefit rather than a liability. We'll consider how to model good relationships and interactions that will in turn influence others and the wider culture.
This workshop was postponed, waiting on clarity about the development of the COVID-19 virus. There is a small possibility we may design a replacement webinar or webinar program for later in 2025 or 2026.
Shared leadership (tentative title)With Martin Butcher. A two-day workshop on ways of moving to a shared leadership culture in an organisation. The emphasis will be on practical ways of achieving both enjoyment and performance.
Nothing specific is planned at this stage. Contact me (bd (at) aral (dot) com (dot) au) for more details.
With Andrew Rixon. An occasional two-day experiential workshop on how to achieve more effective and sustainable change by combining and integrating Open Space Technology and action learning.
Contact me (bd (at) aral (dot) com (dot) au) for more details.
In-house program
We don't currently plan to offer the following as public workshops in 2024 or 2025. However, they can be made available within organisations and communities, tailored to your requirements. Again, click on the workshop title for details.
For many people action research is an attitude and mindset that allows spontaneity and resilience in unsettled or confusing situations. For others it's a research methodology that allows change to be researched and pursued at the same time. We'll address both approaches.
Available in-house. Otherwise not offered as a public workshop in 2025.How to design and implement a performance improvement process that people will actually like, and find valuable. The emphasis is on a collaborative and blame-free approach that benefits all parties. It can be applied within pairs (such as team leader and team member) or to a self-managed team.
Available in-house. Otherwise not offered as a public workshop in 2025.Skills, models, concepts and processes for participatory change in community and organisational settings. The workshop will cover the important entry phase, the engagement of participants in planning, and ways of enhancing the likelihood of action.
Available in-house. Otherwise not offered as a public workshop in 2025.The use of story (whether traditional, created or elicited) for individual, group and system diagnosis, development and change
Available in-house. Otherwise not offered as a public workshop in 2025.The design and facilitation of processes for experiential learning, integrating theory and practice in involving ways.
Available in-house. Otherwise not offered as a public workshop in 2025.The Snyder evaluation process, which combines outcome, process and short-cycle evaluation
Available in-house. Otherwise not offered as a public workshop in 2025.Practical principles from foresight, complexity, resilience, and high reliability are applied to dealing more effectively with unexpected opportunities and crises and learning from them.
Available in-house. Otherwise not offered as a public workshop in 2025.What else?
We would be pleased to consult with you about a workshop or webinar program for you. We would design and present it, probably within your organisation, to meet your particular needs.
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