Facilitation Lab Denver: Introduction to Workshop Design
Facilitator: Eli Wood
This event is a must-attend for anyone interested in facilitation, workshop design, design thinking and collaborative leadership. You’ll have the opportunity to meet and learn from diverse professionals also passionate about these topics.
Whether you’re a beginner or an expert in facilitation, this event will provide valuable insights and opportunities for growth in leading collaborative sessions.
RSVP now to secure your spot for an evening of learning, networking, and community building.
If you have any questions or want to get involved, please contact Eli Wood at eli@voltagecontrol.com.
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Facilitation Lab Denver is a meetup focused on helping facilitators & collaborative leaders connect with peers in a supportive and inspiring facilitation playground.
We gather to experience and explore all aspects of facilitation, including Liberating Structures, Game Storming, Thinking Wrong, MG Taylor, Improv, and much more.
At each meeting, we rotate topics and approaches, from highlighting practitioners sharing tips and tricks to open facilitation practice where you get hands-on with new tools and concepts.
In addition to Facilitation Lab Denver hosted by Voltage Control, there are meetups around the globe hosted by Facilitation Lab regional leads. See the region map for a full list of all active meetups.
Join the Facilitation Lab Community Hub to connect asynchronously with the facilitation community and get reminders of all upcoming events.
Date
February 5, 2024
Time
6pm - 8:30pm MT​
Location
Denver, CO
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What to expect
What to Expect
The event starts with a welcoming session featuring snacks, cocktails, and casual conversations, followed by a dynamic Lightning Networking segment focusing on the role of facilitation in professional practice. We will also highlight the contributions of Voltage Control and the global community. Participants will engage in a Practice Power Hour, exploring various facilitation methods, and conclude with a debrief session for reflections and insights. If you’re still awake, we’ll have a late-night hangout, offering a platform for future event discussions and volunteering.
What You'll Learn
-Get introduced to the Voltage Control Workshop Design Canvas
-Intentional strategies to improve your workshops
-Simple and effective ways to plan meetings and gather feedback
-New connections in the local Denver-Boulder community
How You'll Learn
-Interactive networking with other professionals
-Small group breakout and discussion
-Interactive walkthrough of the Workshop Design Canvas
-Practice debriefing using Liberating Structures
Agenda
Conversations and Networking
Start the evening with a warm welcome, cocktails, and engaging conversations. Cheers to our host and bartender, Town Hall Collaborative!
Introduction to Workshop Design
Learn about our proven method to planning workshops as we lead you through a canvas exercise in small groups to explore learning needs, assessments, activities, and methods to improve your gatherings.
Community Debrief
Reflective session on the evening’s activities and new connections we’ve made together.
Late Night Lab
Continue the conversations at Town Hall using a One-Way Conversation Train that is not to be missed!
Who Should Attend
Experienced & New Facilitators
Who want to level up their facilitation skills and enhance their facilitation tool belt
Chiefs of Staff
Who want to align and support initiatives across departments
Product & Project Managers
Who want to steer stakeholders to the best outcomes
Teachers & Trainers
Who want to design the most impactful learning
Key Takeaways
Discover what withholds are getting in the way of your life, career, and intimacy
Learn how to transform a Raw Withhold into a Skilled Withhold
Get a peek into the most advanced conscious communication skills training available
Practice a facilitation skill to have a room of crickets speak up
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Eli Wood
He has also delivered rapid prototyping, strategic design, and development projects for LAX, Mastercard, Cisco, CBRE. When not making things, he enjoys spending time in nature.
Venue
Townhall Collaborative
Denver, CO 80204
What People Are Saying
"I always enjoy the opportunity to network with other facilitators in the Facilitation Lab. I've gained so much knowledge from other attendees' insights & experiences each and every week in our community."
Anonymous
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A key part of our mission is to support diverse facilitators from different methodologies, backgrounds, races, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, and ages. If you are a part of, or serve, a traditionally underrepresented group and feel that this scholarship would allow you to amplify this mission, please apply now.
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Please note that photographs, video & audio recordings will be taken throughout this event. These will be used by Voltage Control for marketing and publicity in our publications, on our website and in social media, or in any third-party publication. Please contact us via email if you have any concerns or if you wish to be exempted from this activity.​
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