Facilitation Lab
Facilitation Lab Vancouver
Hands-on introduction to LEGO® Serious Play® methods as a facilitation tool
With Gordana Rauski and David Newman, PhD
In Partnership With Miro
October 3, 2024
6pm - 8pm PT​
New Westminster, BC
715 Columbia Steet
New Westminster, BC V3M 1B2
New Westminster, BC V3M 1B2
In this workshop, you will experience the early stages of a LEGO® Serious Play® methods session while exploring the purpose of the Vancouver Facilitation Lab and how it can best serve its members.
LEGO® Serious Play® methods was developed nearly 30 years ago in response to strategic planning challenges within the LEGO Group to address their need to think differently and develop different ideas. Since then, the methodology has become a facilitation, planning, coaching, and teaching tool used around the world in multinational corporations, governments, the military, NGOs, and education.
LEGO® Serious Play® methods was developed nearly 30 years ago in response to strategic planning challenges within the LEGO Group to address their need to think differently and develop different ideas. Since then, the methodology has become a facilitation, planning, coaching, and teaching tool used around the world in multinational corporations, governments, the military, NGOs, and education.
October 3, 2024
6pm - 8pm PT​
New Westminster, BC
715 Columbia Steet
New Westminster, BC V3M 1B2
New Westminster, BC V3M 1B2
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About Facilitation Lab Vancouver
Facilitation Lab Vancouver is a monthly in-person 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 Vancouver hosted by Gordana. Voltage Control hosts Facilitation Lab HQ, and there are other meetups around the globe hosted by Facilitation Lab regional leads. See the region list 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.
Agenda
Impromptu Networking
We’ll open with some connections to give you an opportunity to meet other community members
Hands-on introduction to LEGO® Serious Play® methods as a facilitation tool led by David Newman
Everyone shares their practice areas and opportunities for growth edges and we vote on the top ones.
Small Group Discussions
Participants take turns sharing stories and experiences when they have had to pivot in the moment and what insights they learned from those experiences. Each group with then summarize insights learned from each other and a volunteer with playback the groups findings.
Reflect, Debrief, & Commit
We’ll end with an opportunity for some quiet reflection, group debriefing, and solo commitments
Who Should Attend
Experienced & New Facilitators
Who want to level up their facilitation skills and enhance their ability to effectively engage participants
Chiefs of Staff
Who want to align initiatives across departments and ensure strategic projects are implemented successfully
Product & Project Managers
Who want to steer stakeholders to the best outcomes and learn best practices in stakeholder management
Teachers & Trainers
Who want to design the most impactful learning and create engaging learning experiences
Key Takeaways
Gain hands-on experience with LEGO® Serious Play® method
Receive immediate, constructive feedback in a nurturing environment to refine your facilitation skills.
Explore the depths of your existing facilitation knowledge and boost your confidence through low-stakes practice sessions.
Determine the purpose of the Vancouver Facilitation Lab and how it can best serve its members.
Featured Facilitators
Gordana Rauski
Gordana Latinovic-Rauski brings over two decades of extensive expertise in various professional domains, encompassing strategic planning, team building, information literacy, workshop facilitation, project management, strategic planning, research, event management, community outreach, service design, and marketing.
David Newman, PhD
David is a seasoned educator known for his use of innovative and experiential pedagogies. He has been a Facilitator-Educator for many years teaching at universities in a number of countries, including most recently at the University of British Columbia and Solvay Business School Vietnam. David trained as a LEGO® Serious Play® methods facilitator in 2022 and was certified as a Trainer of Facilitators in June 2024 with LSP Methods. Since then, he has conducted certification training in Vietnam and Canada. He can be found on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/creativityalchemist/
In Partnership With
Miro
Miro is an online workspace for innovation that is visually reminiscent to whiteboards we have in meeting rooms. All the tools are located on the left side of the screen. And it allows you to add various content from texts to images, create maps and diagrams, and work with visual templates together with a team.
What People are Saying
"In a world where we tend to connect digitally, it's so important to still come together, especially in a shared community where we're learning from each other and we're also affirming each other. So, coming here is worth the travel. It's worth being in the presence of others. You can't replicate that in a digital forum."
Susan Wilson-Golab
Administrator, Bloomfield Hills Schools
"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."
Nicole Richards
Director, National Instruments
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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 our events manager if you have any concerns or if you wish to be exempted from this activity.
