As planners and policy makers, working in inter-disciplinary teams, engaging with multiple stakeholders and consulting with community members have all become part of our role. The skills to work effectively with a group, support collaboration and bring different parties to a decision are not something we learn through our technical training. Very often planners are thrown in the 'deep end' to sink or swim!
In this course we will identify and apply strategies and techniques to better plan and design our meetings and workshops and the key skills you can use in the room to support participation.  Group facilitation is something that we learn by doing and observing, this is a highly interactive session, in which we will work together to apply facilitation skills and building confidence to step into the room and support more effective dialogue and engagement.

Designed For

Planners, designers and policy makers who want to work more effectively in group situations.

Learning Outcomes 

• Strategies to plan and design meetings and workshops to be more productive.
• Skills to support inclusive participation by group members.
• Strategies for working with conflict and difficult group dynamics.
• Tools for supporting group members to reach agreement.

Presenter

Michelle Howard MPIA (Fellow)
Michelle Howard is a Fellow of the Planning Institute of Australia and an internationally accredited facilitator and strategic planner. As Managing Director of Collaborations, she has worked on planning, design and infrastructure projects across Australia for the past 30 years. Michelle’s skills in stakeholder engagement and strategic planning have been sought after by public, private and not-for-profit organisations.  She has a reputation for working with diverse constituencies and managing complex issues of change. Michelle is an experienced trainer and mentor within the urban planning and community engagement sectors. building on the principles of best-practice in adult learning, her approach is highly interactive and engaging.

Terms & Conditions

Registrations cancelled more than 14 days prior to the event date will not incur any fees and a full refund will be granted.

If you cannot attend and you are within 14 days of the event date, you can transfer your ticket to another person.

In all other situations we cannot issue a refund or credit.

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