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Changeology workshops in 2021 Choose either 'real life' or Zoom interactive workshops.

Facilitate with Confidence

Facilitate team meetings, professional workshops, and public forums with zest and authority.

Join Les Robinson for this safe, friendly event to expand your abilities to facilitate happy, productive gatherings, large and small, in both real life AND online situations.

Option (1) FACE-TO-FACE training:

• Melbourne 15 April 2021, 9.00 am to 4.30 pm
• Sydney 20 April 2021, 9.00 am to 4.30 pm

"I really am gobsmacked at how well it's gone. It's been an amazing day."
- Sustainability educator, Victoria

[Full details][Book here] Contact Les to ask about this training.

Discounts are available, see below.

Changeology Master Class

Devise projects that excite communities to do things they've never done before.

Option (1) FACE-TO-FACE training:

• Melbourne 16 April 2021, 9.00 am to 4.30 pm
• Sydney 21 April 2021, 9.00 am to 4.30 pm

"This workshop was an absolute turning point. It helped us rethink our approach and move forward with absolute clarity and conviction."
- anti plastic straw campaigners, NSW

[Full details] [Book here] Contact Les to ask about this training.

Discounts:
• Self-funded: 20% discount.
• Community organisations: 20% discount
• Climate action projects: If you and your buddies are working on a climate action project, you all receive a 50% discount.

New resources

Yep... love 'em or hate 'em, difficult workshop participants are a fact of life. Fortunately there's a lot of ways to happily manage even the most cantankerous. This 2-page guide distills the practical wisdom of folks in my Facilitation Skills workshops.
Download here (it's free).

I'm proud to share this succinct, comprehensive guide to designing change projects. It has the most vital behaviour change strategies and design processes, all illustrated with colourful examples which show how they're within the capacity of even the most humble project.
Download here (it's free).

(If you're attending a Changeology workshop, this is pre-reading!)

Remember everything ONLINE
Taking a workshop or meeting online isn't that hard. It just needs rehearsal. And some special planning, especially about orienting your participants in the new space and setting ground rules - the more physical your participants are, the happier they'll be! Here's a handy guide to important stuff never to forget!

The Changeology blog

“Les helps teams and organisations to...

SOLVE PUZZLES He sits down with you to devise 'long fix' solutions to tricky social, health and organisational challenges. More.

CULTIVATE THE WISDOM OF GROUPS He facilitates the collective brilliance of teams, workshops, and conferences. More.

GEAR UP YOUR TEAM He expands people's skills in change management, facilitation, innovation and change thinking. More.

MAKE CHOICES EASY He provides lots of labour-saving tools to improve decision-making. More.

Quote de joy "I am neither especially clever nor especially gifted. I am only very, very curious. " - Albert Einstein

"All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning." - Albert Camus