The Art of Connection

Conscious Technology for Authentic Engagement

As the world and technology evolve rapidly,
how do you stay connected and engage for real collaboration?

 

Are you looking to:

  • Foster and ensure collaboration in a virtual and hybrid world

  • Maintain trust and believability,

  • Help you and those you lead to stay on track

  • Be productive in a way that is generative, not draining

  • Find resilience and flexibility in an ever-evolving work environment

  • Make every meeting and conversation count to build authentic engagement for your community, team, or organization.

 

Finding Symmetry in an Asymmetric World: Hybrid work and communications plans bring a certain amount of chaos! The pivots keep coming. Prior to the pandemic most of us worked in a “symmetric” work environment, with 2-3 communications channels, regular work schedules, and guaranteed in-person time. New technologies, new communication channels, new work schedules, and shifting expectations bring the need for new skills to thrive in an asymmetric environment.

Welcome, Safety & Belonging: Learn about personal presence and meeting design to upskill for whatever latest pivot and transition that your organization, workplace, or community is facing. What matters most? Creating the conditions for “Welcome, Safety, & Belonging,” where people know they count and matter, and know how they can best contribute to the purpose and intent of the organization or community for productive, positive outcomes.

 

Zoom/Virtual technologies + 9 Steps to Collaboration skills =
Authentic Connection and Engagement

 

Art of Convening 9 Steps to Collaboration

 
 

    • Learn to convene and facilitate successful collaborative work in a blended setting so you can create engaging, participatory meetings for remote teams or 1:1 meetings with anyone, anywhere. 

    • Address meeting pain points:

      • Distraction

      • Alignment

      • Zoom/ virtual fatigue

      • Follow-through

      • Identify and reinforce best practices

    • Get behind the scenes with Zoom, MS Teams or other collaborative technology to explore current tools and features.

    • With the Art of Convening 9 Steps to Collaboration methodology you will plan and design your meetings for vitality, energy and end with committed action. 

  • √ Online Learning Platform

    √ Convening Great Virtual/Hybrid Meetings e-book√ Curriculum: course readings, journaling, combined with an exploration of the practices, principles, challenges and successes of convening virtually

    √ Interactive exercises designed to maximize collaborative learning and application

    √ Applied learning: Each training incorporates a "Case Study" as a tool and metric with which you will be able to design a specific convening opportunity in your life and/or work

    √ Learn & practice the 9 Steps to Collaboration in a highly interactive learning environment.

    • Session 1: Introduction to the course, Introduction to your custom Learning PlatformOverview: At the Heart of the Matter, Intent, "Webside Manner", Your Case Study, Your Purpose in Action, Exploring Zoom/ MS Teams/ collaboration software CapacityThe Architecture of Designing Great Virtual Meetings: Invitation, Context, Exploring Zoom Features, The Meeting Agenda, Your Case StudyCreating the Container for Presence: Practice & Application: Your Case Study, Creating Safe Spaces, Hearing All the Voices

    • Session 2: Conversation & Collaboration: The Challenges. Essential Conversation, Creation, Holding Paradox and DisruptionPractice & Application: Your Case Study, Creating Safe Spaces, Hearing All the Voices

    • Session 3: Synthesis & Application: Synthesis, Application, Your Case Study, Commitment to Action, Completion Creating the Container for Presence: Practice & Application: Your Case Study, Creating Safe Spaces, Commitment to Action

What People Are Saying

I’ve gotten so much from the Virtual course. I love how you put together all the tools to make a really meaningful experience. Designing my own online class as a case study was a great real-time learning opportunity – thank you!

“This is a great training to allow you to slow down and really think about what goes into a great virtual/hybrid (and in-person) meeting. You learn by experience to gain a deeper appreciation for the process and the tools that can come together to create great convening spaces.”

“This training helped put structure and intention to things that I was doing without really realizing why. I also learned some new Zoom tips and tricks to help me get more out of my Zoom meetings.”