Workshop Workshop Live London

This one is for all the new workshop facilitators and the war-torn workshop veterans out there.

We feel your pain. We really do.

This is for all of you.

You might be preparing for your first workshop, or getting back on the horse after a difficult one. You might need to take a group of people through something new or challenging. Whatever the situation, it’s just not enough to get your people in a space and talk at them, or ask them to do things with flipcharts.

So how do you make a workshop work for you — the facilitator, and for them — the participants? (Its also for anyone who has sat in a workshop quietly confused about why they are there. For everyone who has been asked to travel across the room full of strangers as “their favourite animal”. For everyone who has found themselves wondering “why me?”, wishing for an end.)

At Plot, our mission is to stop people from running bad workshops. After years of designing and running all kinds of workshops we have put together the insights we have gained into — yes! — a workshop, and a kit for designing workshops.

“I love it. Getting people to do stuff on paper is v.powerful. Esp like the little books.”

“The prompts and suggested strategies work!”

“This workshop explored and demonstrated a variety of techniques that could be used to disrupt the traditional teacher/student role and create a space for sharing, discussion and dialogue. The workshop was fantastic and we can’t wait to work with Gill again, thanks to all at Plot!”

Thanks @plot for your great @antiuniversity #facilitation workshop. It really helped get a conversation going. #Flow #Ideas