Sydney Facilitator Network - First meeting of 2009

You are warmly invited to our first meeting of 2009 on Monday 9th FEBRUARY 2008

"What can we Learn about Leadership from Indigenous Kids?" with Greg Jenkins
The Australian Football league (AFL) recently launched an indigenous academy for Aboriginal kids in Western Sydney. Greg Jenkins had the privilege of working on the leadership component of the program in 2008. In this session, Greg will facilitate an experience of the frameworks, facilitation tools and games that he found to be highly effective in the program. Greg's insights have the potential to transform the way we plan and implement leadership development in organisations, schools and communities.

Greg delivered this session at both the AFN Conference in Bathurst in Nov '08 http://www.markbutz.com/afn/afn_08_conference/index.html and the ICEL Conference at UTS in Dec '08 http://www.education.uts.edu.au/icel/ . The feedback was extremely positive.
Greg Jenkins works with business, education and community organisations facilitating strategy, culture, sustainability. He is founder of TinCAN Learning www.tincanlearning.com which develops and delivers blended learning programs in facilitation, leadership and change. Greg is coordinator of the Sydney Facilitators Network.
(See our new Facilitators Network Blog: http://facilitatorsnetwork.blogspot.com/)

Venue: Room 5.580 Level 5, Building 10, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Jones Street, Ultimo corner Thomas Street. Take the lift to level 5, cross the atrium foot bridge, walk straight ahead to room 580.

Time: from 5:30pm to 7:30pm sharp

About Facilitators Network:
The Facilitators Network (Est. 1992) is a self-organising Community of Practice requiring no formal membership apart from a closed email list. Meetings attract between 25 and 40 participants including independent facilitators, trainers and consultants, volunteers and those employed in business, public sector, not for profits and the community sector. A donation of $5 per participant covers outgoings.

Meetings are held on the second Monday of the month from February to December (*unless a public holiday falls on the date in which case the meeting slips back 1 week).

Our Three Principles
The 3 Principles of Facilitators Network (a community of Practice)
No RSVP, just turn up - all are welcome
Turn up to receive the benefits –There are no benefits for non-attendees
Practice facilitation –we are all about the experience (practice) of facilitation

Our Values - PICSEU (From session May 12, 2008)
· PREPARED - We value facilitation that is well prepared and planned to ensure a delivered outcome
· INVOLVED - We value the inclusive participation of all people gathering to focus on an outcome
· CLEAR - We value the clear communication of ideas and meanings.
· SAFE - We value the building of safe environments for equal participation
· EXCITED - We value the presence, passion and play on offer by facilitators
· UNDERSTOOD - We value processes that clarify participant expectations
Values workshop outputs www.unfoldingfutures.net/pdf/SydneyFacNetwork-May08-Values.pdf