articles on how to lead effective workshops and retreats
You can probably think of many reasons for group safety. One reason is that for people to grow and learn, they generally need to do something different than their usual behaviours. That means taking a risk. Taking a risk requires a group where it’s safe to experiment, to fail, to stretch, and to grow.
Designing workshops is a creative activity, which means that every trainer has their own way of doing it. Here is one method from one experienced trainer.
In trainings we want to teach people skills that they can apply to their organising and their efforts in stopping climate change. How can we do that most effectively? The experiential cycle.