Take a look at our newsletter, packed full of upcoming Rhizome workshops, what’s hot in our field, featured resources and more. Book on to our one-day workshops whilst there’s still spaces – our Facilitation Masterclass at the end of October, repeated already due to popular demand in Manchester, and our Facilitation Masterclass then travels to […]
Effective facilitation of meetings, decision‑making and discussions are a vital element of a team’s success. Good facilitation enables better planning, goal-setting, governance and communication. Sometimes meetings drain energy and tensions take control, particularly when the going gets tough. A good facilitator will be able to support increased participation and better communication when it matters most. This hands-on […]
At this year’s Green Gathering festival near Chepstow I bought a book called From Democracy to Freedom. It is produced by Crimethinc, which among many other descriptions says that it is an international network of aspiring revolutionaries. Their book led me to an article on the Occupy Wall Street website called Occupiers! Stop Using Consensus! […]
Following the great success of the Facilitation Masterclass we ran in July, it’s back in Manchester by popular demand. We’d be excited to bring the benefits that participants shared with us following the last workshop, to you and your organisation or group. Get in touch, and watch this space for more. Effective facilitation of meetings, […]
We are excited to share with you two resources to help you in the role of facilitator. They are part of the resources featured in our Facilitation Masterclass, a recent event we’ve just run with Cooperatives UK in Manchester and that will be organised in several other towns in the UK in the coming months […]
This is a five day facilitator training that we can highly recommend from personal experience having participated in several. Worldwork is the application of Process Work to facilitating groups, organisations and communities, and working with conflict and hot spots in the issues that tear us apart. Rhizome uses Process Work concepts and approaches in much […]
We’ve just heard about these events that look interesting, but can’t make it ourselves. We are fans of all forms of participative and democratic decision-making, so drop us a line if you go, to give us the low down. What should we do when consensus can’t be reached? What if cooperative decision-making is better achieved […]
Take a look at our newsletter, packed full of upcoming Rhizome workshops, what’s hot in our field, featured resources and more. Book on to our one-day workshops whilst there’s still spaces – a facilitation masterclass and managing conflict. There are also open workshops we’re offering at Block around the Clock, on building resilient groups, avoiding […]
Rhizome likes both our action and our democracy direct, so we’re very happy to be supporting Reclaim the Power’s blockade against fracking at Preston New Road at the end of June. The Block around the Clock programme has a great line up of speakers, workshops and activities to get you inspired, informed and ready for […]
One of our cousin training collectives, Seeds for Change, have produced new videos about how to take decisions and feel empowered and listened to through consensus decision‑making. Intro to consensus decision-making video The consensus process video Key values, attitudes and behaviours video The last video also explains the need for facilitation, addressing power and privilege […]
