– Reflect participatory tools A wide range of participatory methodologies is used within a Reflect process to help create an open, democratic environment in which everyone is able to contribute. Visualisation tools developed by the practitioners of PRA (participatory rural appraisal) are of particular importance and can provide a structure for the process. These include […]
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 […]
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 has been busy facilitating community conversations around the country, using our facilitation skills and experience working with conflict. We’re interested in your experiences doing the same, so do please get in touch or comment below to share how it went. If you’d like us to come and hold a space for needed or challenging […]
– Reflect-Action resources Reflect is an innovative approach to adult learning and social change, which fuses the theories of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire with participatory methodologies. It was developed in the 1990s through pilot projects in Bangladesh, Uganda and El Salvador and is now used by over 500 organisations in over 70 countries worldwide. The approach, […]
Dear supporter, Rhizome facilitates, trains and supports groups and communities to grow in resilience, and be better able to organise collectively, dynamically, innovatively and effectively towards a just and sustainable world. In line with our mission and recent EU legislation, we’ve updated our privacy page so it’s clear what we do with your personal data […]
Effective facilitation of meetings, decision‑making and discussions are a vital element of an organisation’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 […]
We’ll be at the Earth First! Summer Gathering offering workshops and learning from others, getting inspired and ready to campaign and organise. Come along to our short workshops on consensus, conflict, mediation, burn-out and resilience, direct action and more. Check out their website for directions, the full programme and what you’ll need to bring, or […]
Our facilitation draws on many different models and approaches, so to mark the occasion of Rhizome’s new website, I decided to unearth useful advice and questions, to remind ourselves and for you, dear readers. I went back and re-read the blogs from 2010, the first year of our existence. I was quite impressed! There was […]
Welcome to our new website. It’s a bottom-up redesign that aims to give you the information you need about what we offer, who we are, our approaches and understandings we can’t wait to share with you, and how we can support you. From the start of Rhizome’s journey in 2010, we have evolved and learned. […]
