Many of us who are great facilitators in person find that the way we connect with people in person doesn't fully translate online in GoTo Meeting after Zoom call. What can we do to deepen our ability to connect and do meaningful work with others online? ABSI searched our connections to find three fabulous social innovation facilitators, who have all worked remotely already for years and have all the bugs ironed out! Join us for a round table on principles of online facilitation design, a show-and-tell through their favourite tools and techniques that work, plus a Q & A where you can ask our facilitators your burning online connection questions.
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
CHLOE WARETINI
Chloe is a designer, strategist and collaboration geek from New Zealand who moved to Montreal in 2017. She loves the field-building work she gets to participate in with Canadian systems-changers in her role as a network animator with Social Innovation Canada. When not on the job she's dancing, hosting authentic connection events and retreats, talking to plants and making crazy-tasty things in the kitchen. Her spirit animal is the unicorn.
MATT MAYER
Matt is a practitioner of helping people and organizations step into a higher potential. Passionate about organizing people and processes in unique ways that leverage the power of diverse people and perspectives so as to be more competitive in the 21st century. Find him through the Arete Initiative, a Calgary based team of designers, strategists and skilled facilitators.
JILL ANDRES
Jill is a participatory process designer, a facilitator, an educator and a coach. She has over two decades of experience supporting diverse stakeholders from the private, public and non-profit sectors to create meaningful change and amplify their impact through strategy and social enterprise, as well as social innovation labs that address complex challenges ranging from urban homelessness to rural resiliency. Jill has designed and taught courses at the post-secondary level on social innovation and systems change, and has been sought out to present on these topics internationally. As someone who appreciates the intersection of theory and practice, Jill is also pursuing her Doctor of Social Sciences at Royal Roads University, focusing on the complex, real-world challenges facing our organizations and communities. She lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
ABOUT THE HOST
BABS WEBER
A recovering museum educator and nature interpreter, Babs fell sideways into capacity building for Social Profit Organizations, board leadership development, strategic facilitation and systems change work. She is currently the facilitator for ABSI Connect. She lives in Fort McMurray, Alberta with an ever-growing forest of houseplants.