Australia Chapter
About the Chapter
The Australia Chapter includes all members in the Oceania region as members. The purpose of the Chapter is to pursue the goals of the IAF at a regional level by:
- giving credibility to and furthering the work of the field of professional group facilitation
- providing a network to foster interchange between professional practitioners in the field
- developing appropriate opportunities, methodologies, models, tools and modes that support the practice of exemplary participatory facilitation.
For more information contact the IAF Australia Chapter Committee via email australia@iaf-world.org.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
⭐ IAF Oceania Conference 2023 | Canberra Monday 15th - Wednesday 17th May 2023 ⭐
We had an absolute blast getting the band back together for 'Facilitation in Action' - what an event!
We know there was (a) lots of love in the room, with people chanting 'we want more, we want more'; and (b) lots of FOMO from those who couldn't get to Canberra for the conference. With this in mind, over the next few days, weeks and months you'll see:
- Some of the conference insights and outputs from the conference graphic captures on the conference website
- State-based hub events, where you can catch up and learn from your facilitation buddies in your home state
Stay tuned for more information on these events and contact one of the Committee Reps if you'd like to help out with or run a session in your home state.
See https://www.facilitationinaction.com.au/ for conference outputs.
Knowledge & know-how
Check out our 2021 interview series, where we chat with colleagues about the diverse range of perspectives and practices involved in facilitation.
Session recordings
Throughout 2022, we have held a series of themed sessions exploring different dimensions of facilitation in practice. You can watch recordings of these sessions on our YouTube channel or via the embedded playlist below.
Featured recording: Facilitation and ethical AI
2022 Sessions playlist
And also please enjoy this visualisation from Ben Crothers of the discussion from the Making Waves session.
Meet your 2022 Committee
Brad Rilatt (Regional Director, Oceania) | NSW
Founder & Managing Director, Leadership Gold
M +61 418 433 703
W www.leadershipgold.com.au
LI http://linkedin.com/in/brad-rilatt-10b962
Steven McInnes (Vice-Chair) | VIC
Director, Pique Global Pty Ltd
M +61 411 704 328
W piqueglobal.com.au
LI http://linkedin.com/in/steven-mcinnes-b20953
Graham Miller (Secretary) | QLD
Graham Miller
Principal, Slingshot Consulting
M +61 403 337 894
LI linkedin.com/in/grahammillerfacilitator
Anton Pemmer (Treasurer) | ACT
Director, INOV8YOU
M +61 417 236 409
LI linkedin.com/in/antonpemmer
W www.inov8u.com.au
Alice Canton | NZ
Director Whitemess Theatre
M +64 021-2222437
LI linkedin.com/in/alicejcanton
W www.whitemess.com.nz
Andrew Huffer | WA
Director, Andrew Huffer and Associates
M +61 429 470 285
LI https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewhuffer/
W www.andrewhuffer.com.au
Dave Lavers | ACT
Independent Facilitator
LI linkedin.com/in/dave-lavers-cpf-cppd-37383159
M 0448 906 241
IAF Online Workshops - Call for Facilitators
We are excited to showcase the expertise of our members and guests and to offer opportunities to develop skills and competencies as a facilitator community.
Online Workshop Series
IAF Oceania online workshops regularly attract between 40 and 90 participants and are aimed at facilitators and those working in related fields such as training, organizational development and consulting. Workshops should model positive facilitation behaviors and use experiential and interactive strategies to keep participants engaged. These workshops are not a speech or presentation; we are looking for highly engaging, interactive sessions – the kind that motivates participants to pay close attention and stay engaged.
Participants expect the content of sessions to be relevant to their work as facilitators. Many seek a key take-away that they can use immediately, while others may carefully consider what you’ve presented and adapt it to their particular situation.
Content Focus for 2021-2022 Series
Content for IAF Oceania workshops may cover a wide range of skills, techniques, and processes related to facilitation. In response to member interest and as facilitators committed to helping groups reflect, converge, and act, we encourage sessions that focus on:
- How to do things virtually: We are interested in both overview workshops on using techniques to design, develop, and deliver interactive online sessions, such as virtual graphic recording, and deep dives into specific tools to facilitate topical workshops, such as strategic planning.
- Methodologies and techniques related to: facilitation skills, conflict management, decision-making, design thinking, organizational assessments, process improvement, problem-solving, strategic planning, storytelling, and team building.
- Rethinking our roles and behaviors in furthering racial, social and environmental justice: We welcome our membership’s inspiration and recommendations on achieving this objective and developing our skills as facilitators to create change.
- Managing your facilitation business: About half of our members are external facilitators running their own facilitation practices. We are open to workshops to help these facilitators focus on important aspects of the business of facilitation, such as getting more facilitation clients, marketing their skills and services, and helping their facilitation business grow. Topics that can be applied to both internal and external facilitators would be highly desirable.
Session Format
Sessions will be 90 minute in duration and generally are held on the fourth Wednesday of the month starting at 6pm AEST. The first ten minutes will include Introductions and welcome to country and 5 minutes of closing at the end by the moderator. Facilitators will have 75 minutes for facilitating their session. All workshops will be held via Zoom Meetings.
Support
We will provide a tech host and moderator. The facilitator should expect to meet with the IAF Oceania team at least once in the month before the workshop to walk through process and finalise tech requirements.
Submission process
Proposals are to be submitted on the IAF Oceania Online Workshop Proposal Form.
If you have any questions, please contact us at australia@iaf-world.org