The 3rd Half, the 5th Quarter, The Recap of OzHR #18 - Workshopping for Change

This #ozhr session was entirely for selfish purposes - I am writing my first workshop ever and it's something that is really, really, realllllly hard to get right. And didn't you all confirm that! There's no formula - in fact formula might be bad:

@JonWoolfrey @whippasnappahr @MarkSouterLive That's a start, cookie cutter *anything* never engages the mind or heart. #OzHR
— koobs (@koobs) January 23, 2014

And you can't just get any old facilitator in to run the workshop:

@whippasnappahr yes during a org change process, needed to bring in independent facilitators to show impartiality #ozhr
— zoemounsey (@zoemounsey) January 23, 2014

No, if it's going to get anywhere, and do anything, it's got to be powerful and emotional:

A4 Life changing = The information & connection that is shared by the audience to answer the challenge. Impacts the facilitator, too! #OzHR
— Mark Souter (@MarkSouterLive) January 23, 2014

And there's got to be follow up actions, and daily practice:

@ozhrtweets specific actions (preferably daily if possible) to create & reinforce new habits & behaviours is an essential part. #OzHR
— Jonathon Woolfrey (@JonWoolfrey) January 23, 2014

But if you get it right, maybe, just maybe the workshop could be something beautiful. Something that connects people out of their ordinary lives for just a few hours, and brings them inspiration and momentum. Something rather special indeed.

@ozhrtweets And on the positive: Being taught something about yourself you didnt know. #OzHR Q4
— koobs (@koobs) January 23, 2014