Where:            The Hellenic Club of Canberra, Woden

Dates:              15-16 August, 2019

Cost:                $550.00 for two days (including GST)
                         

This Conference will bring together people from across Australia who share a personal or professional passion for building citizen driven communities to –

• discover the power of social capital to help bring about positive economic, social and environmental change within our communities;
• discover the power of local, ‘bottom up’ and asset based approaches to strengthen community;
• discover the innovative ways in which other communities are striving to create that sense of belonging and connection that has been steadily eroded by globalisation and technology;
• discover how to draw on the unique wisdom, passions, skills and interests of residents to activate citizenship in creating healthy communities;
• explore the institutions and structures which both impede and enhance citizen driven efforts;
• explore a range of tools and methodologies that will inspire and empower people to believe, behave and act like citizens in control of their community and their destiny;
• discover like-minded people with whom to network with and create a lasting legacy of peer-to-peer learning; and above all,
• have fun!

The Nation’s capital provides the ideal setting for a National Community Engagement Conference. Effective community engagement and active citizenship are the cornerstones for achieving social change. For those of us who believe in the power of community, this is a chance to capitalise on the ultimate political setting. An opportunity to shine a light on the importance of building citizen driven communities for policy makers, who create the legislation and political environment, that strongly influences the ability of Australian communities to tackle social challenges at the local level.

The Conference Program is currently being finalised.

Two Masterclasses are also on offer:

This two-day Conference will be preceded by an optional one-day Masterclass on Wednesday 14th August, 2019.
Please note: You may only choose to attend one Masterclass.

Where:            The Hellenic Club of Canberra, Woden

Dates:              Wednesday 14th August, 2019

Times:              9.00am to 4.00pm   

Cost:                $275.00  (including GST)

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Please note: You may only choose to attend one Masterclass for the full day. Participation in the Masterclass is an additional cost and not included as part of the two day conference fee.

Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) Masterclass with Peter Kenyon

The relationship between organisations and communities is changing and this change is going to require a fundamental shift in behaviour from both officers in organisations and residents in communities. In this stretching and refreshing Masterclass, Peter Kenyon, who is a thought and practice leader in Asset Based Community Development, will provide participants with the opportunity to look at three fundamental questions for creating sustainable and resilient communities:

• What can communities do that organisations cannot?
• What can organisations do that communities cannot?
• What can communities do with organisations that neither can do alone?

Peter will demonstrate why he believes that the traditional customer segmentation and needs analysis approaches are the way of the past, and that a focus on assets and strengths is the future.

Workshop Program

The one day workshop will focus on –

An in depth understanding of the philosophy, value and practice of ABCD:

• Shifting the development mindset from needs and deficiencies to assets and capacities.
• Highlighting, mapping, connecting and celebrating the diverse range of community assets and harnessing the connected assets for action that enhances places and strengthens caring communities.
• Encouraging community members to make the shift from being consumers, customers and clients of services and programs, to co-producers and citizens.
• Tailoring to your audience – communicating and applying ABCD in various sectors, communities and agencies.
• Facilitation and training approaches and skills related to ABCD including gaming, art of hosting and storytelling.
• In depth awareness of ABCD tools, resources and key stories.

About the Facilitator

Peter Kenyon (Director, Bank of I.D.E.A.S., Australia)

Peter Kenyon is a social capitalist and community enthusiast. Over the last two decades he has worked with over 1500 communities throughout Australia and overseas seeking to facilitate fresh and creative ways that stimulate community and economic renewal. He is motivated by the desire to create healthy, caring, inclusive, sustainable and enterprising communities and local economies. Peter is convinced that one cannot develop communities from the top down or from the outside in. It requires communities to build from the inside out, and for their members to invest themselves and their ideas, assets and resources in the process. Peter created the Bank of I.D.E.A.S. (Initiatives for the Development of Enterprising Action and Strategies) in 1991 to promote such a paradigm shift and assist with the necessary facilitation, ideas and skills. Peter’s consulting work has resulted in assignments in 59 countries and all states of Australia. From 2004, Peter has spent part of each year working in a range of Middle East and/or North African countries assisting with the development of national youth policies and strategies. Peter is a faculty member of the ABCD Institute at Northwestern University, Chicago, USA

Where:            Canberra Southern Cross Club, Woden

Dates:              Wednesday 14th August, 2019

Times:              9.00am to 4.00pm 

Cost:                $275.00  (including GST)

Please note: You may only choose to attend one Masterclass for the full day. Participation in the Masterclass is an additional cost and not included as part of the two day conference fee.

How to Become an Effective Agent of Change Masterclass with David Engwicht

You are passionate about making your community a better place. But sometimes this feels like you’re wading through quicksand – the more you struggle the deeper you sink. Red tape. Endless meetings. Entrenched cultures. Roadblock after roadblock.  But is creating change meant to be this hard? Or are there more effective strategies?

In this Masterclass, David will share the secrets to thinking outside the box about effective ways for creating the change you desire.

Masterclass Content

In this Masterclass, David will:

• Unpack why the traditional approaches to creating change are often ineffective
• Explain alternative approaches
• Share four techniques that will get you thinking outside the box about the area you are passionate about
• Help you generate alternative approaches to this area, and develop a personal plan to test one or more of these new strategies.

Who Should Attend?

Anyone who would like to be a more effective change agent:

• Community members and leaders
• Local Government Councilors
• Local Government executive and staff
• Professionals in the fields of community development, personal development, economic vitality, place making, health, and urban design
• NGOs working for social or cultural change.

About the Facilitator: David Engwicht – Director of Creative Communities International

David is the founding Director of Creative Communities International. He is best known as the inventor of the Walking School Bus and the 7 Day Makeover, a community-driven process that helps people transform their town centre in just seven days, on a shoe-string budget and without endless talk. He has written several books on transport, urban design, and place making. His latest book, Your New Wings: Living life more creatively, helps people unlock their creativity and make change happen. David is considered a global thought-leader in the fields of place making, agile planning and creativity. Project for Public Places in New York describes David as “one of the world’s most innovative thinkers”.

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