Building Virtual Community
Foster connection and nurture your community while you bring your classes, programs, workshops or meetings online.
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$190 per person. Ticket sales close 1 hour before the event.
Foster connection and nurture your community while you bring your classes, programs, workshops or meetings online.
$190 per person. Ticket sales close 1 hour before the event.
In this unprecedented crisis, leaders are feeling the stress of rapidly moving in-person learning experiences, gatherings or team meetings to a virtual environment. We are here to help with this abrupt transition- and to help you build your confidence, courage and authenticity in the process.
We are here to help you foster connection and nurture your community while you bring your classes, programs, workshops or meetings online.
You will…
Expand your toolkit as a facilitator
Walk away with tangible ideas for centering and engaging people in our new reality
Connect with like-minded practitioners
Reflect on your role as leader in this moment
This workshop is for any leader who wants to grow in building culture in a live, synchronous, video-conferencing environment. It is platform-agnostic and will not teach the basics of using software, but rather let the technology fade and liberate participants to be present.
Greater connection, community, and joy is possible in this moment.
“Concrete strategies were provided. Seamlessly and authentically facilitated!”
— Allison Willis Holley, Deputy Superintendent, KIPP NYC
“I remembered to be human right now… It was perfect facilitation of very difficult moves on zoom. The focus was on the good stuff (connection) but there were key moments to stamp the moves.”
— Erica Beal, School Leader Lab
“It will open up your eyes to what is possible for our MBA students. It will make you feel encouraged and inspired about what lies ahead.”
— Dolly Chugh, Professor and Author, The Person You Mean to Be
“It's a space that allows you to bring your authentic self and feel affirmed in your truth. The tools you will learn will truly benefit the communities you are a part of virtually.”
— Sandy Tran, Noble Network of Schools
“I feel more comfortable in bringing my full self to virtual spaces...Attending this virtual workshop helped me to think really meta about the role I play as an online facilitator. I got a chance to engage with other leaders from various fields to gain their perspective on what makes a community strong, and how to transform that same energy into an online world.”
— Chevon Boone, Assistant Professor of Practice, Relay Graduate School of Education
“Extremely practical and useful strategies to implement virtual webinars and team meetings. I am walking away with a concrete list that will make my webinar tomorrow 100% stronger.”
— Ariana Valenzuela, New Schools Venture Fund
“Our collective learning helped me to see what is possible with a creative mindset, strong expectations and a system that requires 'all in' accountability. Community is possible anywhere!”
— Darah Tabrum, Navajo Prep
“It was remarkable how quickly things felt safe among a number of people I had never met previously...much has to do with your candor and facilitation skill.”
—Nate Petit, Professor, NYU Stern School of Business
“This workshop was a breath of fresh air. We saw the value of facilitation techniques from the learner side and now have a tool kit to bring back to our organizations, colleagues and students.”
— Michele Williams, Assistant Professor, University of Iowa