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SUMMARY:Virtual Workshop: Open Conversation Project Circles
DESCRIPTION:Catalyst Ranch continues its series of FREE web engagements for professional and personal enrichment with a virtual workshop on how to have better conversations\, emphasizing listening and body language to foster better human connection. On Friday\, June 5\, Ann Van Eron and Jackie Sloane of the Open Conversation Project teach us techniques to activate conversation and connection with peers\, be it in business or otherwise. \n \nOpen Conversation Project Circles:\nExploring Simple practices that open possibility for you and your organization\nSometimes something that seems small at the time can have exponential\, lasting impact. How we are being\, how we bring ourselves to situations\, how we respond to others can impact what happens around us. This is more important now than ever as “what we have always done” gives way to the uncertain. How do we each move forward during this time to create better relationships with those we work with and those we serve? Whether you’re looking to experience more community or build collaboration and shared leadership across your organization\, join us to experience and learn how Open Conversation Project Circles might make a difference in our everyday interactions. \nIn this interactive 90 minute session we’ll explore:\n\nLevels of listening\nHow body language impacts what is experienced\nHow we are being is generative\nAn interactive listening and learning conversational experience\nWhat makes people open or closed in their interactions with others\nNoticing your signal for when you are closed\n\nThe Open Conversation Project Circles is a virtual program that integrates coaching\, training\, peer-mentoring\, action-learning and community building to accelerate achieving outcomes such as: \n\nRespect for differences\, inclusion\nBuilding alignment\, working collectively\, breaking down silos\nCultivating collaboration and ownership around an issue or goal\nCultivating engagement and innovation across departments and responsibility levels\nImproved results\n\nAbout The Open Conversation Project\nThe Open Conversation Project began as an inquiry into how we might create a way for people to come together to begin to cultivate common ground and understanding through conversation at a time of great polarity\, and complex challenges. Engaging others in conversation about what is deeply meaningful and what’s possible together can be transformative. \nWhen we are open\, we are empathetic and can co-create productive conversations and innovative approaches. Being open involves deep listening to another and for what’s possible together. Conversation is at the heart of leadership and how we work together. \nThe Open Conversation Project Circles was developed as a result of a study with 100 interviews\, a project of the Societal Transformation Lab of MIT’s Presencing Institute. The Circles offer learning\, tools and practice to support modeling being open and engaging in open-minded conversations. \nAnn and Jackie\, seasoned consultants and executive coaches\, utilize the transformative power of conversation in their work. They have supported many clients of all sizes\, including privately-held\, not-for-profit\, public sector and Fortune 100 firms across industries and functions in having open\, generative conversations that produce unpredictable and sustainable outcomes. \nLearn more about Ann Van Eron\, Ph.D.\, MCC\, and Jackie Sloane\, MCC\, here: https://potentials.com/community/open-conversation-project-circles/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Workshop: Three Keys to Happiness and Well-Being
DESCRIPTION:Catalyst Ranch continues its series of FREE web engagements for professional and personal enrichment. On Thursday\, June 11\, our guest presenter Rae Luskin shows us how to cultivate and focus her three keys to happiness: passion\, creativity\, and personal connection. Read on for the workshop description from Rae. \n \n  \n\nChocolate\, Creativity and Connections: 3 Keys to Happiness and Well-Being\nAre you feeling stressed and overwhelmed? \nDo you find yourself fighting all the time with your spouse or partner? \nHave you realized you lost your passion somewhere along the way? \nThree things that have kept me sane and healthy during this time are chocolate\, creativity and connections. I am not telling you to eat chocolate (but if you want to bring some to our program feel free). Chocolate is a metaphor for passion. \n\nIn the world of COVID\, when a recession is underway and so many are unemployed it seems like a luxury to think about your passion. But as Les Brown says\, “Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.”\nCreative expression is as much a wellness practice as good nutrition and exercise. Creativity is essential to succeed today as parenting and educating our children takes on new responsibilities and stresses.\nWorking from home\, quarantine\, social distancing brings on new challenges of isolation and loneliness. How do we connect with loved ones\, co-workers and clients in meaningful ways?\n\nIn this interactive program\, we will look at some easy\, fun tools to help you:\n\nIdentify and explore your passions.\nDiscover 3 easy ways to boost your creativity and reduce your stress in as little as 10 minutes.\nCultivate a connection mindset and build better relationships.\nLeverage this pause so you can create a life that you love using your natural gifts\, talents and creativity.\n\nPlease bring a pen\, markers\, crayons\, stickers\, pencils and plenty of paper. \nNo artistic ability needed. All you need is a willingness to play\, explore and experiment. \n  \n\n\n\nAbout Rae Luskin\nRae Luskin is a true leader in using creative expression to nurture self-worth\, resilience\, healing\, and social change. Rae\, a community activist for over 40 years\, passionately focuses her lens on improving the lives of women and children. Sharing her personal story of healing from childhood sexual abuse she is committed to being the change she wants to see in the world. She is the author of Art From My Heart and The Creative Activist: Make the World Better\, One Person\, One Action at a Time. You can find out more at www.thewinningadventure.com.
URL:https://playground.catalystranch.com/event/virtual-workshop-three-keys-to-happiness-and-well-being/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Virtual Workshop: Effective Principles and Purposeful Tools to Improve Your Virtual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Catalyst Ranch continues its series of FREE web engagements for professional and personal enrichment. On Wednesday\, June 24\, veteran facilitators from Ah Ha! share and demonstrate their best strategies and activities for making the most of virtual meetings. \n \n\nEffective Principles and Purposeful Tools to Improve Your Virtual Meeting\n\n\n**This event is LIVE only\, and no recording of the presentation will be available for viewing afterward.**\nTired of unproductive virtual meetings? Looking to improve your next online team session? Looking for new ways to connect with other team members? \nOnline meetings have become a way of life yet simply opening a fresh Zoom or WebEx does not ensure you will accomplish your goals. \nJoin Ah Ha!’s Wayne and Susannah Childers as they share proven principles and purposeful activities to help create a better experience for YOU… and your meeting guests. Energizing and Experiential\, come explore lessons learned from 20+years of facilitating teams – online and off. \nWhat can you expect from the session?\n– Effective principles to improve any virtual session \n– New tools for your next virtual meetings \n– New activities to help boost engagement and creativity \n– A CATALYST RANCH BONUS – at least 1 new idea to improve YOUR next meeting \nWhat should you bring?\nYour questions\, a curious mind and a willingness to try something new. \n  \n\n  \n \nAbout Ah Ha!\nAh Ha! is a facilitation and consulting company led by husband and wife duo Wayne and Susannah Childers. For over 20+ years\, they have found fresh ways to Connect others\, Create ideas and Transform how teams work together. Ah Ha! designs and leads facilitated sessions to support teams in gaining knowledge\, integrating information and developing new connections. \nSome people have a mission. Ah Ha! is ON one…. \nInspire people\, connect knowledge and illuminate possibilities. \nSimple\, powerful & trust us- it’ll get you where you want to go. \nReady to get started? www.experienceahha.com \n  \nAbout Catalyst Ranch\nCatalyst Ranch\, located in Chicago’s West Loop\, is the premiere venue for creative and innovative meetings and events. Our incomparable atmosphere has won us raves for inciting new levels of interaction and accomplishment. Simply put\, We Make Better Meetings. \nDuring these times of social distance\, our free webinar series aims to connect our audience with our network of professionals\, who each offer unique and valuable wisdom for professional and personal growth\, for Meetings Industry folks and for everyone!
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