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If joy was an episode, then it would be episode 307. Welcome back, for the third time, to Jacques The Party Scientist, sober rave host, and social norm disruptor!

I’ve witnessed Jacques’ journey for quite some years now as he’s facilitated joy, spread his natural antidepressants, and created experiences that unite people through the hedonism of human connection.

He joins us with a party bag of life-affirming, inspiring ideas; from the natural forces of neuroscience, to taking social risks, and being misunderstood - but doing it anyway. Feel the flood of neurochemicals with Jacques, as he brings his goofy, gorgeous, full-of-life self.

Find out about:

• How Jacques facilitates joy and creates the mental health tonic of human connection
• The 3 Cs of Joy: Cultivate physiological state, Celebrate social risks and Co-create community
• Expressing our needs through the liberating act of Radical Honesty
• How Jacques designs psychologically safe spaces that allow people to push past fear 
• Sober raves, consensual hugging and platonic intimacy 

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This week we take a hiatus from the ‘usual’ facilitation content, to journey into the wonders of the psychedelic with Kacey Cardin, as she introduces us to its sacred, healing powers.

Working with LSD, psilocybin, MDMA and Ketamine as her co-facilitators, Kacey safely guides people - from public figures to leaders - into a state of therapeutic self-discovery, where the unconscious mind becomes conscious, and deep expansion can start to take place.

Step into this fascinating world with us, as Kacey shares the miraculous possibilities of neuroplasticity, somatic integration, and listening to callings from the universe.

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• The ancient wisdom of psychedelics and plant medicine
• The importance of establishing psychological safety through energy and environment 
• Kacey’s process of integration: from somatic work, to talking, and post-therapeutic journaling 
• Kacey's approach to the work, using a blend of intuition, experience, and emotional & physical health evaluation
• The healing of the nervous system and the emergence of neuroplasticity

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How often do you tell yourself that you can’t do something? We all have a habit of collecting self-fulfilling prophecies in our pockets, that’s just human nature - but what might happen if we dared to say ‘I can’?

Joining us for a beautiful, inward-facing episode about the self, the power of the mind, and how to lead in more inclusive ways, is Aim-on Wongsaparn. As a coach and facilitator, a liberator of limiting beliefs, and someone who shares a rather unexpected similarity with Barack Obama, Aim-on is a fervent advocate that everyone can realise their potential - when they know how.

Press play to banish the self-doubt, break your bias, and get inspired.

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• The practical strategies needed to challenge your own limiting beliefs
• How to recognise your self-talk and tune into your thinking mind
• The importance of expressing emotions to cultivate compassionate, connected relationships
• Why we must make the implicit explicit when cultural, hierarchical differences are at play
• How to challenge your biases in leadership to enable collective growthDon’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player.

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From Broadway actor, to drama therapist for county jails, a four-times Tedx speaker and now a Live Illustrator, Patti Dobrowolski is a rare, creative talent that has befriended reinvention…

And she now helps others to do the same, designing memorable, interactive workshops using illustration to visualise new realities, aspirations and futures. Because when you draw your dreams? That is where the magic starts to happen.

This is a wise, worldly conversation that explores the depths of authentic creativity in its many guises, filled with golden aha moments and Patti’s infectious energy. What a privilege to hear her stories, experiences and share in her life lessons!

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• Patti’s personal and professional experience in the intentional use of drama for therapeutic gain
• How visualisation techniques can help participants to embody their desired future
• The art of breaking habitual patterns and adopting fresh, new perspectives
• How to use AI effectively in facilitation to save yourself time
• The career mistakes we made as beginners - that you can avoid!

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When we tell someone how we feel, we expect to feel understood, don’t we? But as Ranjitha Jeurkar will tell you - it’s often not that simple. Empathy can be a complex tapestry: there’s needs to be met, paradigms at play, forefeelings that can stir confusion, and words that can all too easily get lost, heated, or misinterpreted.

So how do we make sense of it all? How do we speak a language that we can all understand, that connects us, and makes us feel seen?

Ranjitha joins me this week to introduce us to the life-changing world of Nonviolent Communication. More than just words, this is a journey into self-discovery and empathy, and a toolkit for how to have more connected relationships in our lives. 

Find out about:

• What non-violent communication (NVC) is and how to practice it
• How NVC facilitates deeper connection, empathy and psychological safety
• The misconceptions of internal feelings vs external evaluations
• The importance of language, embodiment and energy in expressing needs
• How to engage in judgement-free, meaningful, emotional dialogue

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We live an incredible 80% of our lives indoors. In houses, workplaces, schools and vehicles - spaces that become the backdrop to our time on this earth.

But behind the permanence of bricks and the mortar, the making of our interior worlds requires considered collaboration, innovation, and perhaps unexpectedly, facilitation! From the creative cement that binds projects, to the collective energy that sustains it and the trust that holds it all up: this is facilitation on a grand scale.

Step inside with myself and Ben Nott, architect, storyteller and polymath as he reveals how he creates the spaces in which we live our lives, how he brings people together, and builds for the future.

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• The role of the architect-facilitator in multi-stakeholder, high-stakes built contexts
• How Ben fosters cross-disciplinary collaboration - from psychologists to marine biologists - to bring the best out of people
• How to foster sustained momentum through a balance of autonomy, ownership and structure
• Why time apart enriches time together, giving space for deeper, independent thought
• The role of imagery in aligning everyone around a shared vision

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When an island is sinking, whose responsibility is it to save? What approach do we take, and who foots the bill?

Big, high-stakes climate conversations always share the same goal: to save the planet. But when a diverse group of stakeholders bring their own interests to the table, tensions naturally arise between the polarity of priorities - and that’s when things start to get a little complicated.

Thankfully, Barbara Oliveira is a master at helping everyone to win. As a lawyer in a past life, she now seeks solutions to Wicked Problems in the climate space, harmonising the rigidity of formal negotiations with the softness of human connection and open exchange.

A thoughtful and motivating conversation, with lots to double-click on, muse upon and learn from Barbara.

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• Facilitation through the lens of high-stakes, multi-stakeholder climate conversations
• Powerplay, policies and principles: how to navigate multilateral conversations and negotiations with care
• What lies between the space of Facilitation and Chairing in the climate space
• Why building resilience can keep us present and help us to self-regulate

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Listeners, what an adventure it’s been! 300 episodes. 300 guests. 300 soulful, wise, curious, facilitation-affirming conversations - each one, a gift! 

To celebrate my podcast tercentenary, I sit down with my microphone for an introspective, behind-the-scenes episode, just me, myself and I, to reflect on the years as a podcast host and facilitator.

Episode 300 is a celebration - of facilitation, of journeys, and of learnings. I share my story, the things I’d tell my younger podcast-self, and the wisdom nuggets I’ve collected along the way.

Thank you for sharing this journey with me!

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• My motivation for starting the Workshops.work podcast and its evolution
• The key to selecting brilliant podcast guests - and my selection criteria
• My growth as a podcast host and why I shifted my focus to celebrate human dynamics
• Why engaging conversations lie in chemistry, gut feelings and authentic curiosity
• To become a better facilitator, we must never stop participating!

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What does it *really* mean to meet people where they’re at? What can happen when we surrender to the serendipity of life? And how do we become aware of our own edges?

This episode is punctuated with some big, beautiful questions that Maggie Coulter so eruditely explores with me through the lens of trauma-informed, inclusion-based facilitation.

Join us as Maggie shares her life’s experiences, unravelling everything from boundaries to blindspots, and the inner work we must do to not only avoid stepping on emotional landmines - but to handle them with the utmost care and respect. 

A vulnerable and enlightening conversation - I thank you, Maggie!

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• How Maggie’s experiences have informed her own practice as a trauma-informed coach
• Projecting our own ideas: how to separate our stories from the group’s trauma
• Why we must heal ourselves first, before we can hold space for others
• How to recognise and appreciate the vulnerability of participants opening up
• The power of options in trauma-informed work
• The importance of considered word choice and recognising nuanced body language

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What does it mean to unbuckle ourselves from certainty and step with both feet into the space between question and answer? It means to be a facilitator, of course! To trust in the process, to find structure in the spaciousness, and to shapeshift as new technologies emerge.

It’s something Mark Tippin has learnt over years: the answers come when we accept that we don’t need them all to begin. It’s a commitment to curiosity that he’s nurtured along the way.

Join us for a macro look at facilitation and a micro look into the AI petri dish, as we ask: is it killing our curiosity or curating it? Full of wisdoms from Mark, stories and nuggets of advice.

Find out about:

• How to let go of the need for certainty
• Why empathy is not a facilitation skill, but a responsibility
• The role of AI in facilitation, it’s help, and its hindrances for humans
• The feed our curiosity as facilitators
• How to make learning a lifelong endeavour that embraces adaptation
• The importance of trusting in the latent genius of the group

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