Teams or project teams who involve people with lived and living experience and expertise in their work. 

Things like: setting up or running client, consumer, or lived experience advisory groups, co-design, collaborative or community projects, engagements, or similar.

You’re already involving lived experience in your work but you’re pretty sure there’s room for improvement

You know that you need to partner with people with relevant lived experience to guide policy and service design and development, but you’re not sure where to start

You're hearing plenty of words and expectations about involving people with lived experience more but you’d benefit from a safe confidential space to get some practical guidance on what those words should look like in action

There’s a mix of levels of foundational understanding across your team

You’d like to be on the same page and build some shared language for your ways of working with lived experience

You’d like to sense check where you’re at and find some realistic ways to level up your practice or ways of working

This half-day team professional development session is held online via Zoom. 

(If you’d prefer to do this in person, please mention it in your booking form and we can discuss the options) 

Together we will

unpack common co-words and approaches (co-design, co-production, collaboration, and more) as well as the value, the benefits, and the standards that relate to your sector

get to know the essential elements that need to be there when working with people with lived and living experience and how these translate into practical actions. 

You’ll come away with - a shared understanding of what the words mean and the essential elements of current best practice. 

We’ll stop for a short break before we spend some time talking about how these elements apply to your team, identify some quick wins and longer-term goals that you can take with you, and action. 

We want you to come away 

feeling confident to apply the essential elements to where your team is in your everyday practice

armed with some practical recommendations to start on for ‘leveling up’ based on where your team is at right now. 

So that you can begin to mature and strengthen your approaches. 

We’ll provide extra guidance and support with a one-hour check-in call in 3 months to help you stay on track and troubleshoot any blockers or barriers. 

Plus 10% discount on ongoing mentoring or project work after that. 

You won't leave this session trained as a co-designer or facilitator, or an expert on working with specific communities or identities (these are important courses and specific skill sets that require training and experience of their

This session is designed to provide a broad overview of the basics and a safe confidential opportunity to explore ways to strengthen current practice. 

$4000 + GST 

For a team of up to 10 people

After the session we’ll send out digital materials and resources, to support your practice.

Including a copy of Check the Essentials - Digital Pocket Guide 

We’ll book a one-hour call in 3 months to talk about how it’s all going 

Plus 10% discount on any ongoing support you might need. 

April - FULLY BOOKED

May - FULLY BOOKED

August - FULLY BOOKED

 🎯Now taking bookings for June and July 2024

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