Episode 60: Practical recipes for change with Dr Cathryn Lloyd and Andrew Rixon

Listen to this episode from First Time Facilitator on Spotify. What's your process for designing meeting, workshop or conference content? in today's episode I'm interviewing two expert facilitators who have compiled over 80 activities to elicit story-sharing in workshops, in a book called The Story Cookbook.

What's your process for designing meeting, workshop or conference content?

in today’s episode I’m interviewing two expert facilitators who have compiled over 80 activities to elicit story-sharing in workshops, in a book called ‘The Story Cookbook’.

The authors are Dr Cathryn Lloyd and Andrew Rixon. Cathryn has appeared on the podcast before, in episode 52 and is a facilitator, educator, researcher, arts practitioner, and creative development coach. She is the Founder and Director of Maverick Minds, a company that specialises in creative learning experiences designed to shift your thinking, gain new perspectives and create positive change.

Andrew Rixon is a consultant, coach and educator with particular interest and passion for entrepreneurship and innovation. He’s the Founder of Babel Fish Group, a boutique management consulting company specialising in innovative approaches to leadership and change. Andrew has worked across diverse industry and organisations within Australia and internationally across the US, UK and Asia.

In this episode we talk about the importance, not only of story-telling but of story listening and story-sharing. We talk about questions you need to consider prior to designing a workshop, and through this interview, both Cathryn and Andrew share their stories on how they got to know each other, why they wrote the book, and how you as a facilitator, can use a resource like this to help develop your next workshop - whether that’s facilitating a one-hour meeting; or even a one-week conference.

On this episode you’ll learn

  • How you can use stories to facilitate outcomes in a workshop

  • The questions you need to consider prior to designing a workshop

  • The MIT for a story - and how you can use it to craft a story; but also use it to understand what hits

  • How leaders can use stories to influence change

  • What a great resource The Story Cookbook is, for first time facilitators!

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