MosaicLab’s free Lunch and Learn community engagement webinars kick off again next month.

After the successful re-launch of these webinars at the end of 2022, we’ve planned lots more fascinating conversations packed with rich insights this year.

These sessions are specially designed for facilitators and engagement practitioners and delivered by our very own team, with some special guests along the way.

REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN

Our February webinar delivers Part Two of Engaging Diverse Voices, building on the focus of Part One, which was all about diversity and access. As requested by our newsletter subscribers, this webinar will explore how to engage diverse voices through random recruitment or ‘democratic lotteries’.

Ensuring diverse perspectives are included in your engagement will help you to get a better idea of what views are held more broadly by the community and not just hear the so-called ‘loud minority’ or activated few.

People speaking up and expressing strong opinions naturally command your attention. It can be tempting to put a lot of effort into responding to or planning around these individuals, however they may not represent the whole community.

Randomly-selecting participants is one way to ensure a representative community (or mini-public) participates in the discussions. This will improve diversity and balance views.

Here are the details of our next Lunch and Learn webinar.

FEBRUARY: Engaging Diverse Voices part two – Recruiting different voices

Thursday 16 February 2023
12.30pm – 1.30pm AEDT

This one-hour lunch webinar will unpack the mystery of random stratified recruitment. We’ll explore how this method of inviting people in can tap into communities and voices you do not usually hear from. We’ll share insights and tips on:

what we mean by diverse voices and why random recruitment can help
some different approaches (‘the how’) to random stratified recruitment including:
the costs
the risks
the pros and cons
recent examples of projects that used randomised selection – how we did it and what we learned.

MARCH: Leaders’ conversation circle – engaging diverse voices

Thursday 23 March 2023
12:30pm – 1:30pm AEDT

Join us online to ‘unpack’ these diverse voices sessions (Part One and Two). It’s a chance to come back with some examples of what you have applied and dive deeper into the content. You will get to share your learnings with fellow practitioners and get advice from our specialist team about how we might approach an issue or challenge you may be having.

WHAT’S A CONVERSATION CIRCLE?

New in 2023, ‘Leaders’ Conversation Circles’ aim to enrich your learning further. Yes, the word ‘leader’ means you!

Each alternate month, participants can bring along lessons from the previous session. Tell us what worked, what didn’t and explore ways to take the skills to another level.

These sessions are more conversational and about learning from each other. They are a chance to ask more questions and explore how to apply the skills to your situations in greater depth.

Share stories across different leaders in the engagement and facilitation space

Learn from each other
Ask questions we can all have a go at answering
Go deeper with the learnings from the previous month

Every session is facilitated by a specialist engagement practitioner from MosaicLab, and you’ll receive free resources following the session to support your learning.

THE SCHEDULE FOR 2023

16 February 2023 – Engaging diverse voices Part Two – recruiting different voices
23 March 2023 – Leaders Conversation Circle – unpacking our diverse voices sessions
April 2023 – Decision-maker buy-in and support
May 2023 – Leaders Conversation Circle – decision-maker buy-in and support
June 2023 – Can people change their minds and how do they?
July 2023 – Leaders Conversation Circle – changing minds
August 2023 – Embedding engagement into your organisation’s culture
Sept 2023 – Leaders Conversation Circle – organisational culture
October 2023 – Engaging with limited resources
November 2023 – Leaders Conversation Circle – engaging with limited resources

Learn more and register for these FREE events at: https://mosaiclab.com.au/free-lunch-and-learn-webinars

Please note these sessions are open to staff, managers and decision-makers leading and working for organisations that are looking to host or sponsor and engagement process (i.e. those in the public, government and not-for-profit sectors). They are not designed for private sector consultants or professional engagement and facilitation consultants.