workshops work

Dr Myriam Hadnes
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workshops work

Welcome to “workshops work,” the podcast that transforms how professionals engage, inspire, and lead groups. Ranked among the top 5% most popular podcasts globally, it is hosted by Dr Myriam Hadnes, a behavioural economist and facilitation expert. Each episode delves into the techniques and mindsets that make workshops truly impactful. Join us every week as we sit down with world-renowned facilitators and uncover their secrets to creating psychological safety, fostering collaboration, and sparking innovation. Whether you’re a Facilitator, L&D professional, HR leader, manager, coach or trainer, you’ll find practical tips, inspiring stories, and actionable insights to elevate your group dynamics. From navigating conflict to unlocking creativity, “workshops work” blends theory with practice, ensuring you walk away with tools you can immediately apply. Dr Myriam Hadnes doesn’t just interview; she facilitates enriching conversations that shift perspectives and deepen understanding. Subscribe now to change the world, one workshop at a time.

  1. 297 - Breaking Down Complexity with the Co- Founder of Liberating Structures with Henri Lipmanowicz

    16 HRS AGO

    297 - Breaking Down Complexity with the Co- Founder of Liberating Structures with Henri Lipmanowicz

    The author of the indomitable Liberating Structures joins me in the podcast chair this week - a book that has offered wisdom to facilitators from all four corners of the world, and built organisations from the ground up - the one, the only Henri Lipmanowicz!So simple they feel alchemic, Henri’s 33 microstructures are a field guide for transformation. Small, no-nonsense shifts in how we work together, his methods set free ideas, build trust, and enable creativity and collective intelligence - ...

    1h 27m
  2. 296 - The Power of Trauma Awareness in Design and Facilitation with Rachael Dietkus

    NOV 19

    296 - The Power of Trauma Awareness in Design and Facilitation with Rachael Dietkus

    Everyone who steps into our workshop room brings their own experience. An emotional backpack of mosaic stories, hardships and histories - some, more traumatic than others.But the weight of trauma demands a special kind of care: far beyond empathy, we must show up with a deep sensitivity and respect that fosters non-triggering, inclusive spaces.Rachael Dietkus knows this better than most. As a social worker-designer and the first trauma-informed subject matter expert at the White House, she’s ...

    1h 9m
  3. 295 - Doing the Inner Work: Learnings from Vipassana Meditation with Myriam Hadnes

    NOV 12

    295 - Doing the Inner Work: Learnings from Vipassana Meditation with Myriam Hadnes

    What can we learn about ourselves when we silence the world outside, quieten our voices, and make peace with discomfort, in the knowledge that everything in life is impermanent?At the end of October, I stepped into my fifth silent Vipassana retreat to ask myself that question once more. I left my voice, my phone, my negativities, and my niggling thoughts at the door for 10 days, committing my mind and body to the ancient Indian practice of ‘seeing things as they really are’.Come with me for a...

    32 min
  4. 294 - Learning From Burning Man About Transformative Experience Design with Rob Blakemore

    NOV 5

    294 - Learning From Burning Man About Transformative Experience Design with Rob Blakemore

    Burning Man is the ultimate expression of radical, creative trust. As 80,000 people from all over the world gather in the Nevada Desert, they join together on a blank canvas to co-create a utopia of art, community, culture and human spirit - leaving no trace that the event ever happened.In this sprawling temporary city of interactive installations, music, dance and expression, how do you grant creative freedom with the trust that everyone will keep the cultural essence of Burning Man alive?Ro...

    1h 10m
  5. 293 - Facilitation as Salesmanship: Building Trust and Buy-In with Alan Versteeg

    OCT 29

    293 - Facilitation as Salesmanship: Building Trust and Buy-In with Alan Versteeg

    Are facilitators just salespeople in disguise? We’re not on commission, we’re not driven by a desired outcome, we don’t have a product, and nor are we in a numbers game… and yet, the longer I spoke to Alan Versteeg this week, the more I realised just how much we have in common.And if you still don’t believe me, Alan is here to change your mind - after all, this is where he shines! Alan has been selling perspectives to people for many, many years, inviting them in to realise new ideas - ...

    1h 5m
  6. 292 - Facilitation Beyond Methodology: Healing, Connection, and Commitment with Jutta Weimar

    OCT 22

    292 - Facilitation Beyond Methodology: Healing, Connection, and Commitment with Jutta Weimar

    What is your inner calling? For many facilitators, it’s to build spaces of deep, life-affirming connection. After all, facilitation is more than just its methodologies and its tools; it’s about doing the soul-searching inner work to understand ourselves better, for participants and facilitators alike!For Jutta Weimar, founder of the Berlin-based Facilitation Academy, her calling was a gift. She joins me for a big, warm hearted episode brimming with self-awareness, healing and connection, as s...

    1h 4m
  7. 291 - Building Trust through Facilitation with Maria Arpa

    OCT 15

    291 - Building Trust through Facilitation with Maria Arpa

    There is great richness to be found in human connection - when we know how. To truly see others, to step into vulnerability and to find hidden reflections in ourselves.Maria Arpa is an absolute powerhouse of inspiration. From mediation to facilitation, she’s made it her life’s purpose to change the path of others for the better: working with people in extreme poverty, areas of knife crime, and social deprivation to overcome conflict, seek peaceful dialogue, and find connection they never knew...

    1h 17m
  8. 290 - Facilitating Through Structure: From Gamestorming to Community Building with Dave Gray

    OCT 8

    290 - Facilitating Through Structure: From Gamestorming to Community Building with Dave Gray

    How can you create the life of your dreams, where your work not only pays the bills, but brings you daily joy, creative fulfilment and purpose?Possibilitarian, artist and author Dave Gray joins me in this episode to introduce us to the art of the possible. He generously shares his life’s lessons in business and creativity; from building his $10 million agency, to becoming an accidental author of 3 books, and his creative community brainchild, the School of the Possible.A rich, expansive conve...

    1h 26m
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Welcome to “workshops work,” the podcast that transforms how professionals engage, inspire, and lead groups. Ranked among the top 5% most popular podcasts globally, it is hosted by Dr Myriam Hadnes, a behavioural economist and facilitation expert. Each episode delves into the techniques and mindsets that make workshops truly impactful. Join us every week as we sit down with world-renowned facilitators and uncover their secrets to creating psychological safety, fostering collaboration, and sparking innovation. Whether you’re a Facilitator, L&D professional, HR leader, manager, coach or trainer, you’ll find practical tips, inspiring stories, and actionable insights to elevate your group dynamics. From navigating conflict to unlocking creativity, “workshops work” blends theory with practice, ensuring you walk away with tools you can immediately apply. Dr Myriam Hadnes doesn’t just interview; she facilitates enriching conversations that shift perspectives and deepen understanding. Subscribe now to change the world, one workshop at a time.

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  • Creator
    Dr Myriam Hadnes
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    302
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 workshops.work B.V.
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