Looking to become your team’s favorite facilitator?
Level up your gathering skills in supportive community!
Transform your gathering skills in a 3-month immersive experience.
What’s included
📚 Exclusive access to resources, templates, and tools
✨ Seven 90-minute dynamic, participatory workshops focused on mastering the art of intentional gatherings
💬 A private online community to connect, share ideas, and seek support from fellow intentional gatherers
🧠 Thought partnership and accountability to help you overcome challenges and stay on track
What to Expect
Bring an upcoming gathering you’re responsible for (e.g., training, team meeting, retreat) OR a gathering you’d like to breath fresh life into to workshop throughout the program.
Over the course of seven sessions, we'll dive deep into each step of my tried-and-true 5 step method for designing and facilitating impactful gatherings—- from Step 1, getting crystal clear on your gathering’s 'why' (purpose/goals/outcomes) to Step 5, fueling continuous improvement thru debriefing.
Emerge with confidence, skills, and an action plan to design, facilitate, and debrief an impactful event that moves your organization's work forward. You’ll then have a replicable framework to leverage for upcoming gatherings forevermore.
To create an intimate space, there will be 1o participants max.
✅ this is for you if:
You’re a seasoned facilitator OR a novice with some facilitation experience and aspire to infuse more intentionality into your gathering approach.
You are looking for a supportive community, a proven method, and resources to elevate your approach to designing and facilitating gatherings, both professionally and personally.
❌ This is NOT for you if you:
You do not have the interest or capacity to actively participate in the seven 90-minute workshops.
You’re not interested in providing feedback on your Gather ‘Round Plus experience to help improve future versions of the program.
me (Tes Cohen):
15+ years of experience as a facilitator working :
With nonprofit, for-profit, government, and higher education organizations
With youth and adults, ages 5-75(ish)
In the US and abroad, across urban and rural environments
I’ve completed formal in-person facilitation training with Technology of Participation (TOP) and CO Humanities and will serve as a TA for Voltage Control’s Facilitation Certification in fall 2024. I also have my Masters in Public Administration from NYU.
When it comes to gatherings, I draw significant inspiration from the work of Priya Parker, author of “The Art of Gathering” as well as adrienne maree brown, author of “Holding Change: The Way of Emergent Strategy Facilitation and Mediation.”
Learn more about me here.
logistics
We meet via zoom for 90 minutes.
Sessions are not be recorded (you won’t want to miss live time with your colleagues, plus I don’t think most people watch recordings anyway), however you will receive ALL the content covered via our shared google slides.
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kind words from happy attendees:
“I loved Gather ‘Round. It’s high-impact and succinct. I appreciated hearing people’s [gathering-related] wins and struggles. The group provided insightful feedback to think about my challenge differently that became the genesis of a fruitful idea for my work. I connected with Tes and other members for conversations outside of the meet-up, too. Highly recommend!”
-Julia P, Company Culture Consultant
I left feeling (as shared in an end-of-session chat waterfall):
