IAP2 Australasia Webinars
Keep on Engaging: Holding Space for High Emotion Conversations
You often hear the term “holding space” in the engagement field – but what does it really mean?
In times like these ones, fraught with polarisation, disconnection and the fear and anxiety that results from a global pandemic, how do you “hold space” for high emotion conversations?
Chief Stormrider and IAP2 International Trainer, Stephani Roy McCallum joins Kylie Cochrane in this very special webinar to explore what holding space requires from you and some tips on how to do it.
IAP2 Australasia members, log in and watch the recording here.
Demystifying Deliberative Engagement and the new Victorian Local Government Act 2020 – part 2
Part two of this online Q&A-style conversation provides practical information about deliberative engagement and how to adapt your approach to engagement to satisfy the new Victorian Local Government Act 2020.
Topics
- What is deliberative engagement
- What makes deliberative engagement different from engagement?
- Deliberative engagement in the context of the Victorian Local Government Act
- How to achieve deliberative engagement with lower budgets
- Building capacity for deliberative engagement in councils
- Insights from the field
- Key tips from the thought leaders/experts
Panellists
- Max Hardy, Director, Max Hardy Consulting
- Emanuela Savini, Doctoral Student and Industry Fellow, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, UTS
- Georgie Meyer, Team Leader Community Engagement and Partnerships, City of Melbourne
Moderated by Amy Hubbard – Capire Consulting Group and IAP2 Australasia Director.
Demystifying Deliberative Engagement and the new Victorian Local Government Act 2020 – part 1
Part one of this online Q&A-style conversation provides practical information about deliberative engagement and how to adapt your approach to engagement to satisfy the new Victorian Local Government Act 2020.
Topics
- An overview of the relevant changes to the Victorian Local Government Act
- What the new legislation is aiming to achieve
- How to correctly align engagement with IAP2 principles (the IAP2 Spectrum and IAP2 Core Values)
- Where to find out more
Panellists
- Hannah Duncan-Jones, Director Responsible for the Implementation of the Local Government Act 2020, Local Government and Suburban Development Group, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions
- Sharon Redmond, Project Manager, Legislation Implementation, Local Government Victoria, Local Government and Suburban Development Group, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions
Moderated by Amy Hubbard – Capire Consulting Group and IAP2 Australasia Director.
Keep on Engaging:
COVID-19 Road to recovery, community engagement’s new normal
We’re all in this together! The catch phrase on everyone’s lips across the globe. But, now as we pave the road to recovery, where to from here? With our day-to-day lives interrupted both personally and professionally we need to discuss what does our new normal look like? In particular, for Community Engagement.
Our three guest speakers will be offering different perspectives from their unique experiences across industry, so by the end of our webinar we expect these shared insights will offer practitioners on trend information about the new normal and future landscape for community engagement practice.
Speakers
- Amy Hubbard – Capire Consulting Group and IAP2 Australasia Director
- Hannah Tagore – Department of Premier & Cabinet, WA
- Nicola Mitchell – Inland Rail, Australian Track & Rail Corporation
Moderated by Kylie Cochrane: Director – IAP2 Australasia; Chair – IAP2 International and Managing Principal, Communication & Stakeholder Engagement – Australia and New Zealand, Aurecon.
IAP2 Australasia members, log in and watch the recording here.
Keep on Engaging: #changinglives #keepingculture
This online Q&A-style conversation provides practical information about engaging with integrity in Aotearoa and, understanding and engaging with Aboriginal and Indigenous culture and community.
The panel shares insights and learnings to help break down the barriers to better engage with Aboriginal & Māori communities.
Speakers
- Cain Slater – Kari Foundation – Connecting & Supporting Business and Individuals to be Champions of Change.
- Christine Ammunson – Te Taura Whiri | Te reo Maori – The Maori Language Commission
Moderated by Kylie Cochrane: Director – IAP2 Australasia; Chair – IAP2 International and Managing Principal, Communication & Stakeholder Engagement – Australia and New Zealand, Aurecon.
IAP2 Australasia members, log in and watch the recording here.
Keep on Engaging: Sharing stories with Craig Foster
Engaging with with multicultural and minority communities.
We share stories with former international athlete, SBS presenter and human rights advocate, Craig Foster about his experience in engaging with multicultural and minority communities.. Craig provides insights into his own challenges and successes to help engagement practitioners understand and better connect with their communities.
Craig Foster, multiple Logie winner for excellence in sports broadcasting and human rights advocate, Bachelor of Laws, Masters International Sport Management, Member Australian Multicultural Council, social justice advocate and campaigner including #SaveHakeem to free a young Bahraini refugee from a Thai prison, #GameOver for the release of asylum seekers and refugee detainees and #PlayForLives to promote a humanitarian response from the sports industry to COVID-19, joins IAP2A’s webinar series: Keep on Engaging.
Moderated by Kylie Cochrane: Director – IAP2 Australasia; Chair – IAP2 International and Managing Principal, Communication & Stakeholder Engagement – Australia and New Zealand, Aurecon.
IAP2 Australasia members, log in and watch the recording here.
Keep on Engaging: Keeping it human in COVID-19
An online Q&A-style conversation with practical information about current community sentiment and how to adapt your approach to engagement in the COVID-19 environment.
Our panel shares tips and insights on:
- Community sentiment right now and what people are thinking and feeling.
- How to work with people with heightened anxiety.
- Social distancing versus social isolation – how are people coping?
- What do we say once we reach our audience?
- Adjusting the messaging, tone and language.
- What about the timing, do we need to adjust?
- Breaking down barriers and building trust in communities, we are in this together!
- The role of engagers in connecting communities.
Speakers
- Stu Reeve – Managing Director, Micromex Research & Consulting
- Louise Mitchell – National Consultant Disaster Recovery Social Recovery Reference Group (SRRG) C\- Emergency Management Branch Department of Health and Human Services
- Chloe Groser – NZTA Practice Manager Engagement and Communications at NZ Transport Agency
Moderated by Kylie Cochrane, Director – IAP2 Australasia; Chair – IAP2 International and Managing Principal, Communication & Stakeholder Engagement – Australia and New Zealand, Aurecon.
IAP2 Australasia members, log in and watch the recording here.
Keep on Engaging: Tips for Adapting in the Days of COVID-19
This webinar provides practical information on how you can keep engaging in the COVID-19 environment.
- How to adapt your engagement plans and strategies to digital or other approaches
- The role of engagers in connecting communities
- Looking to positive innovations in crisis
- Challenges of adapting to the digital space
- How to work with people with heightened anxiety
Speakers
- Adam Smith, Director, Harvest Digital Planning
- Nicole Hunter, Co-founder and Director, MosaicLab
- Nathan Connors, IAP2 Australasia Director and Global Head of Client Services, Bang The Table
Moderated by Kylie Cochrane, IAP2 Australasia Director; Chair, IAP2 International and Managing Principal, Communication & Stakeholder Engagement – Australia and New Zealand, Aurecon.
IAP2 Australasia members, log in and watch the recording here. Non-members can access the webinar for $10 by emailing info@iap2.org.au
Lunch with an Ambassador
- Community Engagement in the EIA Process with Margaret Harvie
- Shaping an Organisation to Engage with Vivian Warren
- Embracing Community Owned Solutions with Jan Taylor
- Processes that are rigorous, activities with purpose and dialogue and deliberation – what’s the difference anyway? with Lucy-Cole Edelstein
- How engagement has evolved over the last two decades with Vivien Twyford
You can watch the recordings by scrolling through the below or visit the IAP2 Australasia YouTube channel.
You can also find IAP2 Canada’s webinars on the IAP2 USA YouTube channel or on our website.
Community Engagement in the EIA Process | Margaret Harvie
Embracing Community Owned Solutions | Jan Taylor
Shaping an Organisation to Engage | Vivian Warren
Processes that are rigorous, activities with purpose and dialogue and deliberation – what’s the difference anyway? | Lucy-Cole Edelstein
