Community & Organizations Workshops
We offer a range of workshops to to help communituies and community groups & organizations develop skills and tools for better communication and mutual understanding and collaborative problem-solving.
Community can enrich our lives. It can be a source of allies with shared neighbourhood concerns and goals, of friendships for ourselves and our children, and of our sense of belonging/place in the world. It can also be a source of stress, conflicts, and challenges that hit us truly “close to home.” Community-focused workshops are designed to strengthen both the relationships of community members and their shared capacity to create positive changes, improving members’ lives and the community as a whole.
Workshops can be offered online and/or in-person (when Covid-safe). Contact Building Bridges to discuss details.
DEALING WITH DIFFICULT / ANGRY PEOPLE: moving from enemy to ally
Facing an angry or “difficult” person can feel overwhelming. This workshop explores an approach and a set of tools suited to quickly defusing angry or ‘difficult’ behaviour positively – safely, balancing both care and respect.
RESOLVING CONFLICTS POSITIVELY: Win-Win Problem Solving & Collaborative Communication
Conflict is a natural part of every relationship. A healthy relationship resolves those differences in a positive way. This “how to” workshop introduces approaches, tools & techniques that lead to win-win solutions.
BUILDING BRIDGES: Win-Win Communication
How you communicate determines whether you get stuck in a conflict or move through it to a positive outcome. This “how to” workshop provides an approach and specific communication tools that lead to positive results.
Effective Feedback and Requesting Behaviour Change
Giving feedback and requesting change can feel stressful. But it doesn’t have to be. We will explore an approach and techniques that make the experience positive for both the person offering and receiving feedback and/or requests for change.
Building a Strong Group or Team
A community group or team can be powerful and creative or destructive and stifling. This workshop examines what makes a group or team effective and provides practical tools to help it reach its full potential.
Project: Respect – Keeping the Social Sandbox Safe and Collegial
In our present cultural climate, it is essential to ensure that your community or organization is respectful and harassment-free. But what does this actually mean or look like? This interactive workshop provides information through discussions, scenarios, games & activities, and communication techniques practice.
SELF-CARE: Remembering “This is my life!”
The challenges of work and of life in general can be overwhelming. And just as often it is hard to “remember to breathe,” let alone to take care of ourselves. The workshop explores the challenges and solutions in an educational and fun way.
Very important information. I appreciate Keiron’s ability to have the participants feel heard — he’s a very compassionate speaker and very inspiring of the same qualities.
Other Resources for Communities & Organizatoins
Check out our wide range of resources to help you resolve conflict and improve relationships in your community or organization.