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Workshops and Impromptu Workshops

While ReAwaken hosted speakers from around Australia and the world, there was also

the opportunity for anyone attending ReAwaken to run their own ’impromptu workshop’
alongside those offered by the pre-planned speakers. Spaces and time were allocated to

be flexible for anyone that had an idea to put their hand up.

In keeping with the theme of ReAwaken, creating connection through meaningful action,

the impromptu workshop concept invited people to facilitate a workshop that they had
not applied to host before the event. The idea, taken from the Working to Recovery camp
in 2015, intentionally supported people who might have been inspired or evoked by an-

other workshop at ReAwaken to host a workshop of their own.

As such, time was made available in the program and a proforma document was devel-

oped to support first time presenters or anyone who wanted a framework to support
their impromptu workshop.

The spirit of ReAwaken meant that embracing whatever arose for people was the most

important experience we could share. For this reason impromptu workshops had both

symbolic and practical value. One might also consider that the impromptu narratives that
emerged between attendees formed something of a community workshop for the 5
days—learnings shared and carried onwards.

The pre-planned workshops that were offered during ReAwaken Australia are detailed in
the following pages.

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