The Gathering

The Gathering

By Changeforge

A one-day event for Australia's collaborative co-design community to connect, learn, and evolve the practice.

Date and time

Location

Canberra Innovation Network

1 Moore Street #Level 5 Canberra, ACT 2601 Australia

Agenda

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Making Change Stick: What it Takes to Shift an Ecosystem

Petr Adamek

Rebecca Zappelli

Step inside the mind of leaders driving real-world transformation as they reveal their strategies, lessons and stories.

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

United We Transform: AI and the Future of Collaborative Design

Tom Kehner

Learn a practical new way of working where people and AI collaborate to transform the way we design, decide, and deliver.

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Designing for Every Brain: A Neuro-Inclusive Approach to Collaboration

Callie Elward-Barrett

Using a ground-breaking new framework, explore how neuro-inclusive lens can transform collaboration and leadership.

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Connected to Act: Shifting Systems Together and Apart

Georgie Nevile

Steph Colman

Turn intention into action. This hands-on session explores how trust, alignment and action drives impact in complex systems.

1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Decisions Together: Rethinking Collaborative Decision-Making

Paul Gordon

Shona Bernard Chandler

Challenge the myths of collaborative decision-making. Discover practical techniques to make smarter, stronger decisions together.

1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Re-Cognition: An Experiential Dive into Facilitating Team Dynamics

Rob Fuller

Built with custom artefacts and grounded in cog-nitive science, test how you communicate, lead, and collaborate under pressure.

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Free Prize Inside: The Art of Facilitation

Nyk Loates

Kai Broderix

Explore the hidden art of presence, environment, and design choices that spark connection and transformation.

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Design Your Story: How to Write it, How to Visualise it

Jean-Baptiste Vincent

Put pen to paper in this guided session. Define your message, explore your why, and visualise a story that matters.

Good to know

Highlights

  • 8 hours
  • In person

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

Highlights

  • 8 hours
  • In person

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

Community • Other

About The Gathering

The Gathering is a new national event for anyone practicing or curious about collaborative co-design. Over one day, the co-design community will come together, learn from each other, and evolve how we design and lead change in a complex, rapidly shifting world.

As our challenges grow more interconnected – climate, technology, inequality, governance – so too must our approaches to solving them. The Gathering invites facilitators, designers, changemakers, policymakers, and community leaders to pause, reconnect, and explore what the future of collaborative co-design looks like.

What to Expect

At this Unconference Conference, you'll experience a mix of:

🔹 Interactive Workshops: hands-on sessions where you can test and refine your co-design tools, methods, and mindsets

🔹 Speaker Session and Panels: local and international experts sharing insights, provocations, and real-world examples

🔹 Case Study Showcases: practical stories from the field, including what's working, what's emerging, and what we're still figuring out

🔹 Collaborative Conversations: space to reflect, connect, and shape how we practice together

🔹 New Tech + AI Tools: explore new ways we can ethically and practically integrate emerging technologies into participatory practice

🔹 Knowledge Sharing: all insights captured will be shared with attendees and the wider community in a post-event report

Expect to walk away inspired, challenged, and better equipped to lead collaborative work that matters.

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Changeforge

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Early bird discount
From A$213.08
Nov 20 · 9:00 AM GMT+11