1 Jan 2020 DRAFT

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 another workshop at ReAwaken to host a workshop of their
own.
As such, time was made available in the program and a proforma document was developed
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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