Facilitation and planning

Enjoying each other’s company and the flexibility to work indoors or outdoors helps in facilitation. Wiluna women identify the bird species they want school students to study in 2018. (By David Nixon)

Arltarpilta Inelye (Atitjere, Harts Range) rangers prioritise the jobs they think are most important to do (yellow cards) then prioritise who they do these jobs for (orange cards) in 2017.

Visual methods aid communication in workshops. Petrea Cavanagh and Rayleen Brown explain the content and design elements their group want in bush food posters (2018).

Facilitation so people better understand each other's views is a key intent. Fiona scribes the discussion in Martu wangka to points in English (photo by Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa 2015).

A mixed audience of rangers, traditional owners, scientists and others require careful program design. National Indigenous Ninu Festival 2016 chaired by Fiona.

Content is displayed so participants can return to discuss it at their own pace. Here, potential stories and photos for bush medicine cards at an Akeyulerre workshop in 2017.

Fiona facilitates individuals and groups to share and learn from each other through their own experiences, wisdom and knowledge.

Facilitation of groups
Linking people and land
Introduction of experts or ‘new’ information in clear accessible ways
Program or chair meetings, gatherings or community events
Participatory or community-based planning approaches and methods e.g. ground-mapping, art and visual expression, seasons diaries, choice-making
Applications of policy and theoretical frameworks relevant to local and regional groups
Mentor or train staff in participatory facilitation, community-based planning or ethno-ecology