Every human group ever created and maintained a set of Rituals. There’s a reason for that. Rituals are the defining actions that tell individuals they are part of a group. They have the power to reinforce behaviour and promote inclusion and belonging. Yet we don’t give them much thought or even think of them as rituals; for example the dreaded company all hands or the poorly named ‘onboarding process’ (you welcome people, it should be called Welcoming, we have decided that). Spend some time thinking about how your organisation can co-create a set of rituals that help your group move from me, to we.

Educators and Theatre Practitioners have known something for ages: rituals help a group think, feel and do things together. This workshop topic focus on bringing that understanding into your workplace so that there is a systematic approach to promoting and growing your culture, together. Learn the theoretical underpinning of group rituals in a sociological and psychological context, then get to the fun part of thinking with your team or others (and us!) about the rituals you can institute that promote a sense of your organisation and help you get shit done, playfully.

You might be interested in this workshop topic if:

• All hands meetings are painful

• Onboarding processes don’t help people be productive

• You want to change how people communicate across the company

• You want to grow and promote a healthy, thriving, inclusive culture

• You want to develop a program for any cohort

• You want to create engaging community, promotional or partnership events

• You want to make the daily experience of work fun-er so you get more done-er