Duration: 90 minutes
About the workshop:
Ready to take your facilitation to fresh ground—literally? Just Go Outside! explores how nature can enhance learning, insight, and connection—even during virtual workshops. You’ll step outside (yes, really), engage in a reflective nature-based activity, and discover practical ways to bring the outdoors into your facilitation practice. Whether you're a seasoned nature guide or just “seeded” in your outdoor journey, come get inspired, grounded, and recharged. Join us to reimagine facilitation—one tree, breeze, or bird call at a time.
Learning Objectives
In this session, participants will:
- Understand the research and evidence behind the benefits of outdoor engagement and facilitation.
- Engage in an outdoor engagement activity and consider ways to adapt it for your purposes.
- Identify and share with others different ways to integrate the outdoors in your facilitation practice.
NOTE: This workshop will be recorded for distribution to all who register (breakout rooms will not be recorded).
This is a 90-minute online workshop. It will take place at 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT.
Speakers:
haron Kniss is a collaborative process professional with 20 years of experience in facilitation, training, and conflict transformation. An outdoor enthusiast, Sharon has climbed 10 mountains over 14k feet, visited all of the Kansas State Parks and 85% of the Maryland State Parks, biked across Missouri and walked across England yet remains the biggest fan of her neighborhood food forest and local parks. Sharon has held prior roles with Training Resources Group, United States Institute of Peace, and the Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution and has served as adjunct faculty at three different academic institutions.
Daryn Cambridge is an educational creative, facilitator, and producer with expertise in community engagement, peace education, nonviolence, and leadership development. He currently serves as an organizational development and training consultant at Training Resources Group, Inc., where he has worked with clients such as the United States Forest Service, the Department of Energy, the World Bank Group, and the US Agency for International Development. Daryn has led global workshops and trainings in peacebuilding, environmental education, and community organizing, with prior roles at the United States Institute of Peace and the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict.
