What participants have said about the Free Workshop Series
Feedback forms are provided to participants in the Free Workshop series. Here are the comments…… they will be updated after each workshop series.
Q. What was the most interesting and/or helpful from the workshop?
Workshop One
- The general overview of sustainability.
- Understanding of localisation and general understanding of sustainability.
- The importance to “rethink” from globalisation to localisation.
- Learn from nature.
- Sustainability can be done inside the family as well.
- All the info was helpful – final exercise very thought provoking!
- The Trinity of Management.
- Sustainability – ecological and economic is possible.
- All of it.
- That anything is possible.
- Fuelled with knowledge of the sensitive state of our future.
- Listening to others.
- The concept of story.
- The opportunity to network.
- I have already been taking action without realising it!
- Personal values impact work values.
- Sustainability is a lifestyle change for life.
- Getting back amongst people who are doing this - I am starting to feel rejuvenated!
- The amount of information, help and resources that are available to the general public and those who are searching.
- Other people’s ideas and problems –exchange of views – lightbulb moments!
- Discussing business problems apart from your own business.
- All the information given will be very helpful to me in chieving my business and personal goals. It is great to see so many people interested in sustainable business and living.
- Making us more aware of how we conduct our business – hearing of other people’s problems.
- Helping me to focus on creating a sustainable business and what my values are and what would I like to achieve for myself and others by what I do with and in the business.
- The topic – sustainability – its been on my mind a while and here I can focus on it.
- It was all most educational and interesting and gave me an insight into things I need to be informed about.
- The most interesting was the information on peak oil.
Workshop Two
- Selling quality of life vs standard of living.
- Reinforcing my Franciscan vacation with ideals 1,000 years old with modern thinking – nothing changes!
- To talk about strengths and opportunities – a “positive” – it’s easy to think and ponder and slide towards being negative about government, lack of community etc.
- Networking with other like-minded people –the knowledge of the presenter was great.
- Discovering a sense of community in a small way – discovering that others are thinking similar things.
- Group work and discovering real problems and ideas of what I can do.
- Reminder that planning is important and fluid.
- Discussions.
- Business planning.
- Brainstorming with others re issues, opportunities and threats.
- Sally’s presentation
- Discussing and comparing different opinions of various threats and opportunities to see a new perspective from other businesses
- The ongoing discussions around the room were stimulating and thought provoking
- All the discussion was great, learnt a lot and have left with lots of ideas
- Hearing other people’s challenges and how they are similar or affect ours.
Workshop Three:
- The point made to deconstruct your business, examine its sustainability and reconstruct it with new, fresh goals and mission.
- Contact with sustainability energized people, ideas, support systems.
- Hearing about local business issues and sustainability initiatives.
- Implementing sustainable business practices and outcomes as critical components for commercial success.
- Such a good overall view.
- Promotion of eco benefits into marketing.
- Pointing out ‘cultural’ sustainability.
- Opportunity to think about sustainable business planning.
- Basic background information.
- The Planning Guide and video.
Q. Any other comments?
- I am excited to have found a program that can help me grow while supporting my own values.
- Great – very useful – well done.
- Great to have opportunity to discuss and swap ideas.
- It was a well-rounded introduction.
- Congratulations – this is a fabulous project that is adding value to this journey and empowering people.
- I truly gained valuable insight into sustainability but would love to follow up in six months or so to see what we’ve done.
- Thoroughly enjoyable and informative.
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