FYI - Discount codes for Online Facilitators Unconference next week
Folks:
I just received some discount codes for this conference next week:
Online Facilitation Unconference 2025 Rethinking How We Work Together in the Intelligent Age November 17th - 21st Online around the clock and around the world ofuexchange.net
Tickets https://events.com/r/en_US/registration/online-facilitation-unconference-2025-999302
Use LASTMINUTE (50% off any ticket)
IF you know someone who would like to attend but may not be able to afford it, please have them reach out to me on LinkedIn or via my email for a different discount.
More about the conference …
Structure
Opening Workshops - We kick off the emergence process with three opening workshops to align with different global time zones. Each session uses a World Café, a simple yet powerful method for weaving together collective intelligence across many small, rotating group conversations. This is how we collaboratively shape the core agenda and identify the energy points for the week. Network at collaborative tables or via AI-matched interests in the Remo virtual venue, which simulates a dynamic, table-based physical room layout. We immediately dive into the system-level questions that drive the week.
Preparatory Sessions - Experts from across the world host two days of preparatory sessions including interactive talks and participatory workshops designed to stimulate discussion, reflection, and knowledge sharing on how our roles and context are shifting in the emerging future. This isn't just content consumption; it's a catalyst for the co-creation to come. We run parallel workshops across three daily slots to accommodate global time zones, focusing on the core lanes.
Open Space - This is the system running purely on participant input. We use Open Space Technology, the powerful self-organizing format that ensures the agenda is always driven by the issues people genuinely care about right now, where you host the sessions. Share a case study, experiment with a new tech stack, or simply hold space for a complex question you want to explore or learn about. If you care about it, it’s on the agenda—nothing more, nothing less.
Closing Workshops - We wrap up with a series of closing workshops combining networking with Pro-Action Cafés, our signature action-to-commitment session where the week's emergent themes and insights get converted into practical next steps and clear responsibilities. Participants host tables to discuss their key takeaways, reflect on the harvests, and start looking beyond the event horizon.
Themes
Lane 1: AI-Enhanced Facilitation & Collaboration: How can we use AI in the room as we guide group processes? Use AI to deepen human facilitation, boost engagement, and amplify collective intelligence in group work.
Lane 2: Human-AI Collaboration for Professional Practice: How can we augment our internal workflows to supercharge our capacity? Integrate AI into your own workflows to strengthen strategic thinking, decisions, and facilitation craft.
Lane 3: Navigating Cultural Shifts & Human Impact: What is shifting in the human experience in this new era? Address the human side of AI adoption including resistance, learning, and culture-building in collaborative settings.
Lane 4: Social Impact & Regenerative Futures: How can we help shape a better future in the Intelligent Age? Apply AI to enable social change, strengthen communities, and support regenerative, future-oriented systems.
Lane 5: Edge Explorations & Emergent Frontiers: What are the questions we aren’t asking and conversations we aren’t having? Share bold, experimental, or cross-disciplinary contributions that explore what’s emerging at the edges.
There will be sessions for all timezones. Hope to bump into you in some of the sessions.
Mark