Resources from Building Power and Self-Organisation

Hosted by Community CoLab, The Social Change Agency and Losing Control, “The Art of Building Power and Self-organisation”  was a three day participative and highly interactive workshop blending 2 very powerful practices:  The Art of Hosting and Harvesting Conversations That Matter and Community Organising.

Did you miss the training? Not to worry you can find further resources and events below


In October 2019, a group of around 50 activists, practitioners and professionals came together in North London to learn and explore tools & methodologies for building power & self-organisation. The document below is a reminder of the various tools, techniques and approaches that were explored over the few days, together with photos and harvests from the various sessions. The document also has links to resources that explain the processes and tools in more detail for facilitation techniques including: 

  • Circle Practice
  • World Cafe Conversations
  • Powerful Questions
  • Harvesting
  • Open Space
  • Design Lab
  • and many more different facilitation tools and techniques

Resources and links here: The Art of Building Power and Self Organisation London October 2019

Thank you to Community CoLab and Jonathan Dorsett for harvesting and sharing this helpful resource!