Many of the challenges faced by individuals and communities require transformational change, which can best be achieved by focusing on the strengths within. Ways to access and build on these strengths include:

• Citizen & Community-led Initiatives
• Asset-based or Place-based projects
• Collective Impact & Action work
• Co-Production, Collaboration & Community Conversations
• Participatory Citizen’s Juries, Participatory Budgeting, & more

Over the 3 days of this Art of Participatory Community Building workshop, we met at Pratten Park Bowling Club, Ashfield and experienced how to blend Asset Based Community Development with a range of powerful strengths-based approaches to community work and various complementary methodologies to create powerful outcomes and left with practical tools & skills on how to:

• Focus on assets and strengths rather than deficiencies
• Discover ways to blend methodologies
• Apply strengths-based monitoring and evaluation
• Build effective partnership strategies
• Increase confidence in hosting group work
• Form powerful enquiries and proposals
• Explore group dynamics and decision-making