Session 1: Facilitative Leadership for Creative Teams
Lessons from the Camino
Step into a transformative experience that will sharpen your facilitation skills, amplify your team’s effectiveness, and ignite breakthrough innovation. Discover fresh, paradigm-shifting approaches to leadership that make your work not only more impactful but deeply fulfilling—for both you and those you lead.
Join Wayne & Susannah as they share invaluable insights from their personal and professional journeys—stories that form the foundation of their upcoming book. You’ll explore what it takes to lead high-performance teams built on Clarity, Trust, and Collaboration.
In this highly interactive session, you’ll uncover:
- How Facilitative Leadership empowers teams from any level within an organization—breaking free from traditional Positional or Directive Leadership.
- The secrets to fostering high-performance environments that drive engagement and results.
- Practical tools rooted in Team Performance and Creative Problem Solving to elevate your impact.
Be ready to challenge norms, unlock new possibilities, and lead with confidence.
Session 2: How to Become a Creative Catalyst
Collaborative Combustion – Innovating for Impact
Supercharge your potential and become a creative catalyst! This dynamic, hands-on session explores the intersection of curiosity, play, and co-creation—three essential forces that drive real change, whether you want to change the world, reshape an industry, refine a product, or tackle a bold new challenge.
Join the DUDEz—three globally recognized facilitators—for a practical, purpose-driven journey designed
to unlock your catalytic potential. You’ll leave with fresh tools, actionable strategies, and a mindset shift
that will transform how you work, lead, and create.
Who Should Attend?
Anyone eager to infuse their work with more creativity, collaboration, and innovation—whether you’re
leading teams, designing projects, or solving challenges in business or education.
What to Expect
Unleash your inner Creative Catalyst! Through an engaging blend of theory, real-world experience, and
hands-on activities, you’ll gain the confidence and skills to spark meaningful change—even if you don’t
see yourself as “creative.
Key Takeaways
- The Catalyst Cornerstones – Your foundation for creative action.
- Creative Catalyst Principles – Essential mindsets to accelerate innovation.
- Activation & Action Tools – Practical techniques to ignite and sustain momentum.
⚠ Disclaimer: Looking for a passive, low-key session? This isn’t it. Expect dynamic interaction, experimentation, and an immersive experience. Bring your energy, curiosity, and a willingness to dive
in—because creativity thrives in action!
The DUDEz are three innovation agents with nearly a century of combined experience. They facilitate
around the globe, inspire teams and empower awesomeness. Need to crank up your creativity? Dial up
Innovation skillz? Bring your team together to drive action? The DUDEz are here to help!
Wayne’s Bio
Wayne Childers is the Chief Conversation Officer at Ah Ha!. He is a Facilitator of Organizational Learning, certified in CPS, an Innovation Catalyst, Researcher, Strategic Planner, husband to Susannah, father of two awesome daughters, foodie, wicked good cook plus an aspiring wine geek.
Wayne has a BS in Marketing from Florida State University and has over 30 years of experience in consumer-packaged goods, retail and creativity. Prior to joining Ah Ha! in 2001, he spent 14 years at Procter & Gamble where his roles spanned Global Project Design, North American Sales Management and Innovative New Product Development. Since joining Ah Ha!, his work has spanned Consumer Goods, Medical and Pharmaceuticals, Hospitality, Financial Services and Technology.