<div dir="ltr">I can't make these times this week, but thank you for hosting it at this time. Hopefully I can make a future one! Mornings european time are generally good for me, just not this month.<div><br></div><div>Lou</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 10 Feb 2025 at 13:05, Dirk Slater <<a href="mailto:dirk@fabriders.net">dirk@fabriders.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>Hello Session Designers,<div><br></div><div><div>Thanks to everyone who has already registered for the upcoming Session Design Lab.</div><div><br></div><div>For those that haven’t, a friendly reminder. We have a few spots left I’d very much welcome you to join. Whether you’re navigating shifting priorities, hybrid environments, or emotionally charged discussions, this lab provides a structured yet flexible approach to designing sessions that foster connection, clarity, and action. Join us to strengthen your ability to create spaces that co-power participants, adapt to complexity, and hold uncertainty with purpose. You can learn more here: <a href="https://www.fabriders.net/session-design-lab/" target="_blank">https://www.fabriders.net/session-design-lab/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Please ping me directly if you’d like to participate in The Session Design Lab again, and I’ll send you instructions for guest registration. </div><div><br></div><div>This week, the lab is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday at 10 a.m. UTC (please check<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=The+Session+Design+Lab+-+Feb+%2725+AM+Edition&iso=20250211T10&p1=1440&ah=3" style="color:rgb(61,64,170);font-family:"Source Sans Pro";font-size:14px" target="_blank"> your time </a><font color="#3d40aa" face="Source Sans Pro"><span style="font-size:14px"><u>zone),</u></span></font> which is friendly to Asia and Europe. Next week, it will be at 4 p.m. UTC (please check<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=The+Session+Design+Lab+-+Feb+%2725+PM+Edition&iso=20250218T16&p1=1440&ah=3" style="color:rgb(129,131,216);font-family:"Source Sans Pro";font-size:14px" target="_blank"> your time zone</a><span style="background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><font color="#5a5a5a" face="Source Sans Pro"><span style="font-size:14px">) , which is convenient for the Americas, on Tuesday the 18th and Wednesday the 19th. </span></font></span></div><div><br></div><div>Hope you can join!</div><div><br></div><div>- dirk</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>dirk slater</div><div>FabRiders </div><div><a href="http://www.fabriders.net" target="_blank">www.fabriders.net</a><br>Signal: FabRider.12</div><div>Get our newsletter The FabUpdate: <a href="https://www.fabriders.net/get-email/" target="_blank">https://www.fabriders.net/get-email/</a> </div><div>Help us build the Collective Power Playbook at <a href="http://www.collectivepower.net" target="_blank">www.collectivepower.net</a></div><div>Book a time to chin wag with dirk: <a href="https://calendar.app.google/cm9bjytUgxJg8gDa7" target="_blank">https://calendar.app.google/cm9bjytUgxJg8gDa7</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On 5 Feb 2025, at 13:57, Dirk Slater <<a href="mailto:dirk@fabriders.net" target="_blank">dirk@fabriders.net</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div><div><div>Hello Session Designers,</div><div><br></div><div>Since I invited you to our next Session Design Lab, our world has changed, so I wanted to share a reframed invitation.</div><div><br></div><div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">In times of uncertainty, how we gather and facilitate conversations matters more than ever. The Session Design Lab is a collaborative space where facilitators, trainers, and organisers refine their session design skills to create inclusive, impactful, and responsive gatherings.</div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">Whether you’re navigating shifting priorities, hybrid environments, or emotionally charged discussions, this lab provides a structured yet flexible approach to designing sessions that foster connection, clarity, and action.</div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">Join us to strengthen your ability to create spaces that co-power participants, adapt to complexity, and hold the uncertainty with purpose.</div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">We’re offering it twice to accommodate a diversity of time zones:</div><ul><li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:9px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"></span>February 11th & 12th from 10am to 1pm UTC </li><li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:9px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"></span>February 18th & 19th from 4pm to 7pm UTC</li></ul><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">You can learn more and register at <a href="https://www.fabriders.net/session-design-lab/" target="_blank">https://www.fabriders.net/session-design-lab/</a> </div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><font face="Helvetica Neue" size="2"><span>Happy to provide a scholarship to any Session Design Lab Alumni who wants to participate again. </span></font></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><font face="Helvetica Neue" size="2"><span><br></span></font></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><font face="Helvetica Neue" size="2"><span>Please do share with anyone who might benefit from participating. Note: </span></font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size:13px">Scholarships are available for anyone facing hardship due to the US Foreign Aid Freeze and Stop Work Order or if the registration fee poses a barrier to participation. Please use: </span><a href="https://www.fabriders.net/scholarship/" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size:13px" target="_blank">https://www.fabriders.net/scholarship/</a></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">Hope to see you there,</div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px">dirk</div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:15px"><br></div></div><div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>dirk slater</div><div>FabRiders </div><div><a href="http://www.fabriders.net/" target="_blank">www.fabriders.net</a><br>Signal: FabRider.12</div><div>Get our newsletter The FabUpdate: <a href="https://www.fabriders.net/get-email/" target="_blank">https://www.fabriders.net/get-email/</a> </div><div>Help us build the Collective Power Playbook at <a href="http://www.collectivepower.net/" target="_blank">www.collectivepower.net</a></div><div>Book a time to chin wag with dirk: <a href="https://calendar.app.google/cm9bjytUgxJg8gDa7" target="_blank">https://calendar.app.google/cm9bjytUgxJg8gDa7</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><div style="margin:0px 0px 0px 6px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><br></div><div style="margin:0px 0px 0px 6px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica 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