● Workshops & Trainings
The Plenary got its start by delivering engaging, interactive workshops across the US.
Based on our original frameworks, we’ve created a suite of tailored experiences for change practitioners to tap into new fields of insights, educators looking to brush up on their evidence-sleuthing abilities, practical tools for scientists to build meaningful relationships with the public, and courses for undergraduates to practice media literacy skills.
The details
Commitment. Half-day, full day, or three-day
Size. Up to approximately 50 people (25 max recommended)
Location. The Plenary Clubhouse - SF (off-site workshops may be available on a limited basis and at an additional cost)
Best for. Organizations, corporations, team building, board retreats, colleges, and universities
Our Workshops & Trainings
In addition to engaging with critical skills, knowledge, and dispositions in creative and dynamic ways, by commissioning a workshop from The Plenary, you are supporting our broader efforts to make this knowledge accessible to all. Our current offerings include some of our tried-and-true greatest hits, as well as translations of our shows and experiences so that they make sense for targeted group learning.
How We Change
● HUMAN SYSTEMS ● NATURE OF KNOWLEDGE
Designed with change practitioners in mind, we’ll lead your group through insights from across nine distinct fields, including neuroscience, education, communications, and history. Through interactive exercises and guided reflections, we’ll discuss step-by-step processes for unlocking collective knowledge to design initiatives for change, and dive into real world strategies for putting knowledge to work.
TILT (Twenty first century Information Literacy Tools)
● NATURE OF KNOWLEDGE
Designed for educator, policymakers, journalists, and anyone else regularly expected to navigate complex information, this interactive workshop dives into five skills and sensibilities that help prepare you to responsibly navigate our media systems. Based on our award-winning framework, we’ve tailored this training for everything from Harvard University courses to weeklong curriculum at Learning & the Brain conferences.
It’s Only Human
● HUMAN SYSTEMS
Explore the biases the shape our worlds through a private version of our flagship “It’s Only Human” showcase. Your guests will engage with 25 exhibits co-designed by artists, scientists, and storytellers, as well as a facilitated discussion and reflection on core themes.
The People’s Science
● SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
As our flagship workshop, this training was designed to support scientists, researchers, and other scholars in building more meaningful relationships and communication skills for public engagement with their work. We’ve presented it at campuses and research institutions across the US, including Fleet Science Center and David Eagleman’s course at Stanford University.
