People across Preston are helping our city move more. This funded two-Saturday workshop helps us connect & collaborate to make change happen

The workshops

We recognise that people across Preston are working hard to support their communities to get more active. The goal of this workshop is to help us do it together.

System Thinking, sometimes called system leadership, simply means helping people and organisations work together on things one person or group can't do alone. If you're reading this - you're probably already doing it.

And in true collaboration-style, we're working with Preston Muslim Forum to promote the workshop and make sure we reach people across Preston's communities.

It's free (supported by Sport England), it's two days and you don't need any prior knowledge.

Day one (Saturday 10 October, 9:30 - 4pm) focuses on understanding the system you're part of - how Preston works, where complexity shows up, and what system thinking actually means in practice.

Day two (Saturday 17 October, 9:30 - 4pm) shifts to application - building shared purpose, mapping relationships and influence, seeing where you can make a difference.

We're running these on Saturdays as people with weekday commitments asked us to.

Preetham's story - click on the video below to hear about the impact the workshops had on Preetham Joseph.

Who should come?

Our programme is designed for people in Preston whose work brings them into contact with different organisations, communities and sectors.

You don't need a particular job title - you need to be the kind of person who's already trying to work differently - and trying to collaborate more and trying to create change that helps people get more active.

Why you should come

You will leave with a clear idea of how Preston works, a practical way of seeing where your own efforts can make a difference, a room full of new contacts - and a calendar of activities to join afterwards.

The practicalities

Our lunch is vegan-friendly and our venue is accessible and welcoming. Please advise of any other dietary requirements and of any accessibility needs. We want everybody to be welcome.

Questions?

Send them via Eventbrite or contact Amy Thompson-Spears on hello@prestonmoves.org, come along to one of our networking events or DM us on IG, FB or LI.

Networking

Preston Moves runs regular free networking events, online and in-person. Check out our Zooms, netwalks here, and join our WhatsApp community by sending a message to hello@prestonmoves.org.

Preston Moves - about us

Preston Moves is a new city-wide partnership working with communities to support and inspire people to move more.

We collaborate with those who support people across our city to get more active - community leaders, volunteers, GPs, youth workers, health workers, coaches and more to understand how our communities work, what barriers exist, and where we can be useful.

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