Creating Inspiring Workshops and Courses in Transdisciplinarity: A Guide - Manual / Resource - Page 22
Who is organizing the logistics (room selection and set-up, audio-visual
needs, food, and drinks)?
You will want to talk directly with the person or persons responsible!
Note: If you are organizing and designing the workshop yourself, make sure you have ample support!
What else is needed to ensure participants’ (and your own) comfort
and support?
Depending on the setting and length of the training, you will need to provide food, drinks, and other ways to ensure that
participants (and you) are physically taken care of.
During event registration, in the pre-workshop survey, or in specific pre-event emails to participants, inquire about food
preferences and nutritional sensitivities. Ensure you or the event organizer inquires and respects participants’ needs.
Select culturally appropriate foods and be aware of customs around food and food sharing. Work with the organizer or
inquire if you don’t know what is customary and appropriate.
Also consider – especially for longer trainings – where to place breaks, and how to vary activities so as to accommodate
natural human circadian rhythms. For example, are there possibilities to go outside for small group meetings or short
walks in pairs? Can you make activities after lunch more active rather than offer a presentation? In multi-day workshops,
can you build in fun and relaxation periods (without training contents) so that participants can rejuvenate? For trainings
where participants may be jetlagged, can you increase the level of interactivity or movement?
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Basics of training design
Setting and logistics
