What people say
Having worked with Pru to develop my facilitation skills, I would not hesitate to recommend her to any individual or organisation interested in developing inclusive facilitation and decision-making skills. Highlights of our work together were the way she combined theory with practical tools of immediate application, her ability to tailor each session to individual and organisational needs, and her genuine interest and values-driven generosity. I look forward to working with her again in the future.
I've had the privilege of knowing Pru since she attended the Lewis Deep Democracy training in 2010. Pru brings to her well-integrated facilitation and consulting tools a deep concern for the environment and people. Her work reflects not only excellent technical skill but her competence, sensitivity, authenticity and compassion. It is these attributes that enable Pru to create a safe space for transformation to occur. I would highly recommend her as a facilitator, consultant and leader.
I had the opportunity to train with and be coached by Pru in 2018 across facilitation, conflict resolution and decision making. Pru is an exceptional facilitator, educator and coach and provides space and support for transformational change. I have integrated and utilised the skills and techniques I learnt from Pru in both personal and professional contexts. As a team leader, project manager and young director of staff and volunteers in the climate and social change space, these strategies have been invaluable.
Pru is an exceptional facilitator and educator. I learnt an enormous amount about building buy-in, the importance of inclusive decision making and generally how to build a more harmonious, thriving team culture. Highly recommend!
Pru is a purposeful and compassionate facilitator who creates a deep space for all perspectives to safely be heard. Learning from Pru, I can now more skilfully step into high-conflict situations, with the confidence that I can hold all views and work productively. If you get the chance to learn from Pru, don’t hesitate, do it.
Pru’s training was deeply engaging and thought provoking. I’m looking forward to practicing the tools and approaches in a variety of settings, from small low-stakes meetings to the big and challenging. Pru’s firm but empathic approach as a facilitator and trainer would be of value to groups of all kinds.
I had the privilege of being a participant in two of Pru's Deep Democracy training programs. She is an incredibly perceptive, calm facilitator who can very capably support groups to work through disagreements and tricky topics. She is also a very thorough and patient teacher, mentor and one-to-one coach. Highly recommended.
Since 2018, Pru has been training Climate for Change’s staff in Deep Democracy, which is now embedded within our small organisation’s ways of working and culture. Pru’s training has supported a robust dialogue within our team and kept people connected, helping us process and talk about climate change and our collective response. I’d highly recommend Pru and the use of DD to anyone hoping to engage people in complex terrain and bring about positive and long-lasting change.
I encourage anybody who is working with difference, across groups and with conflict to consider this training. It is a truly neutral and non-judgemental way of facilitating a process and it will challenge you!