All of us will have spent many hours in unproductive, tedious, and at times tetchy and overlong meetings and far less time in meetings with a clear purpose, great communications and useful outcomes. Some of us will have run meetings, where despite our best intentions, the meeting veered towards the unproductive and overlong rather than the clear and constructive.

This workshop will consider why we hold meetings, whether and when to call a meeting and how to plan, structure and run meetings so they are a valuable use of time for all those taking part. It will also consider whether the sustainability agenda requires or benefits from a particular approach to planning and running meetings.

Joined by Mark Letcher, an expert in facilitation with over 20 years' experience in the sustainability sector, the workshop will comprise a mix of group and small group discussions and exercises and encourage participants to share their experience, insight and ideas on the subject.