Scaling Intimacy is a must-attend for anyone building community and/or creating experiential workshops. Jenny and her team of capable facilitators make events of 300 seem like 30. Such an amazing wealth of experience!
Learn how to strategically weave connection into the fabric of your events with an easy-to-apply template.
This proven template will help you design transformative events with exponential impact, in less time than ever before.
In this highly experiential three-day intensive training and design sprint, you will learn how to design both in-person and virtual experiences that maximize the impact for attendees, so that participants walk away feeling transformed, inspired, and part of a community.
We will work with the Dramatic Arc Event Template, which will shave years off of trial and error in your event planning process and give you confidence to deliver an outstanding experience every time.
During the training, you will be taken through a quick, iterative process for each of the essential elements of an event of your choosing. You will learn about the framework, brainstorm high-level elements of your event through sample exercises, and receive invaluable peer feedback. You will leave with a clear outline of a transformative experience, ready to hit the ground running!
Kick-Off Call
1.5 hours
connect with your cohort and begin your event design
Main Intensive
12 hours
3-day design sprint including interactive exercises, peer coaching, brainstorming and feedback
Reunion Call
1.5 hours
re-connect with your cohort, celebrate wins and continue the learning
Significant financial assistance available to support
BIPOC to participate in Scaling Intimacy.
As part of our commitment to dismantling racism through experience
design, $25 from your registration will be donated to an organization of
your choosing working to advance racial justice.
Jenny Sauer-Klein is passionate about designing transformational experiences that prioritize connection over content, and regularly consults for organizations like Google, Airbnb, Dropbox and the Haas School of Business. She is the founder and CEO of the Scaling Intimacy School of Experience Design, which trains event leaders to strategically weave connection into the fabric of their events. She created Play On Purpose, a video tutorial library with over 80 of her best virtual and in-person team building games, to support facilitators to confidently engage and connect groups and teams.
Julia Winston is an Executive Coach, Experience Designer and Facilitator based in Oakland, California. With a background in community building and corporate leadership, most recently as the Chief Culture Officer of Alpine Investors, Julia works with leaders, teams and organizations around the world to bring people together in meaningful ways as they aspire to accomplish amazing things. She is also a writer, hiker, yoga & meditation teacher, and Shabbat dinner host extraordinaire!
Adam Rosendahl is a facilitator, experience designer, and the Founder of LATE NITE ART®, a creative learning and development lab. Through his experiential workshops and trainings, he fuses art, music, and dialogue as a vehicle to breathe imagination and connection into teams, organizations, and conferences across the globe.
Joanna Miller the Lead of Organizational Effectiveness & Coaching at Asana focusing on building internal programs for self development, effective collaboration and leadership coaching. Her goal as a leader, coach and facilitator is to design experiences that inspire deeper curiosity, connection and clarity of purpose. Prior to her current role, she led the learning and development team at Asana and launched the Global Merchandising University for Levi Strauss & Co. Joanna received her B.A. in romance languages and literature from Harvard University.
FAQ
What is your cancellation/transfer policy?
Registration for the course is non-refundable, but is transferable. If you are unable to attend, you can transfer your registration to one of the next two offerings of Scaling Intimacy. You may transfer your registration only one time, if you cancel a second time, your registration will be forfeited. If you request a transfer less than 10 days before the Main Intensive, a $100 transfer fee will apply.
What is experience design?
Experience Design is the empathetic and strategic process of creating transformational experiences built on meaningful connections and collaborative learning. If you are gathering friends, strangers, colleagues or clients together to participate in meaningful events then you are an Experience Designer!
Do you offer any continuing education credits?
Yes! Scaling Intimacy has been approved by the Events Industry Council (EIC) as a Preferred Provider of the above-listed continuing education courses, which qualify for CMP continuing education credit. Determination of continuing education credit eligibility or Preferred Provider status does not imply EIC’s endorsement or assessment of education quality.
What is the time commitment for this workshop?
The Scaling Intimacy workshop has 3 parts:
Kick Off Call (1.5 Hours)
Main Intensive (3 days, 4 hours each day, including breaks)
Reunion Call (1.5 Hours)
In addition, you should expect to do about 2-3 hours of pre-work to prepare for the workshop in the week leading up to the main intensive.
Are there any discounts available?
We offer a 20% discount for groups of 5 or more. Please email alex@scalingintimacy.com with the names and emails of your participants and we will send you a custom discount code to register! We have limited financial assistance available for those from under represented communities and non-profit leaders. Please reach out to alex@scalingintimacy.com to discuss available options!
Will this approach only for big groups?
The frameworks and principles shared in this training can work for any size group, big or small. Some of the ice-breakers and games that we will play are more suited for medium to large size groups, but these can also be modified to suit the size of your group.
Will there be time to actually design my event during the training?
Yes! After understanding the theory behind this approach, we will dive into actually applying it to a specific event of your choosing. You will have a chance to ideate and get feedback from your peers in small group, and you will leave with the most significant pieces of your curriculum already planned.
What kinds of groups and events are the best fit for this training?
This methodology can apply to any kind of facilitated experience. So it’s not ideal for an experience that has no structure like a cocktail party or a casual picnic. It works especially well for any kind of learning experience like a workshop, training or conference. We’ve had people design all kinds of events using this methodology from holistic wellness retreats to corporate onboarding programs, to team building workshops, to quarterly all-hands meetings.