The Blog is a collection of experiences, told in narrative form.

They’re a little long so feel free to check out the 'TLDR’ version if you’re not sure whether to commit to a read or not.

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Thomas Friberg 31/10/20 Thomas Friberg 31/10/20

Surprise at the AMPs Awards

I got to architect how we might connect >800 people, remote and in-person to the biggest event of the Synergy events calendar to make it more inclusive. At the event, I got an awesome surprise when I was announced as the winner of the 2020 Annual award for Innovation!

Thomas Friberg 27/8/20 Thomas Friberg 27/8/20

Mining electrification workshop

I worked with State of Play to devise three workshops for 40+ participants over 3 weeks to unpick how industry could lead electrification of mines in Australia and beyond. We rapidly tested platforms and iterated on the agenda to find the sweet spot where participants could effortlessly share insights and focus on aligning on priority areas for industry action. Read more to find out how.

Thomas Friberg 30/6/20 Thomas Friberg 30/6/20

A last-minute psychological safety workshop

Have you ever felt like asking a question or sharing a contrarian point of view but then you didn’t for fear of how that might have been perceived by your peers? This is a pretty common feeling and it’s fine a lot of the time but when facing complex and challenging problems, a diverse range of views is just what we all need. See how one approach to devising a remote workshop to unpick an organisation’s feel for psychological safety deals with a group that struggles with psychological safety from the start.