facilitationNew world mindset in a changing world
Julia Wolfson PhD
with partners
deep democracy facilitation
One-stop shop:
part leadership, part team co-learning + development, part coaching, part consulting, part deep democracy facilitation + conflict training, part community building, part process facilitation and action learning inquiry.
the name turning forward attempts to convey a momentary experience and timeless principle
that we are moving the world as we turn,
and the world turns us as it moves
2024 events
February 2024
27 January-10 February
Leadership Intensive Lab
Solborg Landsby near Jevnaker, Norway
community with and for people with mixed abilitities
12 – 25 February
Development Lab + Discovery to Impact Training
Vidarasen Landsby, Andebu Norway
commuity with and for people with mixed abilities
March 2024
22 – 23 March
ANZPOP hosted 2-day seminar
Through the Roof: Deep Body Work in the Stress Epidemic
Processwork training
Trainers: Bec Lang, Grzesiek Zielenski
Melbourne, Australia
May 2024
23 – 26 May
Beautiful People: Deep Democracy Alliance seminar + filming event
Ellen Schupbach, Xenia Kuleshova, Max Schupbach
Location: Berlin
Max writes: We want to film and show to the world, how discovering the dreaming power behind our challenges shows the beauty of people and life… In my personal mind, this seminar also is trying to honor Keido Fukushima’s teaching: “Every Day is a Good Day – Even a Bad Day is a Good Day”.
And .. We are collaborating with Atelier Gardens Berlin, an historical pre-perestroika Film studio morphed into a Community Center. Come to our Open Forum on “Foreigners and Friends”
More info TBA
September 2024
October 2024
7 – 13 October
Annual Deep Democracy facilitation intensive:
All of Us in All of This Together:
The Voice of Our Youth and The Ears of Our Elders
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Details to be announced
November 2024
Dates TBC
Ita Wegman Elder Care services facilitation
Vidarasen Landsby, Andebu Norway
the book…
This is the book Human Services people have been waiting for without knowing it. Why do we succeed sometimes and not others? Because, Julia’s powerful book explains, we are using our innate strengths as human beings to connect deeply with others, those whom we serve, and recognise what they have to teach US.
Applying Deep Democracy in Human Services is a resource for the helping professions. The nine innate powers explained and illustrated with stories from around the world, are strength-based capabilities within every person. Power is not only a problem, it is also the solution. This book offers a humanising and practical way to shift mindsets and develop skills to maximise self-determination and diversity in vibrant communities.
Current policy in delivering services for the elderly is spoken of as consumer directed care. However, all too often consumer voices are unheard. Whether care is provided in the home or a residential facility, Applying Deep Democracy in Human Services offers timely practical advice to ensure respect and dignity are embedded in all aspects of service delivery.
Julia is weaving the thread of personal development, emotional intelligence and whole system thinking into a new approach to care systems, where we learn how partnership, empowerment and awareness of rank and privilege create wisdom and eldership for the community of caregivers and people requiring support … for anybody who is interested in making care more humane, less custodial and more fun for everyone involved.