Our vision is a world transformed by conscious collaboration
Who Are We?
Groupwork Centre is a not-for-profit membership-based organisation under the custodianship of dedicated alumni.
Since 1984, we have supported groups of all kinds to learn how to truly make a difference and discover how they can be the change they want to see in the world.
We dream of a
life-nourishing
world for all
Our role is to help groups thrive
Our values underpin our practice in conscious collaboration
Our story began in 1984
Originally working in the community sector, our founders asked themselves: What is our best contribution towards a just and sustainable world?
The answer was: go behind the scenes and help groups work well together.
So in 1984, we started Commonground Training Resources with two key aims:
To provide support for organisations to work well together to maximise their impact
To create a retreat venue in the bush for community-based groups to get away for training and support
We identified three key areas:
Facilitating for others
Collaborative management/leadership
Collaborative workplace training
This focus is based on our belief in the transformational capacity of groupwork – when people can work well together in groups, it is good for the individual, the group and the broader community
Today, decades later, we are still helping people and groups work well together, based on principles of self-awareness and compassion, to give you skills to achieve your goals.