• Creative approaches to bring groups of people together and maintain their involvement.
• Ways to reach and include more diverse groups of people.
• Fresh insights to resource you, your current projects or launch new ones.
• Inviting and creative ways to engage your community.

Anyone looking for new creative ways to activate and engage diverse groups of people in responding to social, cultural and ecological challenges. People from a range of backgrounds will benefit - from social enterprises, community groups and co-operatives, to grassroots activists, artists and campaigners, as well as researchers, teachers, facilitators, academics, and management consultants.

Ruth Ben-Tovim has worked as a professional artist, facilitator and consultant for 30 years, using the transformational power of the arts to work creatively with thousands of people across different sectors. From 2003-2020 she was the co-founder and Exec Director of Encounters Arts specialising in community involvement, engagement and The Art of Invitation. As part of this work, I was part of the team representing the UK at the Venice Biennale of Architecture, delivered projects for Liverpool Capital of Culture and co-designed Town Anywhere a Large Scale visioning project with Transition Network. Ruth was active in Extinction Rebellion as a local and national coordinator and was one of the instigators of the Culture Declares Emergency movement. I have been involved in delivering The Art of Invitation at Schumacher college and for Stir to Action as well as nationally and internationally with a number of different organisations and communities.