Masterclass
Session Details
"The Joyful Connection Masterclass: Make a Real Friend and Learn 3 Activities to Build Belonging"
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You know that feeling after most conference sessions, where you took some notes but didn't actually meet anyone? This is the opposite of that.
For 75 minutes, three connection pros from the Connection Crew by Covve will guide you through the joyful, low-pressure activities that have made this our most loved experience. You won't sit and listen to a talk about connection. You'll practice it, with the people in the room.
Here's how it works. Each of our three facilitators leads one of their favorite connection activities, the kind you can run yourself the very next day. No awkward networking. No forced sharing. No pressure to perform. Just simple, well-designed moments that make it easy to be curious and human with the people around you.
This is refreshingly unlike any session you’ve attended. Most attendees walk out saying it was the best conference session they’ve ever been to and walk out with a new friend they actually keep in touch with.
To help you build a culture of belonging in the workplace and your own communities, facilitator guides are given to attendees.
If you came to this conference to meet people, not just to fill a notebook, this is your session.
Participants will leave with:
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A burst of joyful energy that carries through the rest of the conference
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At least one real connection, and quite possibly a lifelong friend
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Three connection activities you can run yourself, with the facilitator guides to make belonging happen at work or in your own community
Speaker Bio:
Stephen Morris is the co-founder and president of SparkAnew, a social-impact venture working to rebuild connection, belonging, and creativity in everyday community life. Through SparkAnew and its SparkPlace platform, Stephen is developing an ecosystem that helps people discover, strengthen, and activate the places where community happens, while creating opportunities for local entrepreneurs, organizations, and community builders.
Stephen also serves as President of Stellar Science, a software research and development company, where he has helped guide the organization through significant growth while cultivating a people-centered culture built around trust, autonomy, mentorship, and meaningful work.
A retired U.S. Air Force officer, artist, entrepreneur, and lifelong student of human connection, Stephen brings together lessons from leadership, organizational culture, technology, creativity, and community development. His work is driven by a simple belief: stronger communities are built when people move from being consumers of community to contributors to it, and when we intentionally create the conditions for people to belong, connect, and create together.
