Spot avoidable pressure

See where communication, participation and the environment ask too much of people.

Improve the flow

Review pacing, transitions, breaks, food and hydration through the participant’s eyes.

Choose three practical changes

Use the worksheets and action card to decide what you will do differently at a real event.

For event organisers: a quick, practical way to strengthen an event you are planning or reviewing.

For venues and suppliers: a clearer view of how everyday delivery choices affect participants.

For individual learners and teams: useful ideas you can apply without a larger budget or a full redesign.

What you will be able to do

By the end of the mini-course, you will be able to: • recognise where an event creates avoidable cognitive or sensory pressure; • use clarity, choice, calm and permission to improve participation; • review an agenda, transitions, food and hydration from the participant’s perspective; and • choose three realistic improvements for an event you organise or support. The course focuses on practical event-design decisions. It does not ask you to diagnose anyone and it does not replace accessibility, safeguarding or safety responsibilities.

What event professionals say

Feedback on the practical ideas behind the course.

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I was inspired with ideas I could use immediately, and a whole new way of thinking about how we care for people at events.
Event Manager

Luxembourg

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I thought wellbeing needed a big budget and a full programme overhaul. You showed me it is simple and doable without extra cost or resources.
Project Manager

EU-funded events, Belgium

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You made DEI feel practical and easy to apply and opened my eyes to health sustainability.
MICE Industry Specialist

Hungary

The syllabus

4 Chapters · 33 Lessons

    1. Welcome to Small Changes, Better Events Free preview

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      What Inclusive Event Design Really Means

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      Reflect: What does inclusive design mean here?

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      Clarity: Reducing Cognitive Load

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      Reflect: Where could clarity reduce effort?

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      Choice: Reducing Pressure

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      Reflect: Where could choice reduce pressure?

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      Calm: Managing Stimulation

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      Reflect: Where could the environment feel calmer?

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      Permission: Normalising Human Needs

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      Reflect: What could you give people permission to do?

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      Inclusive Design in Practice: An Event Walkthrough

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      Reflect: What would you change after the walkthrough?

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      Applying Inclusive Design to Your Event

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      Part 1 Reflection: Applying Inclusive Design to Your Event

    15. Free download: Small Shifts, Big Difference. 20 Low- and No-Cost Ideas to Support Wellbeing at Your Event Free preview
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      Participant Experience Audit: See your event through fresh eyes

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      Why Timelines Matter More Than We Think

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      Reflect: Where does pressure build in the schedule?

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      Pacing: Designing for Energy, Not Just Time

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      Reflect: How could you design for energy?

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      Transitions, Buffers & Decompression

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      Reflect: Where would a buffer help?

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      Food, Hydration & Regulation

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      Reflect: What do food and hydration make possible?

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      Designing Under Real Constraints

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      Reflect: What can you change within real constraints?

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      Timelines & Food in Practice: An Event Walkthrough

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      Reflect: What would you change after the walkthrough?

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      Applying Timelines & Food to Your Event

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      Part 2 Reflection: Applying Timelines & Food to Your Event

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      Agenda & Catering Pressure Test: Check the flow of a real event

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      One Event. Three Changes. Put the learning into practice

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Grounded in event reality

The mini-course draws on event operations, organisational development, coaching, Mental Health First Aid and the Association Mental Wellbeing Toolkit developed with ICCA. The ideas are translated into practical decisions you can apply without a major programme overhaul.

Learning and leadership expertise

Diederick is a leadership programme designer, coach and organisational development consultant with more than ten years of experience helping people and teams build practical capability under pressure. He is co-founder and Learning Lead at Leladijo Consulting and co-creator of Event Mental Wellbeing.

Event and wellbeing expertise

Johanna is an international event professional and wellbeing consultant with more than fifteen years of experience, including complex conferences with more than 2,200 participants. She is a Mental Health First Aid instructor, coach and founder of the Event Managers’ Exchange, and co-creator of Event Mental Wellbeing.

Before you buy

Who is the mini-course for? Event organisers, planners, producers, venue and supplier teams, association staff and anyone who shapes the participant experience. How long does it take? The 14 video lessons run for 46 minutes in total. Allow extra time for the short reflections and three practical tools. What is included? Continued access to the mini-course, the Participant Experience Audit, the Agenda & Catering Pressure Test and the One Event. Three Changes. action card. Do I need to complete the full Event Mental Wellbeing course first? No. The mini-course stands on its own. You may see original Module 3 and 4 numbering in the videos because these lessons were first produced for the wider programme. Is the mini-course CPD certified? No. The two-day in-person Event Mental Wellbeing training is CPD certified; this mini-course is not. Can my employer or organisation pay? Yes. For invoicing support, including Peppol where applicable, email [email protected]. Event Mental Wellbeing is a specialist product of Leladijo Consulting.

Make one event feel noticeably better

Work through 46 minutes of video, use the three practical tools and leave with improvements you can put into practice.

€59,00

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