Lead & Follow
Lead & Follow offers a candid discussion of teamwork, collaboration, and professional development. Host Sharna Fabiano talks with scholars, educators, and artists to explore the relational dance between people who work together, and what actually makes for extraordinary outcomes.
Lead & Follow
Leading Through Invitation: Creating Meaningful Participation - Flora Bowley
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How do you lead a creative workshop without deciding in advance what participants should create, feel, or discover? Artist and creative guide Flora Bowley designs one-day gatherings with simple prompts and light structure, then leaves enough open space for participants to shape the experience themselves.
Flora Bowley is an artist, author, and creative guide who has spent years facilitating art-based gatherings. Her upcoming tour, The Creative Revolution, brings this approach to a series of one-day events designed to create connection and collaboration through art.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How simple prompts can give a group direction without controlling the outcome
- How to balance structure and free time in a collaborative gathering
- What makes creative collaboration feel alive—and what gets in its way
- Why invitation can create participation so effectively
Connect with Flora Bowley
Website: https://florabowley.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/florabowley/
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Sharna Fabiano is the author of Lead & Follow: The Dance of Inspired Teamwork and host of the Lead & Follow Podcast. She helps founders, solopreneurs, and new leaders build strong collaborative relationships and successful teams.
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