Jacinta did a fantastic job facilitating a room full of engagement professionals at the Community Engagement Summit. Jacinta's natural facilitation skills made everyone in the room feel at ease, with lots of laughs and connections made. Jacinta clearly is an expert facilitator, and I'd highly recommend her for any complex community or stakeholder engagement project!

The team walked away from Jacinta's lunch and learn session with some great tips to increase engagement during online sessions - something we have all been struggling with during the pandemic. I'm excited to learn more.

Jacinta ran her lunch n learn style facilitation class for Us at Organisational Development Australia. The workshop was fun and engaging, and reminded all of us of the Low-Fi facilitation tools we can draw on to work with participants in our own practise. Jacinta’s high energy approach made for a great session.

Just finished an excellent workshop facilitated by Jacinta to the Organisation Development Australia group members. Jacinta was engaging and open, and I took so much away from her workshop to help me better facilitate my own. Thank-you Jacinta! It was a joy!

Jacinta brings encouraging and engaging energy to her workshops. Using language and visual cues to ensure each participant could contribute, she was able to bring everyone out of their shell. Even the more reserved ones. The collaborative elements were effective in getting participants to speak candidly and openly about topics they may be less comfortable with. In Jacinta's hands, we had a productive and engaging session, and each of us took away something new to try in our work.

I have so many gems from the hour I spent with Jacinta at her Backstage Lunch and Learn. When you come early you see exactly what it is like to get ready for a workshop. You will learn so much before it even starts!

I loved Jacinta’s energising and practical session about online meetings and workshops. Awesome tips that made a difference immediately. My goal from here is to consistently create online sessions that leave everyone refreshed. If you want to make the very most out of work from anywhere and to skill up in this area then schedule a session and shake up boring or static meetings.

Jacinta delivered a highly engaging session to our new Councillor team. They left with a practical toolkit full of tips and tricks that they will use to lead and participate in committee and community meetings, community engagement and feedback sessions over the next 4 years. I highly recommend Jacinta.

I've had a very rewarding coaching conversation with Jacinta at the Never Done Before facilitation festival on how to bring more of the physical into the digital. She is super talented and I felt that I multiplied the number of experiences, ideas and practical solutions with my own through an intense and playful hour together with her.

Strategic planning can be tricky at the best of times but Jacinta made our first virtual planning days productive and energising. She guided us through the big pieces of work, utilised easy to use online tools and created plenty of space and time for everyone to contribute. I can strongly recommend Jacinta.

Jacinta's facilitation is exemplar. Jacinta provided an engaging, professional and highly productive forum for our team.

Jacinta's new book Hum is a must have for anyone looking to improve engagement in their online meetings. It combines humour and practicality in a unique and entertaining manner. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this succinct and fun book!

I was a participant in a workshop on urban planning in the ACT that Jacinta facilitated. She was an effective and entertaining facilitator and coordinated the group extremely well, keeping to time and also providing space for more introverted participants to contribute. I would fully recommend her as a facilitator for any public consultation workshops.

“Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.” — John Crosby

Exactly what I experienced in a one on one mentoring session with Jacinta Cubis. Thanks Jacinta for your guidance and wise words.

Jacinta brings a unique process to the art of facilitation. Jacinta's 'walkshop' comfortably opens the door to practising how to step into another's viewpoint through observation. I highly recommend her walkshop if you'd like to expand your perspective in the meeting room.

I left Jacinta's facilitography walkshop with heaps of ideas for how to use photography to get qualitative information from communities. Her process opens up a cool way to be visually creative.

Jacinta is doing an incredible thing with her walkshops. Being able to read people is a very precious gift and Jacinta showed us how taking photos can help us facilitate better. Our facilitation and observation skills are an important component in developing successful collaboration in the humanitarian sector. I will use Jacinta’s process to build our capability.

Jacinta offers you so much value. I got so much from both her Facilitography Walkshop and her Spark your Thinking session. Ideas, energy, enthusiasm, perspective and hope. And I love reading her blogs. They land like a little gift in my inbox every week.

Jacinta's virtual facilitography walkshop offered a refreshing change of pace. Time flew and I felt so energised. It's helped me to expand my perspective, which will help me with my various roles as psychologist, coach, mediator and facilitator. Thanks again Jacinta.

Photography has long been part of my life, a way I can passionately express myself and entertain others. Jacinta's facilitography workshop opened my eyes (literally and laterally) to another whole way of seeing. This 'walkshop' was relevant to my work as a professional mediator – I learned to let go a bit more and to take risks under pressure and then use those results that were useful. I highly recommend this novel experience; it can open people up to seeing from new perspectives, as it did for me.

Jacinta's energy and enthusiasm lights up the room - even a virtual one. I loved diving in and taking the photos in her online Facilitography Walkshop. It gave me a stronger sense of the value of looking at things from new perspectives. Highly recommended.

Jacinta's blog is a must read for me- it provides inspiration to think about your business in a different way and always gives me those much needed laughs in your day.

‘Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.’ John Crosby. Exactly what I experienced in a mentoring session with Jacinta. Thanks Jacinta for your guidance and wise words.

I've worked with Jacinta on a number of occasions and she is truly an exceptional facilitator. We recently ran a series of community workshops with Jacinta as the facilitator and not only did she completely ‘get it’ in terms of what we were trying to achieve, but she worked collaboratively with a number of internal stakeholders to realise that vision. We all enjoyed the experience of the workshops and have really interesting and valuable information to take forward as a result.

Jacinta has a gift for community engagement design and facilitation. Authentic, well considered and passionate in her approach, she creates a safe and supportive environment for people to fully engage with the issues. One of the keys to her success is the level of preparation she undertakes. She asks questions until she understands her clients needs and then designs a process that is fit for purpose. The great thing about her collaborative approach is that my team learns something new every time they meet with her.

Jacinta manages difficult people in the room to ensure everyone stays on task. She thinks well on her feet and can make subtle adjustments to deal with group dynamics in a respectful and effective way. Jacinta made the complex topic of Planning Reform a fun engagement exercise and delivered great outcomes for us that will be a valuable contribution to the planning reform review.

Jacinta was the perfect fit for us. We were trying something out of the ordinary in terms of community engagement and she brought the creative approach we needed. From the start she ‘got’ our world. She was able to convey complex planning concepts in a simple, pictorial way. She's an incredible facilitator. Authentic, energetic, compassionate and completely honest with participants. Feedback from participants was great, she made everyone feel heard and included and was able to balance the various viewpoints of everyone in the room. Jacinta was critical to us getting to the point where we could engage with the community on the future planning of our city. We would recommend Jacinta for future facilitation projects, particularly on complex issues that have multiple stakeholders.

Jacinta brought great enthusiasm and energy to a complex government project involving multiple stakeholders with divergent interests. She created a space where constructive discussion among stakeholders was possible, and maintained a flexible approach to stakeholder engagement that evolved with shifting project timeframes and outputs. Jacinta helped us navigate through various sensitivities and priorities, providing clarity and a shared understanding among stakeholders of the many complex issues we face with this project.

Jacinta is a gifted facilitator. She set the tone right from the start to ensure a respectful exchange between the community and the project team on a controversial topic. We were in awe of how well she facilitated the Q&A. Community members in the room and on Facebook told us the same thing afterwards too. With a week’s notice, Jacinta helped us deliver a critical forum that exceeded our objectives and was greatly appreciated by the community. We will definitely be working with Jacinta again.

Jacinta’s cheery approach, energy and clarity succeed in bringing people together. I’ve been very grateful for Jacinta‘s advice in formulating our collaboration projects within our walls and without.

Jacinta had a very positive impact over the time she worked with us on the network of schools. She was instrumental in helping us establish this innovative partnership. I appreciated her deep understanding of the value of engagement and her practical, hands on approach to making it work. And it was fun to work with her, given her drive and attention to quality.

Working with Jacinta is an absolute delight! She is smart, collaborative, not afraid to try new ideas but respectful of constraints. She is a big picture thinker who also has that essential eye for detail - which is often the difference between good and great. I hope to work with Jacinta again.

Jacinta is outstanding and likely the best facilitator I've ever come across. Experiencing Jacinta 'live' is inspiring, energising, and leaves everyone in the room with a smile on their face and a refreshed view on life, as well as the topic at hand. Jacinta can deal with any topic, hurdle and goal and gets everyone together in a charming, professional, enthusing and motivating way. I cannot recommend working with Jacinta highly enough.

Jacinta is a delight to work with - she is energetic, creative, warm-hearted and has a wonderful sense of humour. She relates to all kinds of people and can therefore work with different kinds of organisations. Jacinta is a highly skilled facilitator and community engagement specialist, and is a brilliant writer. I seek out opportunities to work with Jacinta for all these reasons.

Jacinta and I have collaborated on a range of projects in the positive ageing space over the years, both as partners and colleagues. Her curiosity, empathy and ability to connect ideas and people make her a valuable collaborator on any project. Just as importantly, she’s great fun to work with!

Jacinta is a natural social entrepreneur. She knows the theory and practice of engagement: she is well-skilled in making meaningful connections; and has the diverse industry experience that allows her to engage with the client through a deep understanding of the 'tribal' language and rituals of the client's sector. Jacinta leapt at the opportunity to explore ways to strengthen the formal partnership between our institutions, and is a standout 'go to' person and personal sounding board.

I had so many light bulb moments at one of her partnership masterclasses. Jacinta knew what questions to ask and made observations and challenges in a respectful and insightful way that gave me a new perspective on at least one partnership that had lost its mojo. I have drawn on her advice and expertise over 15 years and recommend her to anyone who is looking for an engaging and highly experienced player in the partnerships space.

I really enjoyed working with Jacinta to develop our partnership to build understanding between bike riders and taxi drivers. She invests the time needed for partners to get to know each other while moving quickly to take advantage of opportunities when they crop up. I particularly appreciated the strategic perspective she brought to a critical behaviour change initiative. I’d recommend Jacinta to anyone needing a hands on practitioner and strategic partnering advice.

I think we’ve all been subject to those boring and self-indulged book launches before, which is why I asked Jacinta to host a Launch and Learn session in my Expert Author Academy community. She facilitated a live book launch with Julie Rowse (someone she had never met before). Jacinta’s behind-the-scenes work with Julie prior to the launch made sure she felt comfortable, and that it created the right experience for everyone involved. Her special sauce is that she works with the author to create an experience for their guests that connects them to their message - something that often gets overlooked at launch time! And I wouldn’t hesitate in reaching out to her to see how she could help you with your event or book launch.

Jacinta was a key ingredient in the development of our ESTEME partnership when she was at the University of Melbourne. She provided the structure and guidance to our partnership consultant and I continue to appreciate being able to draw on her expertise regularly as our partnership matures. She has empowered us to develop clear objectives and measurements for a key project to strengthen teacher’s skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. I highly recommend Jacinta as a partnership consultant.

Jacinta is an excellent initiator and driver of ideas. She seeks out and builds the relationships and partnerships needed to develop and deliver ideas into concrete results. In the case of working with her through Alzheimer's Australia Vic she made many things possible that have enabled us to improve our services, making a difference to the lives of people living with dementia and their carers.

Jacinta is as enthusiastic, creative and lateral thinker. These skills combined with her natural communication and relationship building skills ultimately result in stronger and more meaningful partnerships. I have no hesitation in recommending Jacinta.

Thank you for today's online book launch Jacinta. You took me out of my comfort zone in a good way and opened me up to trying new ways to connect my book's message to my audience.

I’ve been impressed by Jacinta from the moment I met her at her ‘facilitography’ walkshop, which allowed us facilitators to notice more and get better at reading the room, using photography to see the world differently. That experience still resonates with me and keeps teaching me the treasure of holding multiple perspectives. Knowing the high quality of Jacinta’s work, it was a pleasure to invite her to run a session for the Sydney Facilitators Network this year, and I learnt a lot from her again about defining my style as a facilitator and creating an even deeper sense of connection amongst a virtual audience. If you have an opportunity to attend any of her workshops, don’t miss it: they are true eye openers!