Paul Horton
Paul Horton is a seasoned safety facilitator and risk consultant with over 25 years in safety and risk management. His professional life has seen him guide expeditions in remote quarters of the world, lead pioneering experiential learning initiatives for Universities in the UK, head risk management operations for a leading Australian outdoor education provider and directed safety uplift strategies for government departments. Under his leadership he was able to successfully establish the first accreditation from the Association for Experiential Education (AEE) in Australia. Validate the first degree for Outdoor Leadership in the UK and deliver the first non-scientific distinguished lecture for Geoscience Australia. In his personal life Paul lives on 40acres of bushland building a managing a sustainable retreat to maintain its unique natural environment.
Vishwas Parchure
His experience and application of experiential methodology spans 40 plus years, working with adults and children to have more exciting and meaningful classrooms. Expeditions of body and mind are common practices in his methodology.
He has the ability to manage large groups, creating for them powerful experiences short and long, so that the meaning emerges as a result of their own initiative and engagement.
Vishwas teaches the Diploma in Experiential Education and Practice - the only program on the methodology in Asia. He is also recipient of the Marina Ewald & Kurt Hahn Award from the Association for Experiential Education.
Paul Horton
& Vishwas Parchure
Master Class
Safety Facilitation : Leading at the Edge
We often think about Safety Management as having the knowledge and skills to manage risk. Risks that can inhibit our ability to work, impact or critically disrupt organisational endeavours, harm people, or even attract serious consequences. But what if there was another way to think about Safety Management?
What if Safety was simply about recognising and investing time in good facilitation?
About knowing how to create the conditions for essential conversations, meaningful learning and better decisions to support individual performance, strengthen teams and sustain organisational goals.
What if, alongside managing risk, we thought about :
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Opportunity to bring people together around a common purpose.
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To shine a light on hidden concerns and fears.
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To surface the essential insights and experiences of teams.
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To create opportunities for learning, and to understand the very conditions that may increase the potential for risks to be realised in the first place.
We will explore the idea of and ask how safety thinking might expand the facilitator's toolbox.
Together, we'll explore how the principles of safety can open new possibilities for supporting people, teams and organisations to learn, adapt and grow, while helping to normalise the practices that strengthen systems and mature safety performance.
Because sometimes safety isn't about mitigating the pointy end of the stick, the thing that might cause us harm, or about leaders having all the right answers.
This workshop is for organisational leaders seeking to influence workplace culture; managers looking for new ways to safeguard and support their teams; and facilitators who already bring a facilitation toolbox to the workplace and are looking to expand their scope, capability and contribution.
Come curious. Bring your experience. Let's explore what happens when we put facilitation at the heart of safety.
Jan 28th - 29th 2027
In Pune
Venue for Masterclass & Conference
Pune
28th - 31st Jan 2027
