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From Insight to Action: Strengthening the Social Cohesion Field

Following the 2026 Australian Social Cohesion Summit, the Menzies Leadership Foundation, in collaboration with Scanlon Foundation Research Institute, will convene three focused online workshops, facilitated by GoodWolf. Our ambition is to help those already doing this work shape the infrastructure, capital and visibility needed to strengthen and amplify the field.

Groups are kept small and participants are selected, so places are limited.

1, 3 and 7 December 2026 · 2.5 hours · Online

Participation: A Whole-of-System Conversation

These workshops are designed to consider the social cohesion system as a whole, rather than the priorities or needs of any single organisation, community or initiative. We invite participants to step beyond their individual organisational perspectives and approach the conversations with a whole-of-system mindset, considering how the field might evolve, strengthen its connections and build greater collective capacity for impact.

Once participation is confirmed, a short pre-reading will be shared ahead of each workshop to support reflection and make the most of our time together.

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Which workshop would you like to attend?Tick every workshop you could make. More options makes it easier to place you in a cohort.

Workshop 1: Knowledge and VisibilityTuesday 1 December 2026 · 11.30am–2.00pm AEDT

What would it take for the social cohesion field to see itself, and to learn from itself?

Much of the field's knowledge sits in separate organisations, programs and datasets, and is rarely brought together. This workshop explores what shared knowledge infrastructure could connect existing evidence and track progress.

Workshop 2: Capital and CoordinationThursday 3 December 2026 · 9.30am–12.00pm AEDT

What happens when capital is applied across the social cohesion field as a whole, rather than to individual organisations alone?

This session explores how impact capital could flow through the system and become an ingredient for innovation and scale: supporting collaboration, reducing duplication, strengthening shared infrastructure and helping effective work reach further.

This workshop is designed for philanthropists, investors and advanced practitioners with extensive experience. Places are curated accordingly.

Workshop 3: Shifting the VisionMonday 7 December 2026 · 11.30am–2.00pm AEDT

Where are we heading together?

Building on the conversations started at the Summit fishbowls, this workshop explores what shared vision for social cohesion could help the field align its efforts, and what that vision would ask of those working and investing in it.

Is there an idea you would like discussed?Optional.

What are you hoping to achieve through this experience?A few sentences is plenty.

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