Breakout Presentation
Opening Session
"Empowering Change: Connect to Purpose"
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In today's fast-paced culture, we are often all too eager to quickly "get down to business," when sometimes even a short pause to reflect on the importance of the topic at hand can be very healthy and ultimately lead to a more connected experience and more meaningful outcomes. During this interactive opening activity, you will be invited to slow down to explore our individual and shared purpose for being at this conference. Pausing to reflect on why it's important to be here reconnects us to what makes our work meaningful. Connecting to the deeper meaning helps us to slow down and be fully present, which is key to getting the best return on investment of our time together. Another benefit of connecting to our sense of purpose is the value of hearing each other's answers. Exploring what motivates each of us to be here is maybe the most meaningful way of getting to know about each other.
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Through this session, you'll:​​
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Reconnect to what makes your work meaningful.
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Meaningfully connect with new people, build relationships and identify opportunities that could be turn out to be beneficial not only for the day but extend beyond the conference.
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Learn from and be inspired by each other's lived experience, in addition to featured speakers.
Closing Session
"Empowering Change: Transforming Insights into Impact "
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In this closing activity, you will have the opportunity to reflect on key learnings from the day, learn from others by tapping into the collective experience and wisdom in the room and build momentum and excitement for moving forward.
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Through this session, you'll:​​
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Reflect on and capture inspiring and meaningful ideas shared throughout the event.
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Engage in meaningful dialogue with other participants to deepen your learning and amplify main stage teachings.
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Foster a deeper overall appreciation for the conference experience.
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Explore new possibilities and turn insights into actionable takeaways.
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Speaker Bio:
Michelle Spehr serves as a Consultant and Facilitator for Vidl Work. She specializes in creating high-impact learning environments through the design and facilitation of training sessions and workshops, summit and conference experiences, professional meetings and strategic planning retreats. Combined with more than 15 years of employee wellbeing and workplace culture transformation consulting experience, Michelle blends the science of experiential learning with community building to create spaces that inspire connection, foster belonging, amplify learning, and unlock collective wisdom and creativity in ways that contribute to meaningful outcomes. Participants describe her sessions as uplifting, welcoming, affirming, engaging, encouraging, and eye-opening.
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Since joining the CultureCon community in 2019, Michelle has actively contributed to its mission of fostering workplace culture transformation. That year, she shared her insights as a featured speaker at MiniCultureCon Milwaukee. In 2023, she returned as a guest facilitator for MiniCultureCon Milwaukee, and in 2024, she brought her expertise to CultureCon’s EdGov Summit, guiding impactful conversations that shaped the future of education and government workplace culture.