CO-LABS for Communities
Your members are awesome
They didn’t just come to learn
They came to connect
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Amazing people travelled to be here.
You’ve booked a brilliant speaker.
Everyone sits down, listens politely, eats biscuits, goes home.
But did they actually connect?
Did the quiet ones speak?
Did your members leave knowing what they can use tomorrow?
The engagement problem everyone’s talking about
80%
of content is forgotten within 24 hours without active processing 1
85%
of members are more likely to return when actively participating 2
58%
of attendees show up mainly for the connection (Up from 39% in 2023) 3
Sources: 1: Ebbinghaus Memory & Retention Research). 2/3: Freeman Trends Reports 2024/2025.
Harness the power in your room
Give your members active participation and they’ll come back.
And bring their friends.
The magic is already present
CO-LABS activates it
Paper, coloured pens and a provocation that draws a sharp breath of recognition.
Within minutes, they’re writing on each other’s ideas, finishing each other’s sentences, and saying out loud the things they’ve been shouldering for months.
By the end the room’s collective intelligence is visible, tangible. Theirs.
“it’s the power in speaking and hearing what you’re saying so it doesn’t get stuck inside.”
Turn your audience into active participants
Every voice heard: Structured so the confident ones don’t dominate and the quiet ones don’t hide. Everyone contributes equally, regardless of seniority,
experience and how long they’ve been a member.
Authentic connection: No elevator pitch or awkward small talk. Within minutes people are sharing their burdens, hearing themselves think and realising they’re not the only one.
See your community differently: The room’s collective intelligence is visible and dynamic. You’ll see what your members are really thinking, what they need and what will keep them coming back.
“It clarifies, normalises and gives hope back”
Simple for you. Transformative for them.
We talk
You tell me about your community. Who’s in the room, what they’re wrestling with, what would move the dial.
I facilitate
I design the session around your people. Bespoke provocations, structured conversation, a format where every single person contributes.
You get to play
I arrive, set up the room, facilitate the whole thing. You sit back. Or join in. Either way, you’re a participant for once.
THE TOGETHER EFFECT
ðə təˈɡeðər ɪˈfekt/ · noun
The alchemy of humans gathering with a common purpose that no screen can replicate.
I’m Marnie Nash
I curate spaces for The Together Effect to thrive.
With a background in immersive, participatory theatre and hundreds of hours hosting and facilitating live rooms, I design experiences that make the most of the people in them.
Who books Co-LABS?
Whether you run a membership community, networking group, professional association, mentoring circle, or any gathering where your members can be more than a passive audience, hire me. Scalable from 6+ participants.
Your next event deserves to be talked about long after the train home selfie.
Want the glittery glue that holds your event together?
Ask me about HOSTING
