Client Reviews

 
 
 

Jacinta is my go-to facilitator. Her exceptional skills, combined with her dynamic and energetic approach, empower everyone to have a voice, while gathering the insights and ideas we need to achieve our goals.

Douglas Proctor, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Swinburne University of Technology

The team retreat that Jacinta designed and facilitated for us was timely and really helpful in developing a common purpose and building a sense of ownership and agency. Our team meetings feel more energised, the stuff we said we do is getting done and we've got new ways to connect. I'm really excited to see where we all go with this approach.

Jodie McVernon, Professor, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity

Jacinta's training and ongoing mentorship has helped enhance the bd infrastructure team's facilitation skills to the next level. She is creative, surprising, generous, thought-provoking and fun; and we all feel inspired and empowered to take on our next facilitation challenge. Thank you Jacinta!!

Rachel Fox, Principal, Engagement and Social Impact, bd infrastructure
 

Jacinta has become a 'go to' facilitator for commission. In her latest work with us, she ran a set of safe and engaging workshops with a range of staff to comment on how our meetings could continuously improve. The report back to the executive team and commissioners was very well received. A delight to collaborate with, she provided value adds in survey design and other insights; whilst her use of video and other workshop techniques really sets her apart from other facilitators.

Nick Field, Director, Organisational Performance, Essential Services Commission

If you run workshops, training, forums, meetings, I highly recommend doing Jacinta Cubis’ (Fl)awesome Facilitation workshop. As the Population Health team, we were lucky enough to spend a few hours with Jacinta today - so many gems and takeaways from today, to boost our facilitation capabilities and improve getting our oral health messages out there. Thank you Jacinta, look forward to working together again.

Amy Patterson, Director, Population Health, Dental Health Services Victoria

Jacinta helped me take my facilitation up to the next level. She has a huge amount of generosity, knowledge, expertise, kindness, and empathy, that she brings into her mentoring around facilitation. Working with Jacinta has made such a difference to the leadership programs I deliver and I am forever thankful. My programs are now more enjoyable for participants, and for me, too as the facilitator. Thank you so much, Jacinta.

Rita Cincotta, Leadership Expert
 

Jacinta ran a workshop to improve our Board effectiveness and valuable meeting time. I asked Jacinta to deliver a high impact session and she did not disappoint. Having used consultants who facilitate before I would have to say Jacinta just made it easy. She was very organised, professional and such a positive facilitator both in the phase leading up to the day and the day itself. I would highly recommend Jacinta's service.

Kristie Popkiss, President, Australasian College of Infection, Prevention and Control

Jacinta's facilitation training re-inspired me to 'zoom out', push for clarity and support shared understanding of purpose and intent. She respectfully stretched us beyond our comfort zone. Jacinta, thanks for your passion and bringing your best for our team – every interaction has been a pleasure, learning experience and uplift in my day!

Laura-Fayers-Pooley, Principal and Service Line Lead, Engagement and Social Impact, bd infrastructure

I was blown away by the energy and warmth that Jacinta brought to that trickiest of mediums, Zoom. I have a whole page of notes just on tips and methods you used to keep us engaged through the whole session! Thanks again, and I look forward to a follow up session one day soon.

Luke Konynenburg, CEO, Green Energy Trading and National Carbon Bank of Australia
 

Jacinta is a magician. She has helped us to re-ignite our efforts to measure public engagement across the Victorian government. She totally 'got' our purpose and I love how she works with metaphors! Jacinta came up with a really creative way to workshop a complex topic with my peers across government. And she facilitated each session with energy, empathy and humour. I can't recommend Jacinta highly enough.

Dinuki Scharenguivel, Community Engagement Practice Lead, Engage Victoria, Department of Premier and Cabinet

Our facilitation levelled up and we now have a better connected team, thanks to a morning spent in facilitation training with Jacinta. I love that Jacinta curated a space for us that was so energising and confidence building AND I got to learn more about my amazing colleagues.

Anne-Marie Mitchell, Principal, Engagement and Social Impact, bd infrastructure

We love working with Jacinta and having her speak at our events! She is energetic, engaging and really understands how to create connections - even in the virtual space. Her fresh perspective and way of creatively finding solutions is exceptional!

Marion Short, CEO, IAP2 Australasia
 

Jacinta delivered just what our team needed to feel more connected, energised and positive about the big year ahead. Jacinta's preparation, tools, exercises and methods ensured we hit the ground running from the first moments and the positive energy lasted throughout the workshop and since.

Duncan Langdon, Director Finance & Corporate Services, West Gate Tunnel Project, Victoria State Government

We really enjoyed working with Jacinta on our workshop with health professionals and people with lived experience. In a room full of people with lots to say, her structure and facilitation kept us on track, and gave us the information we need to improve communication between health professionals and people living with IBD.

Leanne Raven, Chief Executive Officer, Crohn's & Colitis Australia

Jacinta is an expert in workshop design. Her training is purposeful, outcome focused, thoroughly in service of the group and full of surprises. Her unique way of being a modern day Mary Poppins - providing a treasure trove of ideas that keep coming out to meet your needs. No sugar added - in a debrief call she really heard me in and helped me reflect deeply on my workshop practice. I really appreciate it. Thanks Jacinta!

Angela McMillan, Organisational Development and Learning Partner, Planet Innovation
 

Thanks Jacinta for such a well-planned and facilitated day. It was the circuit-breaker we needed. The activities broke down barriers, got our team thinking differently, raised energy and brought about connections that will last. Bravo!

Toby Hayes, Practice Leader, City Strategy Branch, City of Melbourne

We engaged Jacinta to design and facilitate our City Strategy Branch Day, and it was such a wonderful day! Thanks to her, we had many great conversations, positive energy and lots of learning! I often find days like these daunting, but the entire time I felt safe and comfortable to participate. I've been at Council for a long time, and this is the best Branch Day that I've been a part of. Thanks Jacinta!

Jamee Baker, City Strategy Branch, City of Melbourne

Jacinta is a fabulously engaging facilitator! I had the pleasure of meeting Jacinta at a recent conference and even though she had the worst time slot on the agenda (end of day!), she absolutely shone! A room full of tired attendees were roused out of their chairs and enthusiastically chatting and laughing within minutes. In short, Jacinta's warmth and authenticity makes her someone you want to be around as much as you can. As I said on the day, I want to be more like Jacinta!

Alison Clinch, Struber
 

Jacinta, thanks for sharing your experiences and skills in your walk shop at the 2021 Community Engagement Summit. I left with a powerful addition to my engagement toolkit - excellent for kinetic learners who get forgotten about. I think it can be applied to client engagement and help bridge language challenges.

Adele Townsend, Community Engagement Lead, Haven Home Safe

My team completed the Design Workshops that Deliver Program, facilitated by Jacinta. Fantastic! It was engaging and energizing, and provided really practical tips and strategies that the team have already used and implemented. I highly recommend this training. It is one of the most useful programs I have undertaken.

Anita Craike, Merri Health

Sessions with Jacinta are such a breath of fresh air. Creative, well-paced and fun - and super inclusive. If you are looking for a facilitator who can bring the *whole* room along on the journey, you've found them!

Steven Weir, Community Engagement Specialist
 

Jacinta was excellent. She managed the session with our board (their first in-person meeting in over a year due to COVID) brilliantly - everyone contributed and it felt like a really safe space thanks to Jacinta. And most importantly, our strategic plan got the spring clean it needed.

Tom Symondson, Chief Executive Officer at Victorian Healthcare Association

There is nothing more powerful than connection and Jacinta embodies this. Show What Matters was a creative, practical, and meaningful way remember to look at the world from a different angle. There are so many ways I will put what I learnt into action from stakeholder engagement to change management, communication and creative design. I look forward to more conversations with Jacinta sometime soon.

Jenny Brownlee, Communications Manager

I had the fortune of exploring 'the value facilitation' with Jacinta Cubis at last week's Facilitation One Day Wonder. Her generosity, insights and flexible approach were a pleasure to witness. Our 90 minutes together flew and we all walked away with some 'gold' to implement.

Sarah Johnson, Consultant
 

Awesome online facilitation with Jacinta Cubis. Very pacy, interactive, multi-sensory . . . and more! Thank you

Yvonne Collier, Maddison Training