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Elana ShyongCreative facilitator & trainer

Joining the IAF and a New Project Taking Shape: Weekly Recap, 23 January 2026

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Progress sometimes looks like a few meaningful conversation. That was my week recapped!

šŸŒ Joined IAF after hearing about this global facilitator community for ages. Excited to be part of the dialogue at last!

✨ A thoughtful call with Tuni about timing, the balance between moving forward and trusting the right moment.

šŸ¤ A catch-up with Kathrin (we met at Enchanted and instantly clicked, both being facilitators with shared values of democracy and inclusion) and now a new project is taking shape. Yay!

šŸŒ ISTA board meeting this weekend (11pm–1am šŸ˜…). Trustees spanning nearly every continent means the occasional late night calls, but deeply worth it to support the amazing work that ISTA is doing for arts advocacy and global learning.

šŸ’” First mentoring session of the year with Erika, and something deeply personal I’ve been working on is finally coming to life.

Nearly finished creating the start of a new chapter, my work as a creative facilitator and trainer in a brand!! Eeee!! Can’t wait to share it with all of you, please stay tuned!!

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