Praxis Primer: Communication Workshop at Builders Club
Nov 5, 12:00 PM–1:30 PM
Builders Club
165 King St W, Kitchener, ON N2G 1A7, Canada
Free with registration
Organized by Praxis
We know more than we say, and most of it we don’t notice: which step really comes first, what “done” looks like, the shortcut everyone uses but nobody wrote down. In a handoff, that’s what gets lost, whether one person hands work to another, someone writes a prompt or workflow for an AI agent, or one agent passes a task to another.
In small groups, blindfolded, you’ll solve a wooden puzzle: one person feels the shape and describes it, the others build from words alone. Partway through, the rules change and the builder can’t ask questions. It uses the Empathy Toy, designed in Toronto by Twenty One Toys and used by teachers, HR teams and managers to practise explaining, listening and adjusting. You’ll play, swap roles, and end by talking about what you noticed about how you explain, listen and assume.
Doors 11:50. Free; register on Eventbrite. Simple snacks and drinks before the start (you may want to eat first: blindfolds make snacking tricky). Near King and Gaukel/Young, a 3–5 minute walk from the Victoria Park and Kitchener City Hall ION stations.