Aaron Densham Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Australia

www.aarondensham.comHelping people, leaders and teams cultivate the mindsets, capacity and heart to live their best and make a positive change in the world

MSDI offers forward-thinking study programs and courses that enable people and organisations to engage with and respond to some of biggest environmental, economic and social issues facing our world today.

Certified Facilitator in Australia for Kaospilot - An international school for creative leadership & meaningful entrepreneurship. Kasopilot delivers alternative and impact-driven education

Melbourne, Australia

The Good Incubator supports startups in the disability, health and wellbeing sectors to grow their business and increase their impact. I’ve helped design and lead the program in 2019 and 2020 including retreats, in-person workshops and online learning. https://goodincubator.co/

Melbourne, Australia

Faculty member at the School of Life facilitating public classes on ritual, meaning and self-development. The School of Life is dedicated to exploring good ideas for everyday living. We use philosophy, culture and wisdom through the ages to help us live wisely and well. https://www.theschooloflife.com/melbourne/

Monash University’s ‘Leave No-One Behind’ is a social innovation program for students and recent graduates helping them come up with and grow innovative ideas that will address disadvantage and inequality. In 2019 I led the design and facilitation of the programs’ initial one-day social innovation summit for up to 250 students. Following the summit I ran a second full-day workshop focusing on ideation, teamwork and identifying pressing social and environmental problems. In 2020 we've… Show more Monash University’s ‘Leave No-One Behind’ is a social innovation program for students and recent graduates helping them come up with and grow innovative ideas that will address disadvantage and inequality. In 2019 I led the design and facilitation of the programs’ initial one-day social innovation summit for up to 250 students. Following the summit I ran a second full-day workshop focusing on ideation, teamwork and identifying pressing social and environmental problems. In 2020 we've been piloting the program in Melbourne schools.https://www.monash.edu/leavenoonebehind Show less

In partnership with Odonata, Agthentic, NAB Foundation and the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, the Wild Idea Incubator seeks to seed and train environmental entrepreneurs to kick-start and develop new businesses to tackle environmental issues. The six-month program is a dynamic incubation journey including hackathons, residentials, online learning, mentoring and leadership training. I worked as a lead facilitator, community manager and experience designer for this first-of-its-kind… Show more In partnership with Odonata, Agthentic, NAB Foundation and the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, the Wild Idea Incubator seeks to seed and train environmental entrepreneurs to kick-start and develop new businesses to tackle environmental issues. The six-month program is a dynamic incubation journey including hackathons, residentials, online learning, mentoring and leadership training. I worked as a lead facilitator, community manager and experience designer for this first-of-its-kind incubator program.https://www.wildideaincubator.com/ Show less

Melbourne

https://ritesofpassageinstitute.org/The Rites of Passage Institute helps people discover their passion and purpose, learn critical life skills and create a positive vision for the future. Using a timeless educational model based on the Rite of Passage Framework, we are working to create a world where all people and communities thrive.We run world-class facilitation and leadership trainings to help leaders, managers, teachers, and community workers become talented facilitators… Show more https://ritesofpassageinstitute.org/The Rites of Passage Institute helps people discover their passion and purpose, learn critical life skills and create a positive vision for the future. Using a timeless educational model based on the Rite of Passage Framework, we are working to create a world where all people and communities thrive.We run world-class facilitation and leadership trainings to help leaders, managers, teachers, and community workers become talented facilitators. Our training opportunities help participants understand the essence of transformation, design impactful programs, work with complex group dynamics and help people harness their potential. In addition, we design and deliver transformational programs for schools helping young people build resilience, social and emotional intelligence and strengthen their sense of self. Show less

University Of Pennsylvania

http://socialimpactstrategy.org/Aaron is a core team member designing and running Social Impact Houses with the University of Pennsylvania's Centre for Social Impact Strategy.He has helped design and run the Penn Impact Lab (PIL), Penn-Columbia Social Impact House (PSIH) and Global Social Impact House (GSIH) over the past three years across Central America and the United States. These residential retreats are run by the University of Pennsylvania's Centre for Social Impact… Show more http://socialimpactstrategy.org/Aaron is a core team member designing and running Social Impact Houses with the University of Pennsylvania's Centre for Social Impact Strategy.He has helped design and run the Penn Impact Lab (PIL), Penn-Columbia Social Impact House (PSIH) and Global Social Impact House (GSIH) over the past three years across Central America and the United States. These residential retreats are run by the University of Pennsylvania's Centre for Social Impact Strategy.PIL is a 5 month fellowship for 25 promising UPenn undergraduates, mentoring them in building a social venture that addresses some of the worlds most pressing issues. It begins with a seven day residential experience in Central America focusing on leadership, design thinking and entrepreneurship training. GSIH is a seven-day residential program that provides the most promising social entrepreneurs from around the globe with the tools, community and training they need to advance their ventures. Workshops are customised to the needs of fellow and explore advanced concepts in business models, design thinking and leadership. The program is also designed to help fellows build meaningful, global connections while living together, learning and growing together. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

http://www.bloomcollective.org/Aaron Densham is the Co-Founder and Director of the BLOOM Collective. BLOOM is a team of educators and facilitators that develop and implement transformative programs around self-discovery, leadership and social impact.

Melbourne, Australia

Stand Up is a social justice organisation working to to create a better society. Our three key areas are: Refugee programs, Indigenous Partnerships and Social Impact Education & Leadership.As the Fellowship Director at Stand Up, Aaron coordinated Stand Up's premier leadership program - the Stand Up Fellowship. The Fellowship is a 7-month national program that empowers young leaders to explore their own authentic leadership, connect with a community of change-makers and develop new… Show more Stand Up is a social justice organisation working to to create a better society. Our three key areas are: Refugee programs, Indigenous Partnerships and Social Impact Education & Leadership.As the Fellowship Director at Stand Up, Aaron coordinated Stand Up's premier leadership program - the Stand Up Fellowship. The Fellowship is a 7-month national program that empowers young leaders to explore their own authentic leadership, connect with a community of change-makers and develop new skills to create social impact. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Aaron co-founded and built the ‘Informal Education’ department at one of Melbourne's premier private schools, one of the first of its kinds in Australia. The department's goal was to encourage student pursuit of self-fulfilment through exploring their own identity, culture, character and leadership. Aaron co-led the department in building curriculum, leadership structures, programs, camps, seminars, festivals and more.The goal was to build a department that would continue to thrive… Show more Aaron co-founded and built the ‘Informal Education’ department at one of Melbourne's premier private schools, one of the first of its kinds in Australia. The department's goal was to encourage student pursuit of self-fulfilment through exploring their own identity, culture, character and leadership. Aaron co-led the department in building curriculum, leadership structures, programs, camps, seminars, festivals and more.The goal was to build a department that would continue to thrive after the founders left. Five years later, the department is still growing with four full-time staff members, a host of new programs and is an indispensable part of the school’s education and culture."Aaron co-led Bialik’s journey into deep, meaningful and impactful experiential informal education at Bialik College. Their ability to plan and lead programs that promote emotional, social and physical health is second-to-none and their strengths in nurturing, relationship-building, conflict-management and spirituality have led to real growth in the College community." Principal Jeremy Stowe-Lindner Show less