Have you ever felt that awkward tension electrifying the room when the ‘money’ topic comes up at work? You're not alone. In fact, that's exactly why we created this course.
Can you imagine a workplace where:
- Everyone understands the budget (and actually has a say in it)
- Salaries are set through a fair, collaborative process
- Financial decisions tap into the wisdom of the whole team
- Talking about money brings people together instead of driving them apart
Sounds too good to be true? It's not! Forward-thinking, self-organising teams around the world are making this a reality. And we're here to show you how.
Is This Course For You?
- Are you part of a team where financial discussions feel like walking on eggshells?
- Do your budget meetings end in tension (or worse, conflict)?
- Are you curious about aligning your organisation's financial practices with values like transparency and shared responsibility?
- Are you transitioning to more collaborative organisational models?
If you nodded to any of these, you're in the right place!
What You'll Learn?
Through a mix of honest conversations, real-world examples, and practical exercises, we'll explore:
1. Radical Financial Transparency: Making financial data clear and accessible to everyone.
2. Money 'Hangups': Understanding the psychological baggage we carry around money and how to talk about it openly.
3. Fair Salary-Setting: Designing participatory systems that everyone feels good about.
4. Collaborative Budgeting: New approaches that tap into collective wisdom.
5. Values-Aligned Finances: Ensuring your money practices reflect what your organisation stands for.
Our Approach
We're not here to give you a one-size-fits-all solution. Instead, we will:
- Share stories and many case studies from real teams that are revolutionising their approach to money
- Guide you through exercises to unpack your own money story, and design your next experiments
- Provide practical strategies you can start using right away
Enrol now and take the first step towards more transparent, participatory, and empowering financial practices!
Got questions? We're here to chat. Reach out anytime at contact@thehum.org
Let's Talk About Money
Your Guides
Nati Lombardo
Born in Argentina, now based in Europe. Her background is in community development, permaculture and creative activism.
She has more than a decade of experience working in self-organising teams. As a facilitator, coach and consultant, she helps groups to cultivate a collaborative culture through behavioral change and peer-to-peer support.
She is a co-founder of The Hum, and member of the Enspiral network.
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FAQs
If you have any other questions, please get in touch. We’ll love to hear from you :)
Nicola Round
Adfree Cities
“I have come away from the course understanding that deciding to have a flat structure was just the first step for us. There is a lot of work to be done to build the structures and processes that we need to thrive. The Hum has given us the tools and the inspiration to help us on this journey. I feel much more confident about trying new ways of organising.”
Irem Tumer
UNFPA
“The training was the perfect way to equip our team with tools to overcome challenges of organizing in a decentralised and value-driven way. Rich and Nati guided the journey with commitment and positivity at every step and we supported us with their vast experience and knowledge. The atmosphere of safety and trust they created was inspiring and set the tone for our follow-up plans.”
Sean Andrew
Forum for the Future
“Participating in The Hum's course demystified questions of what new forms of governance and organising for change can look and feel like. Their way of grounding theory into practice through simple and clear language, applied learning opportunities and sharing examples from the field encouraged me to try new things out in my own organisational context.”