Anna-Marie Swan | Open Facilitation.

As freelancers, one of the reasons we formed a collective was to mitigate the financial insecurity that comes with being self-employed. When it comes to seeking participants for workshops and courses, and new clients, we know how easy it can be to utilise sales tactics that aren’t transparent or true to support our needs. It’s tempting to use phrases like ‘only a few places left’, ‘times running out’: creating scarcity and stress. We choose not to do this, so that we can embody the world we want to play a role in co-creating, one that centres dignity, kindness, and transparency.