In a world that moves fast, learning often happens in fragments. The Art of the Pause invites practitioners to rediscover the quiet spaces that make learning whole. Through mindful creativity, we explore how slowing down restores presence, strengthens engagement, and allows insight to take root.
Drawing from her experience leading creative teams and facilitating reflective learning experiences, Jordan Harcourt-Hughes shares simple, human-centred tools that bring balance and depth to learning design and facilitation. Participants will experience creative micro-practices that restore focus, calm, and connection - for themselves and the people they support.
This session offers both theory and practice, combining mindfulness, creativity, and reflective design to reawaken a sense of purpose and possibility in L&D work.
After this session, participants will be able to:
- Integrate reflective pauses into learning design and facilitation.
- Apply mindful creativity micro-practices to enhance engagement and retention.
- Use creative reflection to support presence and psychological safety in learning environments.
Competency Framework: Learning and Development Practice; Facilitation; Learning Leader; Evaluation
Session Theme and Target Audience: In my kete - Current and aspiring L&D professionals
Speaker: Jordan Harcourt-Hughes
Jordan Harcourt-Hughes is a creative facilitator, storyteller, and mindfulness practitioner who helps people slow down, reconnect, and find clarity through mindful creativity. With a background in leading creative teams and designing transformative learning experiences, she brings a gentle, reflective approach to professional development. Through her coaching, workshops and courses, Jordan supports individuals and organisations to reimagine success and rediscover a more meaningful way of working and learning.
Event Access: The link to access this event can be found in the Additional Information section of the Registration Confirmation and Reminder emails. If you do not receive these emails, please check your spam or junk folders. You will be able to log in from 6:45pm, ready for the webinar to begin at 7pm.
Host: South Island
Event eligibility: This event is open to NZATD members, affiliates and non-members.
Registering for this event:
- Prices exclude GST.
- Members can register for this event by logging in using their member login details.
- Affiliates: (HRNZ, AITD, CDANZ, FLANZ, ICF, NZOQ, PSANZ, TechCommNZ) can attend at member rates. When registering, follow the non-member registration process and use the 'Online Affiliate' promo code to access the member rate. Contact your affiliate administrator for this code.
Cancellations and Attendance:
- Please give 48 hours notice of cancellation.
- Once registered, you will be expected to pay regardless of attendance.
- Substitutions permitted if transferred to someone holding the same
- ticket type e.g. member. Non-members are not permitted to attend in place of a member.
