FAQ

Q. Where do the workshops take place? are they in st louis?

A. STL Sandbox is a St Louis-grown initiative. We currently alternate offerings in person and virtually. Our Patreon community provides on-going virtual connection via zoom, Marco Polo, email, and phone to alums of our workshops.

Q. is this a work-focused opportunity? will i be sharing details of my work?

A. Not necessarily. Participants sign up motivated to dig into change efforts everywhere from their neighborhoods, PTAs, faith communities, workplaces, alma maters, extracurriculars, and within their volunteer work. There’s a lot of work that needs to be done in…well, everywhere. It takes caring and showing up to make that happen. Chances are the places you love the most could use a little more of both of those. You’re better poised than most to contribute to positive change.

Q. Do I have to sign up for all the workshops, or do them in order?

A. No. You do need to have completed a framework foundation (or previous STL Sandbox offering) to sign up for the topic based workshops (data, story or people, process, & power.) You can mix and match them and find the right formula for you. Participants in the group grapple sessions should have also participated in the framework foundation and will get the most of them if they’ve also completed at least one topic based workshop.

Q. Can I sign Up for a group?

A. Yes. Either build a cart with the requisite number of offerings you need OR contact thestlsandbox@gmail.com for a custom listing to add to your cart. We will want you to share participant contact info in advance of the workshops so we can reduce the burden on you to ferry preparation information.

Q. i have participated before but would like a refresh. can i sign up again?

A. Absolutely. We learn more in each session we run. As you’ll remember from our past sessions together, this is a practice and building our own capacity requires many trips to the (metaphorical) gym. Sessions also differ based on who else is participating. Please join us again!

Q. what will i need to bring?

A. A willingness to try. An openness to creativity. That’s it.

Q. I have more questions not addressed here. How do I reach you?

A. Great! Contact us.