Esther Hayes Grossman
(she/her)Germany, United States of America
I’m a freelance facilitator, experience designer, and community engagement practitioner. I work with mission-driven organizations to design and lead thoughtful, community-centered programs, gatherings, and learning experiences – ones that invite reflection, build trust, and support long-term impact.
I’ve worked across 10+ countries in fields like futures thinking, climate, education, entrepreneurship, design, innovation, WASH, migration, gender, and youth development. I thrive in projects that blend systems thinking with human connection – where the goal is not just to deliver an event or program, but to create the conditions for something meaningful to happen.
Experience
Languages: English
Event Types: Bootcamp, Conference, Offline, Online, Retreat, Summit, Workshop
Audiences: Adults (36–64), External Stakeholder, Internal Stakeholders, Marginalised or vulnerable groups, Private Sector, Third or Fourth Sector, Young adults (20–35 y/o)
Certificates: CXC Online Facilitation Training CXC In-Person Facilitation Training
Thematic Areas
- Community engagement and design
- Co-design
- Futures-thinking and imagination practices
- Collective imagination
- Group contracting and alliance building
- Learning design / process design
- Designing with lived experience
- Facilitating in VUCA environments
- Grief-aware / Trauma aware facilitation
- Facilitating play and creativity
- Deep listening