SfiO's More than a Book Club
About this event
Andrea Gibson's poem 'SAY YES'
SFiO’s “More Than a Book Club” invites you our fourth energising, 75-minute virtual conversation with the SF community!
SF is a living experience and can be experienced in the least obvious of places; in books, films or other art forms where absolutely no mention of SF is made, but clear SF undertones are easy to find. And we realise that SF in organisations, or in life in general, is more widespread than we might imagine.
Come join us as we explore the not so obvious! In each session, we take a book, a poem, a podcast, or anything similar and explore its connections to Solution Focus, letting us broaden our perspectives and share our thoughts in a convivial setting. Expect a friendly, lively, and enjoyable conversation with like-minded practitioners either in your region, across the globe, or both!
This event will run at a similar local time on the same day in three time zones (Americas, Europe, Australasia) with separate hosts and discussing the poem:
The main theme of this conversation will be about a poem by the poet Andrea Gibson, “Say Yes”. In preparation you can watch the video of Andrea performing her poem and explore connections with Solution Focus.
When? Tuesday 16 December 2025 at 8 pm local in three time zones – Australasia (AEST); Europe (CET) and Americas (EST)
Where? On Zoom (see links in the order confirmation and we will send reminders)
What? The poem, ‘Say Yes’ by Andrea Gibson
Hosts? John Teager (Australasia), John Brooker (Europe) and Annie Bordeleau (Americas)
For whom? SFiO thinkers, learners, and anyone with a sense of curiosity
Find Andrea’s book on their website
John Teager
Chapter Head
InterAction Contributor
SFiO Contributor
Following a long and distinguished Air Force career of more than thirty years, John Teager transitioned seamlessly into defence industry and became managing director of an Australian subsidiary of an international prime. After enjoying ten years of significant success in the commercial world, John repatriated to his home town of Adelaide and established his own business – Open Mind Thinking – which helps company executives and their teams to be solutions focused, to have constructive conversations, to embrace the infinite nature of business and to develop strategies to get and stay ahead.
John Brooker
Co-President
SFiO Reviewed Practitioner
Editor of Interaction
Chapter Head
SFiO Contributor
John has over thirty years experience of leading people to collaborate effectively. He gained his leadership experience as a Senior Vice President in Visa International, working on international projects. Since 2004 he has used his leadership and Solution Focus expertise to enable people in multinational and national organisations to collaborate effectively. He is Co-President of Solution Focus in Organisations, an SFiO Reviewed Practitioner and has an MBA from The Open University in the UK.
Annie Bordeleau
Co-President
Board Member
Editor of InterAction
SFiO Contributor
Annie Bordeleau is founder of the I2A Network, collaborating with international organisations and universities for over 20 years. She discovered SF in 2005 and it has fundamentally transformed the way she supports leaders in organisations across all cultures to lead through change with more ease and effectiveness.